2 X 2 Alcohol Stove

[zelph]

Zelph,

aaroniguana's tin looks to be made of steel. Is your's aluminum?

Mine is plated steel. One of the more popular stoves on the AT is the Etowha and it's made of steel. Steel is ok!!!! As long as the plating is thick!!!! Thin gauge steel is light weight!!!! A threaded aluminum container may not fair as well as a steel one.(depends on the gauge)

aaroniguana I hope it's steel... If not it's bad aluminum. Forgot to mention I tested them in the rain last year...

What was the results of the rain tests?(was it raining that labor day weekend?) What is bad aluminum?

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[aaroniguana]

It burned beautifully in a steady rain.

Bad aluminum is a bad joke.

[zelph]

I've made some available on ebay auction block.

.99 cents, cheap!!!!!!!!!!

Get em while they last. Limited quantities!!!!!!!!

Here be the link


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[Fiddler]

Why only PayPal? A lot of people (including me) do not use it.

[zelph]

Why only PayPal? A lot of people (including me) do not use it.

You are correct. It's ebays way of doing the "Buy It Now" feature. If I elect not to use the "Buy It Now" feature it will go to auction only and you have to wait the full length of the auction to see if you can win the auction. I have the Ring of Fire listed the same way. Some purchase it right away as soon as it is relisted.

If anyone here on WB wants one, you can pay by check or money order. Send me a PM and I'll give you my address.


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[aaroniguana]

Bought one, will post critique after a field test next month.

[zelph]

Bought one, will post critique after a field test next month.

Thank You Very Much aaroniguana.

We look forward to your critique. You are now owner of one of the safest alcohol stoves on the market. Happy trails to you!!!!

Another one is up for auction.

[zelph]

There is a guy bidding on a 2 X2 that has some interesting things that he has written on ebay, thought you may have an interest to view what he has written.

http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/ko6jq_W0QQuqtZg




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[toddhiker]

Cool reviews! Thanks Zelph.

I didn't even know about these reviews - doh! And I've used eBay for years.

[Username75]

There is a guy bidding on a 2 X2 that has some interesting things that he has written on ebay, thought you may have an interest to view what he has written.

http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/ko6jq_W0QQuqtZg




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Thanks for the atention, your stove is a lot like the stove i used when i worked as a smokejumper.
It was the same as yours except it had a built on pot holder,
waffled ridges on the outside of the stove, with a screen, and the dreded Asbestos batting. i wonder how the fiberglass compares to perolite?
Sam/ko6jq

[zelph]

Thanks for the atention, your stove is a lot like the stove i used when i worked as a smokejumper.
It was the same as yours except it had a built on pot holder,
waffled ridges on the outside of the stove, with a screen, and the dreded Asbestos batting. i wonder how the fiberglass compares to perolite?
Sam/ko6jq

Welcome to Whiteblaze Sam. Your reports make interesting reading. What kind of meals did they send you out with when you went out doing your smoke jumping? I have a friend that did that during his early years in Utah.

I have never tried pearlite as an absorbing medium. Opps56 has used pumice with some success. We try all kinds of stuff here. Some things work better than others.

[Shutterbug]

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If anyone here on WB wants one, you can pay by check or money order. Send me a PM and I'll give you my address.


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How much is your price for those who bypass the auction?

[zelph]

How much is your price for those who bypass the auction?

8.00 + 2.00 shipping

[Username75]

In the early years it was C rations left over from WWII and tuna, for the hardtack crackers, with Coffee Tea, and hot Choclate packets, then there was Freeze dried ration packs, they now get much better meal packets.
remember we had to carry out all our trach, so they only gave us 36 hours of food, and drink.

[Username75]

Dear Zelf,
When you get your shipment of cans, would you experiment with a closed top pressueized stove?
or selling a few to let others experiment with.
a Pop rivet nut and a few needle holes= a faster burner,one could do like etowah does and add some cotton.
Etowah uses a skimpy lil cotton ball, i quadrupled the cotton in mine and
1 ounce burns about 28 minutes.
sam

[zelph]

Dear Zelf,
When you get your shipment of cans, would you experiment with a closed top pressueized stove?
or selling a few to let others experiment with.
a Pop rivet nut and a few needle holes= a faster burner,one could do like etowah does and add some cotton.
Etowah uses a skimpy lil cotton ball, i quadrupled the cotton in mine and
1 ounce burns about 28 minutes.
sam

I gave up on trying to get a shipment of tins, the cost was way too high. The first 10 tins cost me $2.30 each.

When you win the auction, keep in mind that the tin alone cost me the above amount.

Cotton is a good absorbing material and will not burn if blown/snuffed out before all the fuel is exhausted. It's not a good wicking material.

[Username75]

Have you considered an Altoid sour tin?
they go for sometimes rather cheap under collectables
I experiment with them,
and try to come up with good designs for them, as they are more easily available than Kiwi shoe polish tins.
making great survival/hiking and Hobo'in gear.
Sam/ko6jq

[zelph]

Have you considered an Altoid sour tin?
they go for sometimes rather cheap under collectables
I experiment with them,
and try to come up with good designs for them, as they are more easily available than Kiwi shoe polish tins.
making great survival/hiking and Hobo'in gear.
Sam/ko6jq

I have considered them and will reconsider. I'm always looking!!!!!!!!

Trying to locate large quantity of a salable item. The 2 X 2 is nice!!!!!

[Username75]

I found use of a tuna can Pot holder heat sheild works great with an altoid sour stove.
you punch 4 holes as close to the bottom of the can, and 8 to 10 holes as close to the top works great as a volcano effect stove.
with the tuna can top as a snuffer.
wouldn't puting the lid on your design snuff the stove, if one used cotton?

[zelph]

I found use of a tuna can Pot holder heat sheild works great with an altoid sour stove.
you punch 4 holes as close to the bottom of the can, and 8 to 10 holes as close to the top works great as a volcano effect stove.
with the tuna can top as a snuffer.
wouldn't puting the lid on your design snuff the stove, if one used cotton?

Here is the sequence: I found the containers first and tested to see if 1/2 ounce fuel would fit. Next came the test to see if it would boil 2 cups and it did. Next came the thought to have a colapsable stand. Hardware cloth seemed workable and 2 inches high was just the right dimension from burner to pot. Fits in my shirt pocket no problem .

Here in this forum, the thinking format is "featherweight" We want our stoves to float in a breeze. I'm a rogue, I'm all over the place . What I'm really interested in is what other people want. I'll make what they want.

Putting the lid on will snuff the cotton or any other absorbant that is used. Cotton balls are handy for newbe stove makers that want to try wickatizing a stove.. A pop can stove is easily primed with cotton stuffed into the center so that the cotton is even with the top rim of the burner. The cotton wet with alcohol is easily ignited in cold weather, lots of vapor right at the surface where there is plenty of oxygen. The rim has a full circle of constant flame touching it, thus heating the aluminum and transfering the heat down to where the fuel is to start the rapid vaporization. Somewhere here on WB is a thread where I show the difference of the flame pattern with and without a fiberglass wick material in a pop can stove.

Awhile back oops56 made an altoids stove. Pot supports attached.

Here is a photo of it


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