I've been holding off from commenting in case I am laughed at. However, the
climate here is quite similar to Mike's - perhaps a few degrees colder.
When I want to solder in the field, I use a very old fashioned iron, which is
basically a large lump of copper on the end of a handle. This can be heated red
hot on the kitchen (gas) stove, or with a propane torch, and will hold its heat
for many minutes even in windy, freezing conditions. If I am within a few
hundred metres of the house I use the kitchen stove. If I am in the bush I use
the propane torch.
I have no idea whether such an iron can be obtained these days. Mine came from
my grandfather....
73 Roger
VE3ZI
(North-Eastern Ontario)
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