Hiking Stove

[stewartlittle]

So I made one of those alcohol stoves and a stand last week and took on a camp out this past weekend. While it worked to boil water I am concerned about the safest way to carry the alcohol. I use a Gatorade 12oz. bottle but I was scared it was going to leak.
I thought of buying a metal flask since it won't crush that easy.

What would be a good container to carry the fuel in?

I also was wondering about a Coleman Sportster II Dual Fuel 1-Burner Stove. From what I read on Amazon it only weighs 5 oz., would run about 1.5 hours on high with 1oz. of fuel. This might be too bulky for hiking, though.

Thanks,

[Gershon]

Personally, I would use the same type of bottle used for white gas.

According to Amazon, the Coleman stove runs 1.75 hours on high with 1.1 pints. 6.5 hours on low. I would use the 1.75 hours for quick cooking. It looks like a stove I might take a chance on. Especially if I could return it in 30 days. It has some pretty good reviews.

[whiteOak]

you pretty much have to use some kind of metal flask. they do have them in all sizes now, so you do not need to carry around a single extra gram.
when I use to use a stove (20 years now?) I was used to carrying the one-pint bottle, of aluminum, but now there are more choices

[stewartlittle]

I'll see where I can buy one local, Wal Mart should have a flask.

Called Coleman outlet and the guy said those stoves weigh about 1.5 pounds so I think that's too heavy.
I'm going to have to find some ways to cut the weight down, My pack weighted a little over 30lbs. for just a 2 night stay.
This summer I'll use my light weight sleeping bag, it weighs about 1.5lbs. Coleman sleeping pads is almost 3lbs and doesn't seem to work good.
Problem is the lighter it weighs the more money it cost and my funds are kind of low right now.

Thanks for the replies,

[DaveyFlockett]

"Use to use"?

[GDeadPhans]

I only use alcohol stoves and I had the same problem in the beginning. What I have found is that the best bottles to use are those smaller Nalgene brand plastic bottles. I really like my 4oz one. The other brand plastic bottles eventually tend to drip, but the Nalgene ones have yet to fail on me. So the quality of thread construction is there and the seal holds tight.

Now normally I would say stay the hell away from Nalgene plastic containers because they are high in bisphenyl crap and I have been trying to cut back on my plastic consumption. But for alcohol it works well.

Heres a pretty sweet design and idea that can be copied with a good stove/integrated bottle design....I definitely can not justify spending that much money on a stove when I can make one for free out of my aluminum waste. Beer cans.

https://www.minibulldesign.com/produ...0&idcategory=3

Basically it is a wick alcohol stove (which I prefer, can snuff it saving fuel, and fuel will not spill everywhere if accidentally spilled. ) with a small nipple and a microfuel line running to a special cap that goes on your plastic fuel bottle. This way if your water has boiled long enough you can add a little bit of more fuel. Then snuff the remainder out. Schhaweet.

[whiteOak]

LOL I wish my puppy would try to cut down on HER plastic consumption

[Sergemaster]

Once again I have to throw in my two cents and mention an Esbit stove, which burns hot and quite long using small Trioxane fuel tablets. Nice thing to try plus it's the ultra in ultralight. I like the alcohol stoves also, but I loath carrying any flammible liquid on my persons and what it uses can go BOOM in the right unfortunate circumstances.

Cheers,
Serge

[mic]

Esbit stove are grate it was my first stove very light, used mine for years and love using it as well
still have it to

this is a new one I got given

[Thunter]

Esbit all the way.i used alcohol for years.too heavy