Oldie Moldy wrote on Jun 17^th, 2012 at 6:21pm:

On the senior stove, a cake pan of at least 8 !/2" will fit the base of the stove. I have tried a configuration of one cake pan (right side up) holding the stove and fire and a second cake pan directly underneath (upside down). My idea with the second pan was to insulate the ground from the heat of the fire. Didn't work worth beans, scorched and killed the grass underneath.

If you have an interest in going this direction, you might consider using a   (You need to Login or Register.  Some park/wilderness areas do not permit campfires directly on the forest floor.  You can make a fire on the fire blanket (with a layer of mineral soil on top as additional insulation) and it doesn't bother what is underneath.  I've had occasion to use one in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho.  It worked very well for that purpose (but a pain to carry the additional weight in my backpack).

dd