[pct-l] Stove advice

[Ron]

I agree.  My alcohol stove boils water in 3 to 4 minutes.  I love it.  They get a bad rap because some idiots are careless.  Accidents can happen with any stove.
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Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com> wrote:

>On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 4:54 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes
><diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:
>> Alcohol works really slowly and it will work even more slowly if you
>> have to cook for two.
>
>I disagree. My alky stove boils water without be becoming impatient.
>And the speed of setup and takedown is faster than many other types of
>stoves
>
>> The only advantage you have with an alcohol
>> stove is alcohol is easily obtained.
>
>I disagree that that is the only advantage, for shorter legs between
>resupply, alky stoves are quite a bit lighter than other types of
>stoves, AND they are simpler besides getting crushed, don't have an
>inherent failure mode. This advantage may be negated by the need to
>cook for two.
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