Ocelot Windscreens: A long needed solution for canister topped stoves!

The Ocelot Family of Windscreens were designed for people who use canister topped stoves. Canister-topped stoves are lightweight, small and inexpensive: they are the most popular type of backpacking stoves. As marvelous as these devices are, the major weakness is efficient performance in the wind. In the lightest of winds, fuel efficiency can be reduced to the point of not being able to boil water! There have been a few attempts to solve this problem, but these solutions tend to be bulky as well as heavy. Surrounding the stove a full height windscreen can cause your canister to overheat and potentially burst.
The picture below shows a canister topped stove in calm conditions (left) and in a light wind of 2-mph (right). This slight breeze can easily double your fuel consumption. Wind blocks like rock, trees or even a backpack work marginally well to help mitigate the wind but are not as effective as a well-designed windscreen. Our Ocelot windscreens are designed to withstand 8-mph winds and higher.

 

Ocelot Windscreen are partial windscreens that are large enough to prevent the wind from blowing the flame away from your mug. They are also lightweight as most models weigh about 1 oz / 30 grams. They are also designed to nest inside of your pot/mug allowing for the ultimate protection of your cook set while backpacking.

The Ocelot MAX is a unique windscreen that was designed around the MSR Pocket Rocket stoves. It was designed for people who use large diameter pots (4.75” / 120 mm and larger).

The Ocelot 6 is a partial windscreen designed for pots up to 6 inches in diameter (152 mm). These windscreens are a partial wrap: they encircle the pot just under a 180-degree wrap. Additionally, the windscreens are partial in height: they protect the burner from the wind. This design requires the users to orient the cooking system so that the windscreen faces the wind. The windscreen is made of stainless steel, weighs about 1 oz (30 g). We currently support the Ocelot 6 with the MSR Pocket Rocket stoves (Deluxe and 2) as well as the Soto WindMaster 4 Flex. The Ocelot 6: Universal attaches to the fuel canister and can be used with most canister topped stoves.

The Ocelot Standard is designed for mugs up to 4.2” / 106 mm in diameter and encompasses some of the more popular mugs like the Snow Peak Trek 750. The Ocelot Standard is also compatible with a large selection of canister-topped stoves on the market (over 12 unique stoves)

The Ocelot Mini is designed smaller mugs; 3.8” / 96 mm in diameter and smaller. Again, these are full circle, yet partial height windscreens. Ocelot is designed to protect the burner head from the wind while allowing ample space to keep the isobutane canister cool as provide an ample supply of fresh air to your stove. This kit allows you to nest the windscreen inside your mug. These work with a limited number of stoves: BRS 3000t, Soto WindMaster 4 Flex, Snow Peak LiteMax and the Kovea SupaLite.

The Ocelot Mini PLUS is a windscreen specifically designed for mugs like the TOAKS 95mm mugs. This is a very popular style of mug that encompasses the 550 ml, 650 ml and 750 ml mug. The Ocelot Mini PLUS has much better wind robustness compared to the Ocelot Mini. We achieve this by utilizing a specialized Burner Plate to help block the wind. The Burner Plate and windscreen will nest completely inside a 95 mm mug (like the TOAKS 550), however; there is insufficient room add a 4 oz gas canister (like the Ocelot Mini). The basic tradeoff is improved wind robustness vs compactness.

 

 

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