UltraLight Wick Backpacking Stove

[paulpm1974]

Can you give us some info like boil time for 2 cups of water and if you made some other types of wick stoves, I have seen some with 2 and four wicks, and they should boil quicker :)

Thanks for any info as I am going to build one to test, but I will use a scew top can of some sort, no JB weld needed and easier to replace the wick :)

Cheers.

[MisterSoul99]

I think I posted a vid of the stove stand I use.

You make great vids

[RJBURG]

i found out if you wet your finger go round your jb weld it make it smooth

[MsToasterlady]

Look at the Argau Stovetop Toaster Mini Griller the perfect accessory for outdoor people

[fatbob1950]

excellent mini stove and it does not take up that much space besides being disposable should you desire. I am going to give it a try maybe in the bush itself from whats on the side of the trail to my camp.

[shad0h027]

I'd be interested to hear (or read) this stove compared and contrasted with the bud light bottle stove. I know wick stoves are supposed to be easier to use in extreme cold, but I've used a bottle stove down to -15F, no troubles.

[badphobar]

good one

you would like MrBillTroop73 unican stove

for simple construction and fail safe use.

I built one It is a wickless wick stove, capillary rim stove. no glue, 5min project.

thanks

[466267]

Can anyone tell me under what isle is the fiberglass wick/rope is found in?

@ home depot.... or Lowes w/e

I've been looking it up on the sites to see if they have it on the sites but i cant find it so if u know where it is then lemme know.

[romeoneverdies]

camping

[irishguy80]

appliance. He said it is the insulator for around the glass on stoves or ovens.

[GNBrews]

Yep. Look near the ducting and fireplace maintenance section. The rope is typically used as the seal around the glass door those fancy fireplace/blower units that fit inside a normal brick fireplace.

[quaiboi]

if u get some.....let me know....my country doesnt have alot of things.....

[idahochas]

this appears to be a very inefficient stove. the flame is concentrated to only the very center of the cooking surface. a jet style with ports all around the upper sides is much more efficient. but hey, to each his own. it was a good instructional video.

[georgkrohg]

It's not inefficient, on the contrary! It's slower, yes, but wick stoves are more fuel efficient than jet stoves. They are also better in the cold when it can be hard to get a jet stove to "bloom".

[fryguy2513]

i have a problem with this tove i made it just like this video and the fuel leaks out to bottom

[466267]

u probably cut it too much on the top of the can when u put it together there was a small hole?

1:99

[466267]

my mistake....it was 2:59

[466267]

also for the wick...

can u use an old shoe lace for the wick?

[GeorgeBushenstein]

yeah, but it will last a fraction of the time

[466267]

can we use soda cans to make the stove?

[ryman3894]

i like your reason for using the apple juice can! ^_^

i love your videos and how to's

[madders280392]

Can you use any type of epoxy resin?

[bowhunterhall93]

just use jb weld its only 4 bucks.

[beast12101]

curious, do you let it burn out of fuel? How would you pack the stove with fuel inside. Or is the key to only fill it with enough fuel for your task?

[bowhunterhall93]

you just fill it with enough fuel that u need

[Dreamlgider]

nasty stuff of you finger yea, that two comp stuff is not very healthy you know !

[flyfisher2k8]

what can you use for fuel could you use white spirit or spirit like vodka etc wb soon please

[NCHiker1970]

I see you used a gutter guard for your pot stand, I would like to point out that you can also get expanded metal such as that from an old air filter from you car or truck which has been flattened. I find it to be a bit more stable and less likely to tear up the inside of a pot if that is where you store your pot stand.

[MadFerr3t]

I'm pretty much totally new to backpacking/hiking and/or camping, but I was wondering which you would recommend to use on a short camping trip: a wick stove like this, or one more like your ultra-light alcohol stove.

Thanks :)

[peaset89]

what is the water for?

[WeekendAdventurer]

The water is to act as a coolant for the alcohol inside the stove. If that alcohol boils, then the gases shoot out of the wick holes and nulifiy the point of having a wick (to control the temperature of the burn)

[DaddyMnM]

Nice wick. Nice pot stand. However, easy and great don't necessarily go together. This is a sloppy stove build. Not good if you really want to help people build good stoves.

On this stove, there is no reason to slit the top half. Lot's of people have found more elegant ways to assemble these.

Also, your stoves are poor copies of existing designs and you don't credit the designers (minibulldesign and previous white box).

[salan3]

Nice vid. Thanks for taking the time to do.

I use MBD stoves and it is interesting that a lot of stove builders seem to be going over to wicks. One question, how easy is it to fill with fuel? you dont put any other 'filling hole' in the top, so you seem to be just relying on what the wicks will pass through.

It is a thick wick however so that might allow enough fuel through

Again thabk you for the vid.

Alan

[WeekendAdventurer]

It fills up slowly. The good thing is that it doesn't need much fuel.

[xsplosive1975]

sorry but that is so sloppy why not clean it up and add the epoxy to the inside of the stove so when you assemble it together it will seal and it will be hidden and cleaner , also a smaller wick kevlar type would work best longer burn time and simmer time. over all great idea even though it has already been done but good video

[WeekendAdventurer]

it could be cleaned up, I was just looking for an easy way to make a great stove. I appreciate your input and will try your suggestions.

[gsolo99]

Great video... Where can the wick be purchased?

[WeekendAdventurer]

I got mine at a wood stove specialty store. I would also suggest a store where oil lamps are sold.

[paddyboy12432]

well, glad to see you back. nice stove.

[WeekendAdventurer]

thanks, sorry about the long vacation :-)