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Post by alex on Oct 1, 2012 18:46:56 GMT -7
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Post by graf on Oct 2, 2012 2:28:04 GMT -7
I made one a few years ago and still have it, works decent, its cheap, and can be improvised out of trash.
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Post by offtrail on Oct 3, 2012 19:50:56 GMT -7
This penny stove is about two years old but it still works. It's a great stove indoors but outside not so good. First it has to be primed in order to gasify the alcohol, not an easy thing to do when the temps are below freezing. Second, if it's windy and you can't get out of the wind, not good. Add the two cold and wind, and you might as well forget it. But indoors it's a great little stove
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2012 5:36:38 GMT -7
Have made a few of the pressurized and non pressurized pop can stoves all worked just was not impressed. Like OT posted good in a sheltered area. Found the SUPER CAT to work the best.
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Post by offtrail on Oct 4, 2012 8:40:22 GMT -7
Good stove buddy they are fun to make and use . thanks for sharing  |
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Post by geron on Oct 4, 2012 12:08:20 GMT -7
+1 on the Super Cat. Super cat with a wind break and insulated from the ground with a proper holder is The Boss! I've made dozens of them. Super cat is all round winner.
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Post by alex on Oct 4, 2012 18:49:16 GMT -7
This penny stove is about two years old but it still works. It's a great stove indoors but outside not so good. First it has to be primed in order to gasify the alcohol, not an easy thing to do when the temps are below freezing. Second, if it's windy and you can't get out of the wind, not good. Add the two cold and wind, and you might as well forget it. But indoors it's a great little stove If you're using it outdoors like I do a wind screen is a must as well as a pot holder. I did not show these two items in my micro video as I was doing the bloom in the kitchen. I've used my stove with "HEAT" and had very few problems. The main thing is getting the stove to the point of gasification...thus meaning you may have to prime the stove or get it or the "Heat" hot/warm before using it. I tend to carry my 2oz bottle of HEAT close to the body to allow the "Heat" to warm up. the other option is to pre heat the stove with a little bed of "heat" around the base if it as you light it. this will heat the stove to working temps and give you a good burn. |
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Post by offtrail on Oct 4, 2012 19:20:30 GMT -7
No need to show them they are a must have if your going to use this stove outside. Pot holder and wind brake helps but is not fool proof, the stove has a time and place and is great for what it was intended for. I have no reason to not believe you alex, it's just the difference in personal experience with this stove that's all I love anything that has to do with bushcraft or camping skills. Thanks for posting this I enjoyed it |
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Post by alex on Oct 5, 2012 19:35:06 GMT -7
O.T....your right this stove is not for everyone. We use it exclusively on our weekend hiking trips in the N. Ga. mts. We're not in sub freezing weather and I always carry a back up wood burner stove for those "Oh Crap" moments.
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Post by geron on Oct 6, 2012 3:38:33 GMT -7
My personal experience to make the Super Cat stove work properly . . . and I also use it in the N. Ga mountains only. These are absolute necessities!!!! 1. A stand to separate the stove from the ground. 2. A wind break with no more than 1/2" spacing around the pot holding the water. You get a "rocket stove" effect that way forcing the heat up the side of the pot. The wind break should reach at least 1/2 way up the side of the pot. 3. Use Denatured Alcohol rather than Heet. IMO it works a bit better. 4. A lid for the pot to accelerate boiling Additionally, not an absolute necessity but quite convenient, a pot cozy enables "simmering" foods that need more than just boiled water poured over them. As an aside, everyone needs a means of "hay box" cooking in a SHTF situation where fuel may become scarce. www.motherearthnews.com/do-it-yourself/haybox-cooking-zmaz80jfzraw.aspx |
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Post by offtrail on Oct 6, 2012 9:02:39 GMT -7
That's a great set up but no way could i carry that in my back pack. In a truck or at home it would be a godsend, thanks for sharing.
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Post by geron on Oct 6, 2012 11:01:41 GMT -7
That's a great set up but no way could i carry that in my back pack. In a truck or at home it would be a godsend, thanks for sharing. Yeah! the hay box concept is for home cooking. I believe it's virtually a necessity for SHTF at home. The pot cozy can be anything from a potholder, towel, pile of leaves to . . . you name it. Idea is simply to retain the heat through insulating the pot for an extra period of time. I've seen one where the guy simply sewed together a couple/three potholders in a circle that would fit his pot. Used it to carry his cooking set in in the pack. The pot cozy is for any type of stove to conserve fuel but is just about a necessity for the alcohol stove. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2012 6:23:40 GMT -7
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Post by offtrail on Oct 8, 2012 10:29:20 GMT -7
It sure did have all the necessary info and then some...thanks for sharing |
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