In my recent quest for a new camp stove, I came across this cool little Andoer alcohol stove that runs on alcohol for about €15 from Amazon. There were a number of other brands with similar features for about the same price.
Running on methyl alcohol from the hardware or grocery store, this stove is great for simple cooking on the road. This one came with a simmering ring and a cap that you use to turn off the stove and store the alcohol for your next meal, and it has a pot support, too (though I had to use a piece of steel screen to keep my cup off the burner).
Since I was mainly using my wood-jet stove this time out, the alcohol stove got morning coffee duty (who wants to search for wood and get a fire started before coffee?), for which it was more than up to the job. A cup of water boiled quickly, and I had my first cup of cowboy coffee less than 5 minutes after firing it up! I let the stove filled with 99% alcohol burn, and the flame lasted over 30 minutes. The strength/heat of the flame depends on what you're burning, and it seems to be less hot than a gas stove, so I wouldn't plan on complicated meals, but for ramen noodles, coffee, simple pastas, it should be fine. As well, it is easier to find 90% alcohol (also much cheaper), but burn and cooking times will be different.
This is a great ultralight and cheap stove (you can even make one out of soda cans), and I think it'll serve me well as a backup stove or second burner in combination with my wood-jet stove. It even fits inside my collapsed wood-jet stove, so it doesn't take up any extra space.
Running on methyl alcohol from the hardware or grocery store, this stove is great for simple cooking on the road. This one came with a simmering ring and a cap that you use to turn off the stove and store the alcohol for your next meal, and it has a pot support, too (though I had to use a piece of steel screen to keep my cup off the burner).
Since I was mainly using my wood-jet stove this time out, the alcohol stove got morning coffee duty (who wants to search for wood and get a fire started before coffee?), for which it was more than up to the job. A cup of water boiled quickly, and I had my first cup of cowboy coffee less than 5 minutes after firing it up! I let the stove filled with 99% alcohol burn, and the flame lasted over 30 minutes. The strength/heat of the flame depends on what you're burning, and it seems to be less hot than a gas stove, so I wouldn't plan on complicated meals, but for ramen noodles, coffee, simple pastas, it should be fine. As well, it is easier to find 90% alcohol (also much cheaper), but burn and cooking times will be different.
This is a great ultralight and cheap stove (you can even make one out of soda cans), and I think it'll serve me well as a backup stove or second burner in combination with my wood-jet stove. It even fits inside my collapsed wood-jet stove, so it doesn't take up any extra space.
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