10-03-2013, 07:55 PM
I do a little of all including the alcohol burner and MREs. Also do the solar just as Cpeirce describes. A thermos is very good at keeping soup piping hot for hours. You should see tho looks I get cross country skiing when I pour a bowl of steaming hot soup. Kills them to see I have enough for my dogs to have bit.
I prefer propane or butane stoves and have both. However the alcohol stove gets use as well. One you can build your own out of a can or buy one very inexpensively. The main reason I use it is on trips where other fuels aren't widely available. I do an Everglades kayak camping and fishing trip most winters. You can't fly with flammables. Only a handful of places carry butane in all of south Florida (Bass Pro Shops plus a couple camping stores) and it isn't always convenient to get to them while they're open. You can buy the yellow bottle brand HEET gas addictive in most gas stations plus plenty of other places. It works well for fuel in the alcohol stoves.
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I prefer propane or butane stoves and have both. However the alcohol stove gets use as well. One you can build your own out of a can or buy one very inexpensively. The main reason I use it is on trips where other fuels aren't widely available. I do an Everglades kayak camping and fishing trip most winters. You can't fly with flammables. Only a handful of places carry butane in all of south Florida (Bass Pro Shops plus a couple camping stores) and it isn't always convenient to get to them while they're open. You can buy the yellow bottle brand HEET gas addictive in most gas stations plus plenty of other places. It works well for fuel in the alcohol stoves.
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