Bushwalk Australia

Does anyone know how to make a set of hot lips for a Ti pot? And before anyone says Sugru, I'm looking for another alternative to this product?

Cheers.

With a Heineken can "pot" I once painted some food safe silicone (like for use with aquariums) around the can lip as well as around the sides so I could pick it up hot and drink straight out of it. It worked okay but I ended up deciding that carrying a seperate plastic cup was a better way to go in that case. As long as the flame doesn't get to the silicone it holds up well.

Another approach would be to buy some silicone sheet material. You can find silicone baking sheets for sale that are about the right thickness. Then cut pieces to the right size and glue them together with aquarium silicone adhesive/sealant.

Or just carry a seperate lightweight cup.

Orion wrote:With a Heineken can "pot" I once painted some food safe silicone (like for use with aquariums) around the can lip as well as around the sides so I could pick it up hot and drink straight out of it. It worked okay but I ended up deciding that carrying a seperate plastic cup was a better way to go in that case. As long as the flame doesn't get to the silicone it holds up well.

Another approach would be to buy some silicone sheet material. You can find silicone baking sheets for sale that are about the right thickness. Then cut pieces to the right size and glue them together with aquarium silicone adhesive/sealant.

Or just carry a seperate lightweight cup.

Thanks Orion, I'll have a look into the food safe silicone.

Silicone wrist band?

Have you considered something like this: http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/MugMods

icefest wrote:Have you considered something like this: http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/MugMods

Cheers Icefest there's a lot of good suggestions there.

I forgot to ask, why don't you want to just buy a pair of Snow Peak HotLips for $7?

Orion wrote:I forgot to ask, why don't you want to just buy a pair of Snow Peak HotLips for $7?

More than likely because they are expensive to get shipped to Australia, unless your topping up an existing order.

I too tried the sugru a while ago and it worked fine. Now I just take a wax paper coffee cup. 14grams and I can keep boiling more water for other things if required in my pot.
A cup (Okay I took 2 but used them both at meals) lasted me 10 days on Larapinta trail so they last better than you would think.

Orion wrote:I forgot to ask, why don't you want to just buy a pair of Snow Peak HotLips for $7?

Where can you buy them from, I'm in Perth and can't find them here? I'm leaving tomorrow for a month hike which is why I was looking for a quick and easy fix. Forgot to get onto it earlier?

forest wrote:

Orion wrote:I forgot to ask, why don't you want to just buy a pair of Snow Peak HotLips for $7?

More than likely because they are expensive to get shipped to Australia, unless your topping up an existing order.

I too tried the sugru a while ago and it worked fine. Now I just take a wax paper coffee cup. 14grams and I can keep boiling more water for other things if required in my pot.
A cup (Okay I took 2 but used them both at meals) lasted me 10 days on Larapinta trail so they last better than you would think.

Ok this might have to be my easy fix, I'll pack a new one into my food drops if they're only lasting 10 days.

Cheers

Sorry about that, I forget sometimes that items that I can easily find aren't necessarily available in Australia.