Hey Marine, thanks for putting these vids out, my sons and are are going to try hammock camping for the first time! While browsing for info, I found your vids which have been very informative for me! Thank you sir, I appreciate it! Please keep them coming!
I made one from a cat food can and a narrower, taller mushroom can in the center to be the pot stand. Works great. Prior to use in winter,I put my alcohol in my pocket to warm it up and it works fine. Also, Go Navy
Good, thorough report on the alcohol stoves, Marine. You covered it all very well. I made the Fancy Feast stove last year and love it. I have several kinds of fuel canister stoves and always like using the simple alcohol version instead. Something about the quietness of alcohol stoves makes them very appealing to me. Oh, by the way, sure missed Runner on this one!
I believe that the Fancee Feest stove is the best alcohol stove so far. Very reliable. That is the stove that I can always count on in the extreme weather conditions. Runner came over the other day to show me his beautiful new truck. I think he thinks he is now too good for me.
I wanted a 2nd fuel source for my Vargo Hexagon wood stove. I made a modified Fancy feast stove. I used a Vienna Sausage can and a Tomato paste can. The Vienna Sausage can was a replacement tor the fancy feast can used most of the time for a stove like this. It was made the same way as the Fancy Feast and tomato paste can stove except I left them taller for the additional height. The wicking was some 1/4 inch thick Carbon Felt cut the same height as the Vienna Sausage can.
Nice review. You can't beat alcohol stoves. My favorite is the Fancy Feast stove. Easy to build for under $2.00. Thay work great and hold up well. That's my go to stove every time.
I have tried a lot of different styles and designs. I would have to agree with you that the Fancy Feast is hard beat.Always reliable. Thank you for sharing that Dennis. I really appreciate it.
I have made the fancy feast and tomato paste stove ,, then a larger version using a frisky can and a tomato sauce can .. soon to be built an even larger model with a large size chunked chicken can and what ever I find for a can that will leave the appropriate gap to stuff wicking down in .. they are super easy to build and simply put amazing performance
Backpacking With a Hammock I made my first alcohol burning stove out of a Sardine Tin back in the early 90's while canoeing the Yukon River, we had run out of white gas for our Coleman Stove and had been cooking on hot coals from the fire, I was wanting a hot cup of coffee early one morning and didn't want to wait for the fire to heat some water, so I got into the First Aid Kit we had put together and dug out the bottle of alcohol, and took a sardine tin from the night before and filled it half full of alcohol and had boiling hot water in about 4-5 minutes, by the time I settled the grounds to the bottom with a shot of cool water I had one of the best tasting cups of coffee since the Coleman Fuel had run out, I didn't realize that I had made something that would be a must for ultra lite backpacking ✌🏼️🇺🇸
Let me know how it turned out Remy .Over the years. I have tied Flies and made fishing rods and other things. There is nothing better using the gear that you created.
It is good to hear from you Gobucky63. I have been very busy this summer. I hope all is well with you. Runner also says hi. Hope to see you again at Da Shack Hang.
Grreat video, you made it clean on how much fuel will boil two cups of water. Im doing a 5 day section on the AT this sept. ive been using a canister and pocket rocket, but thought of using my alcohol stove this trip. I'm subscribing to your channel. Thanks
I have used many different types of stoves or ways for cooking or boiling water. My favorite way by far is the alcohol stove. The reason is: it is the lightest most dependable ( no moving parts, but on windy days you will need some type of wind screen ) Quiet and easy to use and very packable. Inexpensive and easy to make, if you wanted. Most people are reluctant to try them. But when they do try them a couple of times. Then they make the switch. Thank you Tim for watching and subscribing. I really appreciate it.
One thing that I should of mention. Is when you get one. Light it up a few times to break it in. After that. It will work just fine. Thank you for watching and for your comment Mad Mardigan.
Great info, interesting to see the different types of stove available. Mine's a commercially-available model by Trangia, made of brass and very similar to the one I used to have as a kid. Still a damned sight lighter than my folding gas cooker. Since I've frequently used an alcohol stove or an open fire to cook or boil water, I'm not going to be terribly inconvenienced by losing the heating control afforded by a gas stove (I don't exactly do back country _haute cuisine_ when I'm camping, anyway... if the instructions say "simmer for five minutes on a low heat", I don't take it with me!)
A tip: Heat water. Put in rice or similar into a double wall thermos. Pour in hot but not boiling water. Close thermos. In a short time, your food is ready to eat. It will stay hot for a good while too so no hurry to eat it. While waiting, pitch your tent or shelter and gather some firewood. Dig your latrine hole early... LOL There are many designs to choose from. Top burner, side burner, chimney, copper coil, central draft, etc. Each has various heat outputs. There is no one stove to rule them all with perhaps one exception that a Japanese guy made (has a valve to adjust the heat output). Those flip top bottles are dang hard to find in local stores near me. So are most of the components to make the 'deluxe' versions of alcohol stoves.
