--- WhiteRabbit <whiterabbit_at_empowering.com> wrote: > Alcohol has low heat output but the fuel is > available almost everywhere. I am a big fan of alcohol stoves ever since I started using an Origo on my sailboat. The Trangia is a great option for lighter travel. I don't uderstand why you don't see LOTS more of them, other than that since they are so inexpensive, dealers don't push them. It is the only type of stove I know of where malfunctions/failures are just about nonexistent. It is perhaps one of the most reliable devices you can find. As long as you don't crush it flat it will work. It is also the safest type of stove I know of. > The invisible flame can be a severe safety issue. I think that it is laughable to list safety as a downside to a non-pressurized alcohol stove. They are far and away the safer stove when compared to the competing types of stoves. They don't go up in a big fireball when they fail. A fuel spill on yor gear and clothing is no big deal, it doesn't even smell bad. An alcohol fire can be put out with water if you would get a spill ignited on board or elsewhere. The fact that you don't have a visible warning that it is on doesn't constitute a serious hazard to anyone who pays any attention to what they are doing. You just need to exhibit some miniscule level of caution. Besides, you can still burn your self on any type of hot stove or pot after it is turned off anyway. Pete __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jan 03 2003 - 10:03:45 PST
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