I built myself a Fancy Feast stove. And I was very excited about it. However I have come to realize two things. First, I have an allergic reaction to carbon felt. The dust after cutting it was enough to make my skin and face itch until I could completely washdown. Second, the fumes from burning denatured alcohol give me a terrible headache. I was burning out in the open in my driveway and it was somewhat breezy, yet I am fighting a bad headache as I type.
Oh well. All my backpacking trips are relatively short anyway. The canister stove will serve just fine.
I largely wanted to post this topic not to complain about alcohol stoves, but to warn folks in case they have a similar reaction to the fumes or carbon felt.
Please take no offense in my post I have a lot of respect for folks who use alcohol stoves and DIY gear in general.
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