Sorry Cory. I should of clarified that you can find a few at some of the stores. I was talking more about the home made ones ( Cottage Industries ). Not the ones mostly made in China. Thank you for watching and pointing that out. I really appreciate it.
I have use them in temperatures as low as -30 degress below zero. They will take a few seconds more to warm up. They are my favorite all around stove. Thank you for watching Mark.
I'm a little surprised you didn't mention any commercial stoves (Trangia being the most prevalent) that allow you to store unused fuel IN the stove. One note, the flip cap lids in my experience all leak if any pressure is put on the bottle AND in temps over 80f. If you don't want to use a screw lid always store the bottle in a sealed ziplock.
I thought about putting in the Trangia ( which has been around along time ).I guess that I was leaning more to the Cottage Industry. Thank you John for sharing that good info. I really appreciate it.
@@AdventureswiththeMarine You are very welcome! Black both absorbs heat and releases heat better than any other color. White/silver/similar only reflect heat. Gray is a balance of sorts. But when cooking I would want to absorb as much heat as possible to conserve both fuel and time. Just thinking practically a bit. Did you know my wife made me afraid of squirrels? WHY you ask? Because she said I was a NUT.... She trying to tell me something?
They work well in high altitudes. You just have to let it prime or the flames to blossom. Which will take a few seconds. I will be doing a video soon on which alcohol stove works the best. And no concerns with the bottles. Thank you for watching Rose. I really appreciate it.
I've made several penny stoves and they work great. Be advised that liquid fuel stoves that don't have a shut-off valve are banned in public lands during extreme high fire danger out west.
How do they work at 8 or 9000 feet? My son always uses his MSR white gas pump stove, would there be any differences like boil time? thanks for the video Bruce from the city of Orange in Orange county Calif.
I believe the highest that I have used them where around 1200 feet when I was in Nepal. They worked just fine. The MSR Whisper Lite. Will boil water twice as fast as a Alcohol stove. But they are a lot heavier. And there are always a chance of them breaking down. Compared to an alcohol stove . Which will never break down unless you step on them. Nothing against the MSR Whisper Lite. That is my main stove in the winter time. Thank you Bruce for watching.
The marine nails it again, great video, so useful!
Thank you Shermer so much. I really appreciate it.
Great presentation... No fuss, No unnecessary banter... Just straightforward, honest information... Thanks
Thank you for watching and your kind comment Clive Loosley. I really appreciate it.
Thank you for watching and your kind comment Clive Loosley. I really appreciate it.
What a great video. This answered so many questions and I feel like I'm ready to give it a go. Love the concise instructions.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching Andrew. I really appreciate it
Excellent review, thanks. I like the way you brought up the temperature rating.
Thank you Sam. I really appreciate that.
Thank you ! Very concise and understandable. You covered a lot of material.
Thank you Deerless for watching and your comment. I really appreciate it.
I appreciated the description of the types of fuels. Thanks!
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Hey Marine, thanks for putting these vids out, my sons and are are going to try hammock camping for the first time! While browsing for info, I found your vids which have been very informative for me! Thank you sir, I appreciate it! Please keep them coming!
He is great, Shug's vids are great as well.
Thanks for the info TwentyOne Twelve!
Thank you Z3R0 Gravity and TwentyOneTwelve for watching and your comments. I really appreciate it. I believe Shug is the best.
I made one from a cat food can and a narrower, taller mushroom can in the center to be the pot stand. Works great. Prior to use in winter,I put my alcohol in my pocket to warm it up and it works fine.
Also, Go Navy
Thank you for sharing that Gone Feral. Is init great to create your own gear and using it. There is nothing like it.
Good, thorough report on the alcohol stoves, Marine. You covered it all very well.
I made the Fancy Feast stove last year and love it. I have several kinds of fuel canister stoves and always like using the simple alcohol version instead. Something about the quietness of alcohol stoves makes them very appealing to me.
Oh, by the way, sure missed Runner on this one!
I think his name is Runner, not Gunner.
Remy Lebeau you’re right. Major typo that I didn’t catch. Fixed it. Thank you.
I believe that the Fancee Feest stove is the best alcohol stove so far. Very reliable. That is the stove that I can always count on in the extreme weather conditions. Runner came over the other day to show me his beautiful new truck. I think he thinks he is now too good for me.
Now I will have to buy a new hammock to show him.
