Mine is plated steel. One of the more popular stoves on the AT is the Etowha and it's made of steel. Steel is ok!!!! As long as the plating is thick!!!! Thin gauge steel is light weight!!!! A threaded aluminum container may not fair as well as a steel one.(depends on the gauge)
What was the results of the rain tests?(was it raining that labor day weekend?) What is bad aluminum?aaroniguana I hope it's steel... If not it's bad aluminum. Forgot to mention I tested them in the rain last year...
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