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Caldera Cone™ Stove System

Caldera Cone™ Stove System (patent pending)

"Think of the Caldera Cone Stove System as an alcohol version of the JetBoil without the weight penalty!"
    Alan Dixon
    BackpackingLight Senior Technical Editor
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This is a revolutionary approach to esbit and alcohol stove cookery. Trail Designs^TM has developed a cone and stove system that is tuned to specific pots to create the most efficient esbit and alcohol stove system in the known universe.

By completely enclosing the pot and stove within the Caldera Cone, and fine tuning the alcohol stove (included...Gram Cracker esbit stove optional) to work in that environment, we are now able to milk every last BTU out of your fuel and funnel it onto all sides of your pot. Not only does the cone system optimize your fuel usage, we also eliminate the need for a pot stand by supporting the pot from the top of the cone.....and its wide base provides the most stable system on the market. And if that weren't enough, by totally enclosing the pot and stove, nothing performs better in the wind. Period. The Caldera Cone unfolds to pack flat or you can roll it up for easy storage.

The Caldera Cone features a bomb-proof dovetail closure mechanism, venting that is biased to one side so you can block the wind better, and is made of light weight aluminum. The Caldera System includes the cone, custom tuned stove, fuel bottle, measuring cup and the new CALDERA CADDY to protect all the pieces and double as a mug and bowl!

NOT FOR USE WITH WOOD OR PETROLEUM FIRES!!!! For wood fires see our Ti-Tri product

Trail Designs has teamed up with Antigravity Gear to offer these systems through the antigravitygear.com web site.

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Supported Pots/Mugs

Snow Peak

Snow Peak Bowl (36gm)

Snow Peak 450 (30gm)

Snow Peak 600 (36gm)

SP Mini Solo (43gm)

Snow Peak 700 (39gm)

Snow Peak 900 (42gm)

Snow Peak 1400 (46gm)

Backpacking Light

BPL 475 Trapper (31gm)

BPL FireLite 500 (handles) (26gm)

BPL FireLite SUL-500
(no handles) (27gm)

BPL FireLite 550 (30gm)

BPL FireLite 900 (38gm)

BPL FireLite SUL-1100 (43gm)

BPL FireLite SUL-1300 (43gm)

MSR
(dimensions are for pot)

MSR .85 Kettle (34gm)
MSR Kettle Alert

MSR 1.0 L (34gm)
5-5/8" dia, 2-3/4" tall

MSR 1.5 L (65gm)
6-1/4" dia, 3-1/2" tall

MSR 2.0 L (59gm)
6-7/8" dia, 4" tall

Ti-Goat

Ti-Goat 550 ml (30gm)

Ti-Goat 700 ml (34gm)

Ti-Goat 900 ml (31gm)

Ti-Goat 1100 ml (31gm)

AntiGravityGear

AGG 3 Cup (36gm)

AGG 2 Quart (51gm)

Vargo

Vargo 450ml (30gm)

Vargo Ti Lite (39gm)

Vargo .75 Sierra Cup (34gm)

Vargo .9 (34gm)

Vargo 1.3 (43gm)

BrassLite

Brasslite 550 ml (30gm)

Brasslite 600 ml (30gm)

Brasslite 700 ml (39gm)

Brasslite 900 ml (38gm)

REI Ti-Ware

REI Ti-Ware .9 (34gm)

REI Ti-Ware 1.3 (43gm)

REI Cup and Pot Set (38gm)

AlpKit

MyTiMug Alert
Old MyTiMug (39gm)

New MyTiMug (39gm)

Other

K-Mart Grease Pot (41gm)
Grease Pot Alert

Backcountry.com 700ml (39gm)

Esbit 750ml (39gm)

Mt.Laurel Design 850ml (45gm)

Evernew

EV 400ml mug (25gm)
ECA348 and ECA355

EV 600ml (short) (28gm)
ECA251 and ECA421
also in kits
ECA259 and ECA411

EV 640ml (tall) (38gm)
ECA264 and ECA401
also Stacking Set ECA278

EV .75L (short) (34gm)
ECA183
also in kits
ECA161, ECA162, or ECA163

EV .9L (short) (34gm)
ECA422, ECA452, ECA417 or ECA726
also in kits
ECA259, ECA260
ECA411 or ECA412

EV .9L (tall) (40gm)
ECA265, ECA402 and ECA721
also in kits
ECA405 & ECA723

EV 1.3L (short) (43gm)
ECA423, ECA253 or ECA418
also in kits
ECA260 or ECA412

EV 1.9L (short) (67gm)
ECA419 or ECA424
also in kits
ECA413 or ECA414

Pasta Pot (sml) (43gm)
ECA521

Pasta Pot (med) (48gm)
ECA522

Tibetan

Tibetan 550 ml (30gm)

Tibetan 700 ml (34gm)

Tibetan 900 ml (31gm)

Tibetan 1100 ml (31gm)

Caldera System pricing is based on pot size. Mugs (700ml and smaller) are $30, Pots between 700ml and 1300ml are $35, and Pots 1300ml and larger are $40.
DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COOK POT!

Weights for cone only....supplied stove weighs 16gms/.56oz