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Alcohol Stove

Alcohol stoves are extremely light weight, portable stoves, suitable for hikers, cyclists, and horseback riders. Alcohol stoves typically burn methanol. Methanol is the same type of alcohol used in anti-freeze, solvent, and fuel. Alcohol stoves have many advantages. One of its largest advantage is also one of its dangers. Methanol burns very clean, almost invisibly. Alcohol stoves that burn methanol have clear, almost invisible flames, and very little smoke. As a result of this, you should be very careful when using your alcohol stove not to burn yourself. The alcohol in alcohol stoves lends itself to use in wick-type stoves, and alcohol stoves don’t require a lot of priming or pumping.

There are other benefits to the methanol used in alcohol stoves. Methanol is odorless and colorless. If you accidentally spill some on your clothes or your gear, you won’t be plagued by the scent of gasoline for the rest of the trip. You can find the fuel for alcohol stoves in almost any hardware store or gas stations. Also, methanol is fairly cheap.

Alcohol stoves are extremely light-weight and easy to carry. Most alcohol stoves are designed to be fool-proof, and they’re easy to set-up and use. Alcohol stoves can be a great choice for anybody who needs a portable, easy to use, stove.