Too funny! Just set up your alcohol stove on his new tailgate and see how he reacts. :)
I wanted a 2nd fuel source for my Vargo Hexagon wood stove. I made a modified Fancy feast stove. I used a Vienna Sausage can and a Tomato paste can. The Vienna Sausage can was a replacement tor the fancy feast can used most of the time for a stove like this. It was made the same way as the Fancy Feast and tomato paste can stove except I left them taller for the additional height. The wicking was some 1/4 inch thick Carbon Felt cut the same height as the Vienna Sausage can.
It is good to hear from you Chuck. I hope all is well. How did they work being a little taller?
Reader's Digest style!
Love it, Covered everything needed. TY
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Thank you for watching Suzan. I really appreciate it.
Nice review. You can't beat alcohol stoves. My favorite is the Fancy Feast stove. Easy to build for under $2.00. Thay work great and hold up well. That's my go to stove every time.
I have tried a lot of different styles and designs. I would have to agree with you that the Fancy Feast is hard beat.Always reliable. Thank you for sharing that Dennis. I really appreciate it.
I have made the fancy feast and tomato paste stove ,, then a larger version using a frisky can and a tomato sauce can .. soon to be built an even larger model with a large size chunked chicken can and what ever I find for a can that will leave the appropriate gap to stuff wicking down in .. they are super easy to build and simply put amazing performance
With the larger stoves that you built. How much fuel would it take to boil two cups of water?
One oz
Very informative as always, thank you for taking the time and effort to make these videos ✌🏼️🇺🇸
Thank you sir. I really appreciate it.
Backpacking With a Hammock I made my first alcohol burning stove out of a Sardine Tin back in the early 90's while canoeing the Yukon River, we had run out of white gas for our Coleman Stove and had been cooking on hot coals from the fire, I was wanting a hot cup of coffee early one morning and didn't want to wait for the fire to heat some water, so I got into the First Aid Kit we had put together and dug out the bottle of alcohol, and took a sardine tin from the night before and filled it half full of alcohol and had boiling hot water in about 4-5 minutes, by the time I settled the grounds to the bottom with a shot of cool water I had one of the best tasting cups of coffee since the Coleman Fuel had run out, I didn't realize that I had made something that would be a must for ultra lite backpacking ✌🏼️🇺🇸
Thanks for the video. I'm going to try and make a fancy feast next.
Let me know how it turned out Remy .Over the years. I have tied Flies and made fishing rods and other things. There is nothing better using the gear that you created.
Hey Marine, great informative video as always! Like the new intro. Hope all is well and your enjoying your summer. Say hi to Runner.
It is good to hear from you Gobucky63. I have been very busy this summer. I hope all is well with you. Runner also says hi. Hope to see you again at Da Shack Hang.
Grreat video, you made it clean on how much fuel will boil two cups of water. Im doing a 5 day section on the AT this sept. ive been using a canister and pocket rocket, but thought of using my alcohol stove this trip. I'm subscribing to your channel.
Thanks
I have used many different types of stoves or ways for cooking or boiling water. My favorite way by far is the alcohol stove. The reason is: it is the lightest most dependable ( no moving parts, but on windy days you will need some type of wind screen ) Quiet and easy to use and very packable. Inexpensive and easy to make, if you wanted. Most people are reluctant to try them. But when they do try them a couple of times. Then they make the switch. Thank you Tim for watching and subscribing. I really appreciate it.
Great video summarizing alcohol stoves.
Thank you Victor. I really appreciate that.
Sweet i love them homemade Alcohol stoves great video
Thank you sir.
Always good info, I have one I bought online, should be taking it for a spin soon.
One thing that I should of mention. Is when you get one. Light it up a few times to break it in. After that. It will work just fine. Thank you for watching and for your comment Mad Mardigan.
Great info, interesting to see the different types of stove available. Mine's a commercially-available model by Trangia, made of brass and very similar to the one I used to have as a kid. Still a damned sight lighter than my folding gas cooker. Since I've frequently used an alcohol stove or an open fire to cook or boil water, I'm not going to be terribly inconvenienced by losing the heating control afforded by a gas stove (I don't exactly do back country _haute cuisine_ when I'm camping, anyway... if the instructions say "simmer for five minutes on a low heat", I don't take it with me!)
A tip:
Heat water. Put in rice or similar into a double wall thermos.
Pour in hot but not boiling water. Close thermos.
In a short time, your food is ready to eat. It will stay hot for a good while too so no hurry to eat it.
While waiting, pitch your tent or shelter and gather some firewood.
Dig your latrine hole early... LOL
There are many designs to choose from.
Top burner, side burner, chimney, copper coil, central draft, etc.
Each has various heat outputs.
There is no one stove to rule them all with perhaps one exception that a Japanese guy made (has a valve to adjust the heat output).
