02 · Surgical stainless

Argo Multistand.

Canister stand for Dead Reckon

Course: ID300 · 5K project
Year: 2026

The three laser-cut stainless legs opened out on a white background

A flat-packing stand that clips under a gas canister so a hiker's stove stays upright on rough ground. Laser-cut stainless, no coating.

Brief

The 5K project: design, brand and make a product that could sell, with a physical prototype, photography and a launch poster.

Product

Small gas stoves sit high on a narrow canister and tip over on uneven ground. The Argo clips three legs under the canister and spreads them to 120°. Folded, the legs stack on one pivot and lie flat in a pack.

Material

Most competing stands are injection-moulded plastic. The Argo is surgical-grade stainless steel, so it takes heat and load without warping, and it is left raw: stonewashed, no paint. The flat profile is the visual signature, and it is there because ultralight gear needs it.

Brand

Dead Reckon is aimed at hikers who want kit that works without apology: functional first, but deliberate enough to be a style choice. High-contrast colours (bone, olive, signal orange, blue, near-black) mean you won't lose it in the field.

The Argo Multistand under a gas canister and pot on a tree stump, mountains behind — Field test: stove, pot and canister on the stand.

The stand folded flat, legs stacked on one pivot — Folded flat for the pack.

Top view of the stand with its legs spread at 120 degrees — Open, legs at 120°.

Dead Reckon launch poster: the Argo Multistand leg lit on black — Launch poster.

A stainless leg of the Argo Multistand clipped under an isobutane canister — One leg under an isobutane canister.

The stand beside a camping stove and titanium pot — With the stove and titanium pot it was designed around.