Re: [Paddlewise] alcohol stove ?

Peyton Wrote:
Anyone have experience with a light-weight stove that uses only
UN-pressurized denatured alcohol for fuel ? 

I believe you are probably talking about the Triangia alcohol stove.
I have used this stove exclusively for a few years now.
I use it for kayaking/camping and also for canoe/camping in the BWCAW.
I'll never use anything else. It has a few limitations, but they are
outweighed by all the 
good points. 
Ease of use, no moving parts, no cleaning, no pumping, no smelly fuel.
Some people claim they are a big user of fuel, I can go 3-4 days easily on a
pint of alcohol.
On longer trips I take a quart container and a small 11oz bottle just in case.
I usually eat pretty simple and just need to boil water for most of my meals.
It works better in the wind, just line up the holes in the wind screen and
it'll boil water in a few minutes.
O bye the way, it's very quiet.
It's not as a rule very fast, but as you get used to using it, that's no big
deal.
It also doesn't have a lot of choice for flame adjustment, but after you've
used it a few times you can make it simmer.
A lot of my friends now use one after listening to my incessant non-stop
bragging about how simple and quiet it is to use.
A friend of mine first alerted me to the benefits of this great stove (thanks
Don).
Like I said I'm sold on this stove. I use the large size when I'm part of a
couple and the mid size for my solo stove.
Either one packs fairly small and I can get my entire kitchen kit inside the
small stove except of course for the fuel bottle.
That includes two one quart bowls, a 16 oz cup, fork/spoon/knife and a bottle
of matches.
You can read more about this stove at   http://www.paddlers.com/index.html  
Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with Triangia or Rutabaga, just a very
satisfied customer.
Rob
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