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With this series Luke puts two products up against each other. A Swedish stove that burns methanol also known as wood alcohol its very fuel-efficient.
There are many instances of people drinking Sterno to become intoxicated as a form of surrogate alcohol.
Sterno vs alcohol stove. It weighs 7oz. And a little shorter but the diameter is nearly identical. Not much space is saved with the stove vs.
The stove wo alcohol weighs around 5oz. With the stove youd have to carry a container of alcohol thus taking up more space. The Sterno once empty can probably be reused with alcohol or as a storage container.
A U-tube video showed that sterno flame is not as strong as an alcohol stove empty Sterno can filled with perlite and alcohol. It was some time ago that I noticed this that backpackers etc. Used alcohol stoves using HEET or denatured alcohol as fuel but very few used Sterno.
The sterno stove will fold up taking up less room than the MIL Trangia stove. As for burning inside sterno is alcohol based. If your apt is that air tight a burning candle will kill you.
Esbit will stink you out too. And theres the manly men that use C4 to burn for their tea time. Ive never seen C4.
As for making your own alcohol how many of you carry your own still. Support TOGR with Patreon. With this series Luke puts two products up against each other.
Well here is a use for empty sterno cans ya might come along or ya might buyI never seem to figure out why people use sterno as it seems like such a weak fuel to cook with and i really fancy alcohol stoves to begin withThis is one hell of a stove after ya convert it over to run on alcoholI try and get 91 rubbing alcohol which can be bought at any walmarttargetcvs and its pretty common plus. The military alcohol stove is designed to heat water or reheat foods. It is the perfect stove for one person but is not designed to cook for a family.
Canned Heat Alcohol in a Disposable Can. Sterno is a popular brand of canned heat and it manufactures a few different varieties. According to the Sterno.
I recall when I was a kidabout 12I made a can of Ravioli over an alcohol stoveI guess it took about 15 minutes to heat it to my likingI bought a sterno stove and a can of fuel several years agobut still havent used itIve made tea and Ramen Noodles on my Esbitt stove several timesOne fuel tablet burns long enough to make one packageusing a little over a cup of waterIve found that the. The alcohol stove is extremely reliable very light and simple with decent BTU output and therefore a good compromise for thru hiking. As far as Sterno providing even heat well stove performance in the real world is dictated in large part by the users experience how the stove is set up the temperature and wind conditions etc.
Patience is a virtue when it comes to cooking with an alcohol stove. Alcohol fuel contains approximately half the energy by weight of white gas or butanepropane. As a result the heat output is proportionately lessand cook times are a lot longer.
Most white gas and canister stoves can boil a pint of water in under three minutes. Alcohol hand sanitizer does burn fairly well. I doesnt burn completely and it sputters a little perhaps because of the moisturizers and what not.
It does work great for starting solid fuel tablets. Its my understanding that hand sanitizer is very similar to Sterno and the gelled alcohol. Keep container tightly closed when not in use.
Store in a cool dry place. Do not store near any source of heat or open flame furnace areas pilot lights stoves etc. Current pricing for denatured alcohol.
1-quart can denatured alcohol 1-gallon can denatured alcohol fuel and 5-gallon pail denatured alcohol. 2 SafeHeat 17 Cents an Ounce. Sterno Can Alcohol Stove Cook Set Norpro Alcohol Stove Cook Set Insulation This works well itll burn for around 50 minutes and has a cover to snuff the flame and conserve fuel.
Ive been using it for about 6 months to cook my breakfast of 3 slices of bacon and 2 chicken eggs. It takes half an hour. Alcohol Burners for Twig Stoves.
Are they worth it. A Swedish stove that burns methanol also known as wood alcohol its very fuel-efficient. The Trangia is very stable and self-contained and can be used safely in areas where a gas stove may not work.
It functions by burning alcohol in a small wicked cup sort of like a Sterno. Set a funnel in a jar place your filter in it and pour your suspension through it. Mark the level of your solution in its container and allow your solution to evaporate off about half that volume to remove the excess water.
Place your solution in an oven set on low heat or place it out in the sun to dry. There are many instances of people drinking Sterno to become intoxicated as a form of surrogate alcohol. Since the alcohol it contains is denatured Sterno is poisonous.
Moreover the methanol it contains can cause permanent blindness by destruction of the optic nerves. All of these mechanisms together mean that the lightweight liquid fuel stoves are the heaviest among the rest of the camp stoves compared in this article. Alcohol stoves are extremely light some weighing little more than an empty soda can and so even though alcohol is a less-efficient fuel it can make that weight cost back just in the weight of the stove of course it all depends on what youre needing to.
The Sterno Turbo stove above is designed after the Brasslite Turbo I Backpacking Stove and is made for a 2 58oz Sterno can. Mini Binder Clip Simmer Ring Better simmering can be archived by altering the size of the top hole and side vents andor by placing a separate Sterno lid with a smaller hole on the stove. Sterno is roughly alcohol mixed with gel.
The same type of alcohol ethanol mixed with enough methanol to make it poisonous is commonly used in marine stoves because its considered to be quite safe. It doesnt explode and it can be extinguished with water. How you pack for the outdoors depends on how you intend to spend your time exploring nature.
Packing light seems to be a common goal of campers hikers and survivalists. Most also agree that its wise to have a compact way to cook a meal boil water.