[pct-l] stoves?

[Kevin Cook]

@Gerry, did water put it out? Since alcohol is lighter than water, I would
think it would just float and continue burning?

@Ed, my soda can stove will simmer. I just put a piece of tin foil over the
top that blocks most of the burner holes. I actually stopped using the
simmer cover when I started cooking in bags. When a recipe called for
simmering, I can usually just pour in the boiling water and let it "cook" in
the bag. YMMV :)

I'm a bit of a soda can stove evangelist though. I can ppreciate the
convenience of a canister stove, but I prefer the simplicity and lightweight
of my alcohol stove.

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 10:12 AM, Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Shelly, that is good advice - assuming that you are using alcohol. Canister
> stoves are a lot safer and also much easier to use.  You can simmer, adjust
> the
> flame, and even turn it off. They are fuel efficent - cooking two meals a
> day I
> get five or six days from one canister.
>
> MendoRider
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: shelly skye <shelbel26 at gmail.com>
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Fri, January 21, 2011 8:55:15 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] stoves?
>
> Those are good guidelines. In addition, before I light the stove I always
> think
> ahead of what could happen IF the alcohol did spill. Given where I am using
> the
> stove, what would I need to do to put it out? My preferred method is to
> have a
> pile of dirt nearby as this will put out any flame quickly (don't use
> water!)
> This only happened to me once and as I was using the stove on the ground,
> in an
> existing fire ring, it was no problem. The most important thing to do is to
> make
> your plan before you light it up.
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