interesting homemade alcohol stove

Brian McVickers

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I have heard good things about these designs
#1 being weight and simplicity!

I have also seen it done with a Fosters Oil Can
 

paulj

Expedition Leader
These home made alcohol stoves are quite popular with backpackers who aim to travel light. There are regular threads on the topic on TLB
http://www.backpacking.net/bbs.html

I've been using a Swedish Tragia cookset for a number of years - this one that comes with two pots plus windscreen and stand. The burner itself is a little brass cup, about three inches across. It is hard to beat the simplicity of this type of stove.

Alcohol burners also come in a size large enough to heat water for a whole dog team, and burn a couple of bottles of HEET per use. Fairbanks mushing supply shops carry these.

paulj
 

locrwln

Expedition Leader
Has to be one of the neatest things I have seen in a long time. Even my wife thought that was pretty cool.
 

flyingwil

Supporting Sponsor - Sierra Expeditions
This isn't that kind of forum, though... We're all way more laid back than that!

Just smile and have a :beer: :exclaim:

BTW how's the knee?
 

Desertdude

Expedition Leader
flyingwil said:
BTW how's the knee?

getting better - powering through the pain to get it flexing - I am starting to walk and hope to be moving faster in about 4 more weeks

thanks for asking!
 

flyingwil

Supporting Sponsor - Sierra Expeditions
Desertdude said:
getting better - powering through the pain to get it flexing - I am starting to walk and hope to be moving faster in about 4 more weeks

thanks for asking!


Sweet! I just don't want a gimp in the camp for the next time we go out! :hehe:

But seriously we need to get out sometime soon, I think our wives would have some fun together!
 

Desertdude

Expedition Leader
Thanks for that invite Wil - I am home working on some buisness stuff -

won't be able to come out to play for another couple weeks :)


at least this thread looks important now :ar15:
 

flyingwil

Supporting Sponsor - Sierra Expeditions
Desertdude said:
Thanks for that invite Wil - I am home working on some buisness stuff -

won't be able to come out to play for another couple weeks :)


at least this thread looks important now :ar15:


:smilies27 Yeah, Work sucks.

But maybe this tread is :campfire: hot now!:ar15:
 

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