Re: [at-l] Alcohol vs. Whisperlite

[Rick Bombaci <rpb@eoni.com>]

Say more about "Methanol based gas line dryer."  Where did you find it, was
it hard to get along the trail?


At 07:04 PM 12/15/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Phil Heffington <phil.heffington@oc.edu> wrote:
>> [clip]
>> Trangia Alcohol Stove = Slow burning "cool" flame resulting in longer
>> cooking time, using twice the fuel which usually costs much more than white
>> gas.  Burns very clean.  Weight of stove is about one fourth to one third
>> the weight of the Whisperlite stove (not counting the weight of the fuel).
>> No moving parts on the stove - hard to imagine how it could break.  Must
>> judge how much fuel to put in the stove to do the job each time.  With
>> experience you can find fuel available and use cheaper brands and types
than
>> Wal-Mart denatured alcohol (which is about $4 a quart).
>
>I bought my fuel for less than $1 for 12 oz., often as little as
>$0.39 as Methanol based gas line dryer.
>
>I didn't simmer on my stove, I used a pot cozy. I was done with
>the stove and it was put away before my Whisperlite friends had
>usually added food to their pots. I was always finished with my
>meal before they were - go figure.
>
>The Trangia wil store leftover fuel in the stove as long as you
>don't melt the o-ring so you don't have to measure carefully. I
>used about 2oz a fuel per day for breakfast and dinner.
>
>Your boil times look accurate.
>
>-Paddler
>GA>ME Class of 99
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