none_dup1 Posted October 5, 2001 Posted October 5, 2001 Want a stove that costs about $2 in parts, you can easily wih regular household tools, burns cheap, readily available fuel, burns silently, weighs about 3 ounces, has no moving parts that can break, and boils a pint of water in about 5 minutes? Check out this site: http://members.home.net/d.h.j/stove/HighPerfAlcoholStove.html I made one last week and it works great. It's not something you'd take on Denali, but for 3 season use and backpacking it might be the ticket. Lots of PCT through-hikers are using homeade stoves these days. Good project for Scout groups and kids, too - cheap and kinda fun to make. Might really be nice when the next earthquake hits and the gas lines are out . . . and teach your neighbors how to make one. Peace, n-s Quote
Dru Posted October 5, 2001 Posted October 5, 2001 there are better uses for alcohol than burning in a stove... Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted October 5, 2001 Posted October 5, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Dru: there are better uses for alcohol than burning in a stove... Jager down the chute into the gut! Quote
mneagle Posted October 6, 2001 Posted October 6, 2001 Another alternateive is the Esbit solid fuel stove. I got one down at the army surplus store on 1st Av. for $6. It weighs just a few ounces and takes up no space at all. It takes 1 cube to get 2 cups of water to boil, with each one costing 50 cents. I wouldn't try to melt snow with it. You could also just skip the stove and carry the cubes, but it would stain the rocks you burn it on. It does leave a sticky black film on the pans but it washes off pretty easily. Quote
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