Survival Common Sense - Wilderness or Urban Emergency Preparedness and Safety Guide » Personal Stoves http://survivalcommonsense.com Common sense tips and safety guide to surviving an unexpected emergency or natural disaster; tips and practical safety guide for surviving in the wilderness or urban setting Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:45:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Boy Scout Troop 73 Ultralight Alcohol Stove Project http://survivalcommonsense.com/2009/11/22/alcohol-stovefeed/ http://survivalcommonsense.com/2009/11/22/alcohol-stovefeed/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:11:23 +0000 Leon http://survivalcommonsense.com/?p=161 This stove design is absolute simplicity and well within the skill levels of virtually anyone. I was able to make one on my first try using only my Leatherman. Scouts in Troop 18, in Bend, Oregon, were all able to complete this project with a minimum of help. The stoves work very well, are safe to operate and are a creative way to recycle aluminum cans!

]]> http://survivalcommonsense.com/2009/11/22/alcohol-stovefeed/feed/ 2 Save a Penny, Make a Stove http://survivalcommonsense.com/2009/11/22/save-a-penny-make-a-stove/ http://survivalcommonsense.com/2009/11/22/save-a-penny-make-a-stove/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:26:47 +0000 Leon http://survivalcommonsense.com/?p=154 Since I started backpacking in the mid-1970s I have accumulated a collection of backpacking stoves that don’t work. All were expensive, heavy and prone to quit whenever a hot drink or food would have been very much appreciated.
Several years ago, my friend, Dr. Jim Grenfell, and I started looking for a way to make a simple, reliable backpacking stove. The following story  shows one solution by making an alcohol stove out of  soda or beer cans.

The scouts of Troop 18 in Bend, Oregon, use similar beverage can stoves on most of our backpacking trips. The guys boil water, of course, but have also made bacon and eggs, fried fish and done all sorts of cooking with the stoves.

I ran into a through hiker on the Pacific Crest Trail last summer. She had used the same aluminum can stove since she left Mexico several months earlier. That same stove was also used when she hiked the entire Appalachian Trail the year before.

I carry a sideburner aluminum can stove, with about six ounces of  alcohol, in my daypack. It can be used to boil water if necessary, and weighs well under an ounce without fuel. Since I got the alcohol stove, I never use anything else in the backcountry!

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