Ultra portable folding camping stove

Story Scene: Elbrus Ember, the Spark of Life at the foot of Mount Elbrus

Location: A relatively sheltered glacial platform on the western slope of Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains, Russia (at an altitude of approximately 3800 meters). Surrounded by huge gray glacier boulders and exposed rocks, the Erbrus Twin Peaks covered in white snow can be seen in the distance. Below is a deep glacier fissure. The environment is desolate and oxygen is scarce.

Character:

Igor: The protagonist is an experienced Caucasian mountain climbing guide with a strong physique, a calm and resilient personality, and strict requirements for equipment performance. He is leading a small team for adaptive training.

Ekaterina: One of the team members led by Igor, a young glaciologist with good physical fitness who is challenging high-altitude for the first time. At this moment, due to the cold, slight hyperalgesia, and energy depletion, my face is pale and trembling.

Time: Summer, but afternoon in high-altitude areas. The weather suddenly changed, thick fog mixed with ice particles swept in, the temperature dropped sharply to around minus ten degrees, visibility was extremely low, and the cold wind was piercing. The originally planned evacuation route was forced to pause due to visibility, requiring emergency replenishment of energy and heat.

Scene unfolding:

Ice particles are like tiny needle tips whipping against the exposed skin. The dense fog compressed the world into a grayish white, and only the mournful howling of the strong wind could be heard among the boulders. Igor and Yekaterina curled up behind a huge glacier boulder, temporarily avoiding the wind and snow. Yekaterina's lips turned purple, her teeth trembled uncontrollably, her fingers were almost frozen, and even tearing open the packaging of the energy stick seemed difficult. Igor, it's too cold... I feel... the heat is dissipating... "Her voice was weak. In such a cold, oxygen deficient, and slippery environment, the ability to quickly obtain hot food and drinks is crucial for physical recovery and even safety.

Igor didn't hesitate at all. He quickly unloaded his backpack and took out a metal "thin sheet" from a specially designed flat bag in the top compartment, which was slightly larger than his palm and only as thick as a few coins stacked together. Yekaterina looked at the 'metal card' in confusion, unable to imagine it could start a fire. Hold on, Kajia, our 'spark' has arrived, "Igor said calmly, braving the cold wind and ice particles, operating on a relatively flat rock in the depression of the boulder.

I saw Igor's fingers flip, and this' metal sheet 'seemed to have been given life:

① Unlock the folding joint: Gently pry open a few delicate locking buckles.

② Unfold the furnace frame: The furnace legs and support arms quickly unfold and lock like Transformers, forming a stable three or four legged support structure.

③ Placing gas cylinder: He took out a red high mountain flat gas cylinder from the side net pocket of his backpack, skillfully screwed it into the dedicated interface at the bottom of the stove, and clamped it tightly. The whole process takes less than 15 seconds, and a micro stove with exquisite structure and a certain height above the ground is ready! Even on strong winds and slippery rocks, its design ensures stability. Yekaterina looked at the furnace that had "transformed" in that moment, and a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes.

The most critical moment has arrived. Igor placed a small titanium alloy pot (about 0.8 liters) in the center of the stove frame, with clean snow inside. He extended his fingers with thick gloves and aimed them at a prominent red ignition button with anti slip patterns on the stove, pressing it hard!

A clear and reliable soft sound, even in the howling wind, could be heard. A stable, concentrated, and perfectly blue flame instantly spewed out from the stove, precisely licking the bottom of the titanium pot! The flames hardly swayed in the strong wind, demonstrating the excellent wind resistance and combustion efficiency of the stove. The thin air doesn't seem to affect its performance. The snow inside the pot quickly melts, making a hissing sound and causing water vapor to evaporate.

The titanium pot is firmly placed on the stove frame, without moving at all. The blue flame continuously and efficiently heats the bottom of the pot. In just a few minutes, the snow water in the pot began to roll and boil, emitting large white steam. This steam rapidly condensed in the cold air, but in Catherine's eyes, it was undoubtedly the breath of life. Igor quickly opened a pack of high calorie, easily soluble traditional Russian energy granules (such as vitamin C hot drink powder or thick soup powder), poured them into boiling water and stirred. A rich, sweet or salty aroma of heat instantly permeated.

Igor stuffed the hot cup into Catherine's almost frozen hand. Be careful of the heat, drink slowly. "Yekaterina held the cup with trembling hands, and the scorching temperature transmitted through the cup to her palm, then flowed down her throat like a warm current rapidly spreading to her limbs and bones. She greedily sipped, her pale face finally regaining a hint of blood color, and her body stopped trembling uncontrollably. The blue flame that stubbornly burned in the thick fog, cold wind, and ice particles became the only pulsating and warm light of life in this gray and white dead world. A small titanium pot steadily burns a second pot of water on the flame, ready for Igor and anyone else who may need it. The sound of efficient burning of stoves (whooshing) and the rolling sound of boiling water have become the most touching melodies against the howling cold wind.

Yekaterina finished her hot drink and felt her strength slowly returning. She looked at the miniature stove that performed perfectly in the harsh environment and exclaimed sincerely, "Igor, this' spark '... it's like magic! It's so small, so light, ignites so quickly, and the fire is so stable... In this kind of ghost place, it's a lifesaver!" Igor was adding snow to the pot, nodding at the words, his eyes filled with admiration for reliable tools: "On the mountain, weight is the enemy, time is life, and reliability is faith. It has done it all." He pointed to the stove, "When folded, it hardly takes up space; when unfolded, it ignites in just ten seconds; the high-altitude gas tank can be replenished anywhere; this flame can support you. Pot, give you hot soup, give you hope." He looked at the faint outline of Mount Elbrus in the thick fog, Remember, Kajia, in the true wilderness, the strongest power often comes from the most exquisite and reliable design. This' spark 'is our fortress at the feet of giants, guarding our body temperature and will. The blue flames continue to burn, like an eternal, warm orange heart on the ice sheet.