Re: [at-l] Re: stoves and the AT in Rhody...

[Tim Hewitt <thewitt@fairchildsemi.com>]

Paul A Magnanti <pmags@juno.com> wrote:
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>   Ok..looking for a lightweight stove that is easy to make, fuel is
> plentiful and cheap? Look no further than an alcohol stove!  I have seen
> two homemade jobbies: a beer can one, and a tuna can one. Never used the
> beer can one, but the tuna can one works great!  Weighs in at 3 oz, 
> boils two cups of water in 5 minutes, is quiet.   Normally use denatured
> alcohol, but can also use other liquids (will not burn as clean,
> however). 
>     I used the stove on the LT this past year (270 miles, 20 days)  and
> have regulated my Whisperlite for winter use. I have also used this
> little stove that could at approx 11K feet and with 35F or so temps here
> in Colorado.  The Esbit stove looks promsing, but the cost and
> availability of the fuel scare me.  And I like the fact that my stove is
> homemade! :-)
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And if you don't want to make one yourself, you can buy the Trangia backpacker
model for a mere $18. In side by side comparisons with the home made variety,
the trangia was always a little bit faster and used less fuel to boil the same
amount of water in the same kind of pan.

-Paddler
GA>ME Class of 99
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