How to Choose an Alcohol Stove Part Two: Output, Capacity, & Efficiency

Here's my second in the series on what to consider when choosing an alcohol stove for backpacking.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• alcohol stove
• ultralight backpacking
• backpacking stoves

[kphifer1]

Great video Jason. Very informative. Would youind giving you thoughts/opinion on the Trangia stove? I'm curious about this one.

Thanks.

[jasonklass]

@kphifer1

Believe it or not, that's one of the few stoves I haven't tried. I'm not qualified to comment but the design at a distance never really got me interested to try one out I guess.

[convert2010]

Great information. I think I have chosen the correct stove.

I boil water -not cook

I want to eat when I am hungry

I use the (I think you called it the "White Box" stove) it burns hot and I can boil 2 cups in ~5 min. I love that stove design.

Thanks again Jason for the series.

[jasonklass]

@convert2010

Yep, it's a great stove. Takes a while to prime, but a good, solid design.

[boomer00000]

it seems like tinny took your idea with the klasslite, with his squirrel cage stove.

[jasonklass]

@boomer00000

Nah, the whole "cage" concept was invented before I was even born. Tinny just refined it.

[0017Bulldog]

Excellent job. Thanks for the info.

[shslack]

Can you do tutorial on the mini bull design sith, I think thats what you called it. It is one of the large capacity high heat ones. I am very curious of what you used and how you made it.

[2kargarage1]

Gr8t vid

[nubespubes]

you can find several outlets on youtube showing how to make pop can alcohol stoves...my buddy makes them all the time

[nubespubes]

I love breaking out my 4 season jet boil around my ultra light buddies and there hippy stoves! but these type stoves work great when your only cooking for yourself...

[cougarbahia]

i love ur videos i have seen many. please tell me again the name of the stove with slider on the side to close off the ports....and where do i get one? ty vvm karen

[BoristheDragon]

Very informative and helpful, much like every other video I've seen by you this video was well done and well edited. I appreciate the wealth of knowledge and experience you have shared so far as well as the thought and time you've taken to both experiment with different methods, then report your findings to us. I look forward to your next update. Keep up the good work and thanks.

[aceattack52]

This is a huge help!!!

[ndspecial]

just a quick quick idea. you can bring an open burner stove and place it in your super cat so the super cat acts as the support. so you can boil your water quickly then once the water is at it's max you can then fill the open burner to cook. would that not work

[rlmarin1968]

With the catfood can style stoves...would you recommend just going with the higher fuel capacity ones so you can do either just water for dehydrated food AND longer burns if necessary? It just seems to make more sense to carry the stove that gives you more options.