[pct-l] Making an Alcohol Flame Visible

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

Or you can use your sense of touch. Just wave your hand high over  
your stove. If you don't feel any heat, wave it lower. If you can get  
really close to your stove and touch it, it's out.

On Jan 4, 2010, at 10:33 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Alcohol stoves are known for creating an almost invisible blue  
> flame.  The flame's invisibility can result in injury or fire due  
> to the incorrect belief that the flame is out.  A way to make an  
> alcohol flame more visible is discussed in detail at HikeThru.com.   
> Below is the direct link
>
> http://hikethru.com/hiking-information/backyard-science/alcohol-stove
>
> Paul