BudLyte Super Stove

This stove is made from an aluminum bottle. It's a 1 piece stove, no pot stand needed.

Will boil 2 cups/500ml of water using 1/2oz/15ml of denatured alcohol and boil for an additional 3 min. Starting water temperature was 70 degreesF.

Will boil 6 cups of water on one filling of 1.24 oz denatured alcohol and continue to burn for 1 min.

Max fuel capacity is 1.25 oz.

Stove weighs 1 oz.

When 1/2 ounce of fuel is used this stove has the ability to absorb and hold the fuel as a safety feature. If the stove is accidently tipped over the fuel will not spill out.(Just like the StarLyte)

Very efficient stove for backpacking, camping and hiking. Great for stove collectors also.

This stove is a compilation of features found in several different stoves that I have made over the years. The StarLyte, Fancee Feest, Cobalt and Cobalt Blue and also the Hole-In-One.

See more about this stove at bplite.com in zelph's stoveworks

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Howto & Style

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• alcohol stove
• backpacking
• camping
• hiking
• survival

[scdave100]

Great stove! Do you have a build video of it?

Thanks, David

[zellph]

@scdave100 Thank you for the compliment. I don't have a build video for it.

[Jollyprez]

I have one, and can verify the claims. For me, on a 75 degree day, it took about 1/3 of an ounce to boil 16 oz of water. Fuel-sipper should be its name.

[zellph]

@Jollyprez Thank you for your confirming comment. I like your choice of name....."Fuel-Sipper"

[TheBeebopper]

THERE IS A LITTLE PULL OFF OF THE FLAME on the can at the start. Later when you put the can back on the burner, there is significant disruption of the flame. It looks like the open core should be plugged to prevent an up draught from pushing the flame out. Cork it. The difference would I think be more evident on the pans. An updraught through the core may be designed in by placing holes just above the wick with a containment ring to again prevent blow off.

[zellph]

I can see what your are refering to and will cork-it and see the difference. As an experiment, I added 1/4" holes just above the wick. To my surprise, air would not pass through from inside the central open chamber. Stove was raised 1/4" during experiment.

[dutro76]

The inner tube, 10mm from the top down position, some of the vent holes open.

Now the center of the pot can be heated to boiling with good fuel economy faster.

5mm lift up the whole, the chimney effect can be expected.

The two improvements, thermal efficiency can be improved considerably.  by JSB (dutro76)

[sstaiga]

Impressive. I have only one simple question.  How many Bud Lights and how many Hienekins did you consume to get to this stage. I obviously have fallen behind in the R&D department. Seriously.. Well done. Get it on the market.

[0900pp]

the design fundamental is excellent , how to improve the fuel efficiency ?

[TheBeebopper]

It wont produce a flame front inside without a gas flow through the holes and on a small external radius you cannot produce the flame pressure to get through a measly 1/4" hole. Once there is a flame over the top of what you are now using as a stand, it should draw from the centre. It it probably simplest to slit the pot stand along the cylinder to get the flame inside and up with central venting. May need a stand off with perhaps only one exhaust area less than 90 deg to keep up gas speed.