Hey All,
I finally have something to contribute.
This year I tried a new piece of gear, ok two. I purchased a Slat Grill, and a heavy duty cake pan from Wally World. The cake pan idea is not mine, I poached it from this site. Using my big fry pan, I had a hard time getting my fish crisp as I like it, plus, the problem of balancing the pan or pots on my Whisperlite.
The slat grill fixed the tipping problem and with the addition of a second Whisperlite I can heat water and coffee at the same time.
The heavy cake pan idea works great on the grill and it seams that the stoves peak heat is about perfict for crispy fish with out burning the oil.

Hi db,
You do have the correct item identified.
The height is not adjustable, my wispelights just fit under the grill slats, I use small rocks to level and has been very stable. The sides also do a good job of blocking the wind.
Not sure if it's intended use is the Q/BWCA or not, but that's where it's used. Purchased it from Piragis. Still need to take the same precautions that you would using most stoves placed on the ground, nobody wants a fire.
I also take a grill and place on rocks to cook most of our meals, can't beat bacon cooked over wood.
The heavy pan idea came from somewhere off this site. Instead of trying to fry whole fillets, we chunk the meat, put a thin layer of oil in the pan and fry away. The pan nicely on the  grill and I get a better/larger heating surface rather than my round pan.
We base camp and do day trips, so the extra weight makes little difference.

Dadman

I agree. They are both grate ideas. It looks like a well conceived product and the # of SS slats vs slots is one of the commonsense things that bears that out.

From HS shop class I remember something about the properties of aluminum. Don't know nearly as much about stainless but I kinda wonder if a lateral support or two made out of aluminum would work to replace the SS slats. One or two lengthwise notched slats maybe? Not sure but lighter and cheaper is always better it seems.

What do I know? Got a letter for my 35th HS reunion today so ... just thinking out loud as usual and I do wish the inventor all the best. I imagine the guy considered everything but now I'm curious as to why use stainless slats.

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I saw this a the Midwest Mountaineering Expo, and must admit that when I saw the price I didn't spend much time looking at, or thinking about it.  Maybe I should reconsider.

I am also reconsidering my round fry pan for fish. (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links);

It takes forever to fry enough fillets in this pan for four guys.  I'd like to find one large frying pan that can speed up the process with maybe only two shifts of cooking.  Of course, then I have to deal with weight.  Aaargh!

prouboy

The pan is I think 14 X 10, I'll check the size and weight tonight when I get home. Wally world has a lighter version but I picked the heavier one. Not sure of the weight, but it's lighter than my non-stick fry pan. My next step is to buy large plates that I can cut down to sandwich inside the pan when packing. Either way, the square pan will fit in my packs better than the round one.
I haven't cooked anything but fish in the pan, so when I leave my round non-stick pan at home, I'm hoping that's not a problem.
I'll let you know the pan specs.

dadman