Papa's stove

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 Having just completed a backpacking trip with my dad on Mt Adams, I had the privilege of seeing some of his genius up close. 

Here is Mike's stove with its windscreen. Do you recognize what it is repurposed from?


It's a dryer vent! Of course. Papa is an expert at refitting things to make them work better. He is a lifelong repairman, like his dad before him.


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