Caldera System Comparison Chart - Legend Definitions

   Alcohol Stove
The Trail Designs 12-10 stove is included with almost all Caldera Cone offerings and is the only stove supported by Trail Desings for use in this system. The reason is that the temperature inside the Caldera Cone is hotter and the oxygen is lower than most alcohol stoves are designed for. As a consequence, we have developed a stove that is optimized to run in that environment and provide one with your cone.
   Caddy
The Caldera Caddy is a two piece, screw together, food grade plastic container that safely protects your Caldera Cone, 12-10 Stove, Fuel Bottle, AND doubles as a bowl and mug!!! It comes in 4 different sizes to fit your Caldera Cone perfectly. This will ship with most Caldera Cones.
   Fuel Bottle Kit
The Fuel Bottle kit that ships with most systems includes a 5.5oz fuel bottle, a reducer, lid, instructions, and measuring cup.
   Included Pot
Most Caldera systems do not come with a pot/cooking vessle as standard equipment. The exceptions are the Caldera Keg family of systems, and the Titanium Goat Ti-Tri bundle. Of course, Trail Designs offers the complete line of Evernew pots and would be happy to bundle them together for you by request.
   Beer Bands
The "Beer Bands" are silicone bands sized and designed specifically to server as a "lip guard" and a body support for the pots/Kegs included in the Caldera Keg family of systems. The Beer Bands are available separately for those of you who would like to build your own Fosters or Heiniken can systems.
   Cozy
Cozys are insulating sleeves designed to fit your pot or caddy and keep your food warm and your fingers protected. They are included primarilly in the Caldera Keg family of systems.
   Stuff Sack
A nylon stuff sack is included with a couple of Caldera Kegs.
   Gram Cracker
The Trail Designs Gram Cracker is a titanium "esbit" or solid fuel stove designed to work exclusively inside the Caldera Cone systems. The Stand weighs only 3 grams, and the kit includes 3 Esbit brand tablets, drip tray, heavy duty ziploc bag to store it all, the titanium Gram Cracker stand, and two titanium wings designed to control the burn rate of your solid fuel tablet.
   3-Fuel Capability
The 3-Fuel capability primarilly means that the Caldera Cone system you are purchasing is made out of titanium and designated as a Ti-Tri. The titanium construction, as opposed to the aluminum, means that you can burn MUCH hotter wood fires inside. The design still has all the alcohol and solid fuel advantages seen with the standard Caldera, but when opting to do a wood fire, you are able to prop the pot up on two provided titanium stakes through the body of the cone and use the handle cutout in the cone to feed wood inside.
   Optimized for Wood Burning
Optimization for Wood Burning means that the standard Ti-Tri titanium Caldera System comes with an internal titanium sleeve and steel grate system called the "Inferno" and is designed to route the air flow under and above your wood fire to optimize your wood fire burning. There is some evidence that it helps alcohol and solid fuel cooking as well.....but not on the order it helps wood fires.