Those flip top bottles are dang hard to find in local stores near me.
So are most of the components to make the 'deluxe' versions of alcohol stoves.
Really good video. You answered a couple questions I had about alcohol stoves.
Superb, highly informative video!
Thank you for watching Mazepa-Slava Ukrayini. I really appreciate it.
Great overview and well done.
Thank you OldPackMule. I always appreciate hearing for you.
Won't find them in outdoor stores? I just picked one up at REI last week.
Sorry Cory. I should of clarified that you can find a few at some of the stores. I was talking more about the home made ones ( Cottage Industries ). Not the ones mostly made in China. Thank you for watching and pointing that out. I really appreciate it.
My main concern is cold weather, low teens, starting and cooking. I like the concept for short 1 or 2 day trips, or snowshoeing.
I have use them in temperatures as low as -30 degress below zero. They will take a few seconds more to warm up. They are my favorite all around stove. Thank you for watching Mark.
I'm a little surprised you didn't mention any commercial stoves (Trangia being the most prevalent) that allow you to store unused fuel IN the stove. One note, the flip cap lids in my experience all leak if any pressure is put on the bottle AND in temps over 80f. If you don't want to use a screw lid always store the bottle in a sealed ziplock.
I thought about putting in the Trangia ( which has been around along time ).I guess that I was leaning more to the Cottage Industry. Thank you John for sharing that good info. I really appreciate it.
Great info sir! Love your channel
Thank you David. I really appreciate that.
I wonder why they do not anodize cookware to absorb heat better.
I like your thinking. Thank you Zolar1 Nonassumpsit for watching. I really appreciate.
@@AdventureswiththeMarine You are very welcome!
Black both absorbs heat and releases heat better than any other color.
White/silver/similar only reflect heat.
Gray is a balance of sorts.
But when cooking I would want to absorb as much heat as possible to conserve both fuel and time.
Just thinking practically a bit.
Did you know my wife made me afraid of squirrels?
WHY you ask?
Because she said I was a NUT....
She trying to tell me something?
This was very informative. Thank you. How is the use at high altitudes? Is there any concern with the type of plastic the bottle is made from?
They work well in high altitudes. You just have to let it prime or the flames to blossom. Which will take a few seconds. I will be doing a video soon on which alcohol stove works the best. And no concerns with the bottles. Thank you for watching Rose. I really appreciate it.
very helpful. thank you!
Thank you for watching Julia.
I've made several penny stoves and they work great. Be advised that liquid fuel stoves that don't have a shut-off valve are banned in public lands during extreme high fire danger out west.
Thank you for sharing that William. I really appreciate that.
Thanks for sharing. A lot of good info :)
Thank you for watching Michael. I really appreciate it.
U from Minnesota just wondering
Very good guess. I grew up on the East side of St. Paul. But now live in Hudson Wisconsin. Just across from the St. Croix River.
Thank you for the info sir!
Thank you John for watching. I really appreciate it.
How do they work at 8 or 9000 feet? My son always uses his MSR white gas pump stove, would there be any differences like boil time? thanks for the video Bruce from the city of Orange in Orange county Calif.
I believe the highest that I have used them where around 1200 feet when I was in Nepal. They worked just fine. The MSR Whisper Lite. Will boil water twice as fast as a Alcohol stove. But they are a lot heavier. And there are always a chance of them breaking down. Compared to an alcohol stove . Which will never break down unless you step on them. Nothing against the MSR Whisper Lite. That is my main stove in the winter time. Thank you Bruce for watching.
@@AdventureswiththeMarine thanks for the reply.
Thank you for this! Very helpful. 😄
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drop a video of map orientation, contour lines, terrain features...from one mile of the sht...map distance pace count...marine corps style...
That is a great idea Trout whisperer. I have a list of videos to make. I will put it on the list. Thank you sir.
Very technical a bit more on making the stoves please most fuel items don't exist in the UK only meths and methanol
Thank you user-jn2gc8fk6q for watching. I really appreciate it.
Very informative !! Thnxs for uploading
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Thank you for watching and your comment 281 homefree. I really appreciate it.
I like alcohol stove videos.
Thank you for watching WhiteNewDeal. I really appreciate it. I will have another video about a alcohol stove coming soon.
new camera? looks super sharp
I was hoping someone would notice. Very observant Michael. Thank you sir.
Semper Fi Marine
Semper Fi my brother.
I wish this video had more and longer footage of the subjects that are you talking about and much less footage of bandaged head.
One oz
I like the entro!
I thought I would try something different. Thank you for the feed back.
$40/gal is just too pricey.
It is getting crazy how much things are costing out there! Thank you Coach Hannah for watching. I really appreciate it.
DOOD!!!
Dood!!!