[Alberg30] Alcohol Stove

[John Bailey]

Peter,

Since I made my post, I found an article in the March/April 2000 Good Old Boat concerning stoves.  It seems I have a dinosaur.  It would appear that everyone changes from this type stove when possible.  Having done plenty of camping in the past, I have a number of stove (four that I can think of) that I could modify for this purpose.  I have had a number of "High Tech" (read "expensive") back-packing stoves that I use for Sea Kayaking.  However, I always find myself going back to plain old Colemans from Wal-mart.  That what I use now even though I have a perfectly good and expensive high tech model also.  My only problem with going this route is making sure everything stays in place during rough conditions.  Is this a problem that others have had, if so, how have you compensated.  It would be nice to spend $50 instead of $300 and have the same convenience.

John Bailey
"Zevulun"  #33
  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Peter Amos 
  To: Public-list at alberg30.org 
  Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 7:16 AM
  Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Alcohol Stove


  John,with my departed Kenyon alcohol stove the procedure was:pump up the pressure, open the fuel valve so that some fuel runs into the bowl, close the valve.Light the fuel in the bowl and allow it to burn out. As soon as the flame has died (not before} open the valve again and light the burner.I found it best to hold a light to the burner, using one of the gas lighters with a long stem,as the valve was being opened so that surplus fuel did not get a chance to run into the hot bowl,and flare up. The other cause of flare up was putting too much fuel in the bowl for the burner preheat stage.Even on the rare occasions when the Kenyon worked properly it was never very good. Last thing I did when I laid Tait Tait up for the summer was scrap the stove.In December I am going to buy from Wal Mart a two burner propane,a Coleman or something similar that can be converted to accept the big propane tanks.Nigel Calder's book on Boat Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance(cant remember the exact title) has a good section on this subject.
  Peter Amos Tait Tait #478

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