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Apr 13, 2011

Question on Fuel

I'm attempting to build my own alcohol stove and pot but I was wondering about fuel. How much fuel do you guys use to boil a cup of water?

3 comments:

  1. With a windscreen, I can get away with about 3/4 oz for 2 cups of water. Without windscreen, It's around an oz. I have heard tell of people doing way better though. Good luck

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  2. What? Why the change of heart with the JetBoil?

    I use a base calculation for measuring water to fuel combinations. I can get 2-1/4 cups of water(1/4 cup evaporates with the heating process at 2 cups) to boil in 6-1/2 to 7 minutes. The stove burns until approx. 9-1/2 minutes. I let the stove burn for the extra time to allow for colder/windier conditions than my living room.

    Anyway, congrats with the alcohol stove construction!

    PS: I use a red bull can for the stove and a Heineken keg can for the pot. I use the yellow bottle of HEET (not the red bottle of HEET).

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