[pct-l] Alcohol stove

[Dennis Phelan]

for what it is worth:  Alcohol and Esbit stoves are very sensitive to
wind.  I had an experience where my Esbit stove never did boil the water
because the wind kept blowing the flame away from the bottom of the pot.
Isopropane stoves have more pressure and therefore arn't quite so
sensitive, but they too can consume excessive fuel due to wind.  Bottom
line; make sure you have some wind screen or extra fuel.

Dennis
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On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 9:35 AM, igellenig <igellenig at gmail.com> wrote:

> Re your questions on the pct l
> I do not know your particular stove but my alcohol stove boils a liter of
> water on a fluid ounce of alcohol.  My suggestion is to try your model at
> home, timing the boiling of water.
> A second suggestion...don't cook breakfast.  That would cut your fuel
> needs in half.  A lot of hikers find it easier when logging the miles to
> just eat a bar of some kind either just before getting up or while walking
> first thing in the morning.  Sometimes it just sems like too much work to
> cook in the morning. Oatmeal gets old.  Ano th er option would be to eat
> the oatmeal uncooked.  I've heard of people putting the oatmeal and fixings
> in a water bottle, adding water and drinking it in an hour or so.
> No Butt
>
>
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