Re: Stove For the AT Thru-Hike

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Posted by calamity on February 24, 2008 at 3:22:07 am EST
In reply to Stove For the AT Thru-Hike posted by m0rpheu5111 on February 18, 2008 at 12:04:11 pm EST

Rubbing alcohol is NOT wanted for these stoves.

There are many good reasons to FALL IN LOVE with alcohol stoves, perhaps especially if you make them yourself... Highly practical and wonderfully simple contrivances.

But love is so fickle, and they really do have some downsides. They are cool in more ways than one.

Probably because of this, alcohol stoves aren't overwhelmingly popular among backpackers in general. AT hikers might favor them for supply logistics and miserly weight.

The Trangia, and at least a few other, manufactured alcohol stoves, seem functionally superior to the home made stoves people are raving about on Youtube.

Understand, I've never made a stove, but am well-used to Trangia.

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