Alcohol stoves are great! but not for Philmont. They are super for individuals. I have a Trangia and there is a cult following for alcohol stoves. They don't have enough BTU's for heating 4,6 or 8 qts of water and Philmont doesn't carry alcohol so getting refueled would be tough. As far as safety goes - they can't blow up, they have no moving parts, they make no noise, they don't use petroleum based fuels. They cook slower than any type of gas stove but for individuals they are great - as long as you aren't in a rush - and what backpacker is.
Terry Pogue
St. Louis, MO
SGWOffice@aol.com wrote:
I'm not sure how Philmont feels about them but I've been experimenting with them. They have a place but I worry about the dangers with scouts: the flame is frequently invisible, the stoves are easily tipped over with fuel/fire spilling everywhere, I haven't found an easy way to turn them off other than just letting them burn out and waste fuel. Plus, they only have one setting (not necessarily bad for Philmont food) and I am not convinced of their fuel efficiency in terms of BTU output. I do like them for easily heating up that hot drink when it is just too much trouble to pull out the whisperlite but I'd recommend against them for youth.
For what it's worth.
Steve
In a message dated 12/21/2007 12:02:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, andrewmchorney@cox.net writes:
Hello
Our troop is going in 2009 (yeah) and it will be the 1st time for most of us. My son did the Mountain Man Trek in 2006 while I was at the PTC. How does Philmont feel about the use of pepsi can stoves and using denatured alcohol.
Andrew
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