Alcohol Stove

[Alan Extreme]

An alcohol stove is a stove that uses alcohol as it's fuel source. They are most commonly used in the ultralight backpacking and thru-hiking communities as the go-to minimalist and compact stove. They weigh less than a deck of cards, have no moving parts to break and use a low-cost fuel you can find in almost all resupply points. If you are a Do-It-Yourself-er, you can easily even make one at home.

Unlike traditional backpacking stoves that use gas or liquid fuel, the alcohol stove uses readily-available alcohol sources such as methanol, denatured alcohol or ethanol. Usually, they are small stoves crafted out of thin metal and have a small basin or reservoir to hold a few ounces of the liquid fuel. The designs vary, however, the fuel chamber is commonly lined by a series of burner holes that help spread the flame around the edge of the stove for a more even heat distribution. These stoves usually sit on the ground and need a stand to suspend the pot above the flame.

[adrianfoo]

Alcohol Stoves work on vapor. So denatured 90% or Lighter Fluid will vaporise and the vapors are what is lit.

Some different types of home-made alcohol stoves are tuna-can, soft-drink alcohol stove. I made a few before, following these simple tutorials.

[adrianfoo]

abit off topic, but quite a good video on uses of soda cans. (including 1 for DIY emergency alcohol stove)

[Felixxe]

5yrs ago i discovered this enhanced version (capillary hoop innovated by the Japanese) which i have made quite a number of them and find them burning more efficiently. Furthermore these are also very compact and easy to fabricate:

[Stephen]

Thanks for sharing.
This video is FAQ for his tools

abit off topic, but quite a good video on uses of soda cans. (including 1 for DIY emergency alcohol stove)

[Felixxe]

Something very erroneous ominous to this video/content, author shouldn't even suggest using the highly toxic liquid: Methanol (wood alcohol). Confirmed its lethal carcinogenic.

Thanks for sharing.
This video is FAQ for his tools

abit off topic, but quite a good video on uses of soda cans. (including 1 for DIY emergency alcohol stove)

[Stephen]

'Methylated Spirit' is a better option

Something very erroneous ominous to this video/content, author shouldn't even suggest using the highly toxic liquid: Methanol (wood alcohol). Confirmed its lethal carcinogenic.

[Felixxe]

I would avoid anything containing Methanol component, refer to hazard outlined here:
https://www.hunker.com/12515545/uses-of ... ted-spirit

'Methylated Spirit' is a better option

Something very erroneous ominous to this video/content, author shouldn't even suggest using the highly toxic liquid: Methanol (wood alcohol). Confirmed its lethal carcinogenic.