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Backpacking Stove Review
« on: January 17, 2012, 12:18:30 AM »
Hey Gang,

I just scored a Simmons Safe Sport Alcohol Stove.



It is said to weigh 8.5ozs. When I can find 3 matching steel cups I will run this stove against my MSR WisperLite (11oz) and my MSR SimmerLite (10.9oz). I know it won't boil water as fast as the MSR stoves will but seeing as how my SimmerLite does not infact simmer I might be interested in having a "cooler" stove.

Look forward to a more complete review.
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Re: Backpacking Stove Review
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2012, 02:08:59 PM »
Is this alcohol stove fired by pressurized alcohol or static alcohol (Alcohol soaked into a wicking material)?
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Re: Backpacking Stove Review
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2012, 07:46:46 PM »
Hard to say Johny, it is like a cup within a cup and when the fuel reaches a boil the vapors come of holes long the outside rim.

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Re: Backpacking Stove Review
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2012, 08:06:33 PM »
OK, cool. Thx
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Re: Backpacking Stove Review
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2012, 11:25:35 PM »
I need something like this that will keep ~130 oz of liquid @ 190? for ~2 hours. Any ideas beyond a propane burner or electric coil?
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Re: Backpacking Stove Review
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2012, 11:31:09 PM »
190 degrees for 2 hours.. If I wanted to do something like that I would go with an electric hotplate. Lab Grade.

But that is just me.

You see the problem with anything like this (backpacking stoves) is that they lack any real adjustment.

130oz isn't much liquid. You could run... err... cook that on your stove top.
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Re: Backpacking Stove Review
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2012, 12:01:44 PM »
Rail the thing is certain liquids boil at a specific temp. 190 deg. and in most cases temp wont rise beyod that point until that liquid is all boiled out. You can super heat it but its just chemistry and once you reach the first boiling point the temp will stay in that area untill it is boiled out then heat to the next boiling point or 212 deg. for water
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