alcohol stoves

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any one got any plans for alcohol stoves and pics to go with the steps because i havent seen any on the internet
 
 
I love my little homemade stoves. I can have one built in about 10 minutes with the right tools. And about 20 minutes with just a multitool. I cut both sections the same height. Always drill before cutting, it is a lot easier that way. I usually make small snips around the base of the burner, just to ease insertion. A set of micro sized drill bits from harbor freight will allow any hole size and pattern you want. I haven’t been able to really see a huge difference unless you go with wayyyy too many holes, or wayyy too few. But 16 to 36 itty bitty holes will burn 1 oz. of denatured for about 10-12 min. and will boil a pint of cold tap water in about 3 min. Your burner pattern is mostly determined by your pot. Wide pot = sideburner, small pot = inside the rim. I normally do a mixture of holes at different angles. I have probably 10 or 15 of these little jewels sitting around. The kids love to make ‘em. I have done the spring loaded filler hole, the penny thing, and just a few 1/16th holes for filling, they all work fine. One thing I have found is that about 1 fat tbsp. of pearlite in the base will prevent most accidental spills, and seems to regulate the burn a bit. Please check the links already posted for all the details, but remember these few things for sure: Leaks, as cheap and easy as these are to make, don’t try to hang on to a jacked up stove, it is dangerous. Ventilation, DO NOT use this in a small tent, a car or a small room, the fumes you don’t notice are very bad for you. These bad boys are cold sensitive, light one in a small bowl or saucer and when it is really burning good pour icewater around the base, not on it just around it. You will see your fire disappear. Therefore a good preheating base, and a windscreen/heatshield are your friends. Yes 91% Isopropyl will burn, but not well, and very dirty. Overall, the designs are too numerous to list here, but all work pretty well. My BOB has 2 stoves stored inside my 12 oz stainless mug, and 6 oz. of alcohol. They are a great asset, and a lot of fun.
 
The soft drink can stoves work great and are a fun easy project even for kids. They love to see the stove work after they make it. I have Swedish mil cookset with an alcohol burner that I really like though it is too heavy for serious backpacking. Built like a tank, not likely to break. There are usually Vargo titanium alcohol stoves on ebay, sometimes with a pot. TADGear has them too, I think.
 
I use a trangia mini and love it, I have made several variations of soda can stoves and some work very well but all are very fragile. The trangia is a tank and IMO is not too heavy especially the mini, same burner but small pot, it is compact and has everything one person needs. Chris
 
runningboar said:
I use a trangia mini and love it, I have made several variations of soda can stoves and some work very well but all are very fragile. The trangia is a tank and IMO is not too heavy especially the mini, same burner but small pot, it is compact and has everything one person needs. Chris
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Hey Chris,

Have you ever used the winter accessory for your Trangia?
I just saw one on the Trangia web site. I don't have a Trangia but I'm going to see about rectifying that (I love tanks).

At the moment, I have another alcohol stove and I want to get an idea if the winter accessory would work for this one. Thanks.

Doc
 
Doc,

I have not, the trangia mini pot stand/windscreen is aluminum and provides some insulation as well as a container to pour a little alcohol to preheat. I sit that on wood and with my secondary windscreen made of aluminum flashing it works very well in the cold, maybe not as good as in warm weather but still good. Now keep in mind I live pretty far south and have not tried it in truly cold weather. Chris
 
i got a sweedish messkit,stove,bottle is it safe to extinguish it with the cap because it still has the O-ring and im not sure if it would be damaged by the heat. will a tangia simmer ring work on it? if so ill buy one and can i store fuel for extended periods of time in it and in the bottle?
 
I use the cap to extinguish my stove, but I take the o-ring out first. Also, put some silicon on the o-ring once in a while and it will last longer.
Bob
 
I just bought this off of eBay, and it is the best alchohol stove that I have either made or bought to date! Very nice!

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It can be found Here: FeatherFire
 
Rather than start a new thread, I thought I'd add to an existing thread..

I found the plans for these Pepsi Can Alcohol Stoves, and figured it was a neat bit of kit, so, I made one! It works well, I'm still in the prototype phase though. I used the bottom of a Guiness can for the base, and the bottom of a Sprite can for the top. I am told a Murphy's Stout can and a Pepsi can work better, we'll see.

Here is a pic..

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Here is a pic of my "Kitchen Bag" that I carry in my Rescue Gear.

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The kitchen bag is nylon, with webbing reinforcement. Brass d-rings at the top help secure it, along with a 550 cord drawstring. Attached to the outside by a carabiner is a small bottle of Denatured Alcohol.

Inside are my Titanium cup/pot, a pack of trioxane tablets, my 20 year old alcohol stove with a stand, and a folding spoon.

Quick cuppa Joe in the field makes a huge difference, lemme tell ya!!
Have a great weekend everybody!
 
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