[at-l] alcohol stove

[lparker@cacaphony.net (L. Parker)]

Off hand, I would suggest moving your pot further away from the stove. It
sounds to me like it is so close that it can't draft to get fresh oxygen.

At the moment I am getting three minute roiling boils from the full size
Pepsi Stove with a three inch high stand. The instructions on the PCT site
recommend one inch above the stove which is only 2-1/4 to 2-1/2 inches for
the stand. The further up you go, the faster it seems to boil, but the
quicker it burns up the fuel. The one inch height produces a 7 minute
roiling boil and burn out in about 10 minutes or so.

Investigate making a simmer ring. It will help a lot.

Lee I Joe

"Paul L." <Paulonweb@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:<ao2q98$1f6c$1@edina.hack.net>...
> I am gald to see that you had such sucess with your alcohol stove - what
> am i doing wrong.
>
> I used the plans for a PCT web site for the pepsi can stove
> (substituting red bull cans) and using fiberglass inselation for wicking
> in the double wall (suggested somewhere). I was getting burn times of
> 10-12 min and fule usages of up to 2oz for 2 cups of water.
>
> The stove was made correctly - maybe it was the wick or the smaller
> cans. What do you think?
>
> I would love to use this on my Thru-hike this spring to save weight over
> my Primus ALpine Micor (3oz + fule)
>
> Thanks Paul L. (NY) AT 2003
>
>
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