There are
several sites on the internet with instructions for making alcohol stoves. I
don’t happen to have them at the touch of my finger (maybe Wild Bill does).
There are
some new designs coming out soon. Last weekend I saw one that would boil a pint
of water in 5 minutes on 2 tablespoons of fuel. For the last few nights I’ve
been attempting to duplicate this stove with some enhancements. So far no luck.
There will
be a write up in the ALDHA-West newsletter and the PCTA Communicator sometime
in the future. Don’t know if there will be an online version.
The person
who came up with the modified design just came off a 1500 mile hike of the PCT
and used it with no problems. So I doubt you’d have problems in N.Y.
Ron "Fallingwater" Moak
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From: Mike tocci
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Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999
8:24 AM
To: at-l@backcountry.net
Subject: [at-l] Date: Thu, 23 Sep
1999 11:25:45 -0400
Help!!! can
anyone give me info on making/buying an alcohol stove...I backpack with a small
child and am afraid of carrying white gas...will alcohol work good
enough? how fast does it boil...will it be okay on cold nights in upstate
N.Y.? I have a propane stove (peak 1 micro) and it does the
job...however...the ecologist in me hates to keep throwing away propane tanks
as they are not refillable....also I heard alcohol burns much cleaner.
any ideas?