Titanium foil question

[Moondog55]

Is the TOAKS windshield foil the same as is usually used for small wood stoves or is the stove flue foil thicker and if so by how much?
I've looked at the website and the thickness isn't given.
Looking at a few U-Tubes it seems to be much thinner but I find it hard to guesstimate by how much

[Biggles]

A similar and better designed item at Backpacking Light in Melbourne that I have seen; had to go and look on their website, though I saw it last Wednesday, it's made by Vesuv; it is shown as 0.1mm ti foil — commonly supplied in bulk rolls for manufacturing applications. The drawback with these fancy, overpriced products is they can cause injury; the extremely thin material makes it impossible to bevel or fold over the edges. The TOAKS website shows US$10.95, which is $18.80 here e.g. at Ultralighthiker.com.au

https://www.backpackinglight.com.au/pro ... ernew-1-3l

https://ultralighthiker.com.au/products ... windscreen

[Moondog55]

The main reason I asked is that I have a spare Titanium flue but it is so thin I can't accurately measure it with my cheap calipers
I usually use cheap aluminium roof flashing for my windscreens but I was thinking of something else

[crollsurf]

Ignore, I missed your last post

I think that would depend on the brand. Pomoly are making lightweight woodstoves for hiking/bushcraft, so the material they use for flues would be the lightest out there.

Couldn't hurt to ask them.

[Bill P]

Hi Moondog, I have a toaks ti shield. Its too thin for my calipers too. Based on its dimensions (580 x 110mm), weight of 14 gr and the density of ti (~4.506 g/cm3) the foil thickness calculation comes out at 0.0487 mm . So I thinks its made of 0.05 foil. (I didnt discount for the punched holes.) It is thinner than the ebay ti foil i have.

[scoha]

Would it be crazy to use these for gas cannister set ups? Need to prop up so cannister isnt shrouded Im guessing

[Moondog55]

Before I went to a remote stove I used a windscreen as a matter of course in snow, probably a good idea in cold windy conditions but used with caution. Never had a problem myself in winter in snow tho and a windscreen is packed in my winter "OhShit Kit"