backpacking stove made from aluminum "Cottle" (Can / Bottle), a knock off of the White Box stove Burns denatured alcohol. Made from an aluminum Bud Light bottle Great for low cost and ultralight backpacking 2 tsp alcohol boils 2 cups of water backpacking.bizwacky.com
A 1947 Coleman 530 - see earlier video, but she was no longer belching big orange flames like a dyspeptic dragon after I took it apart and put it back together. Clean as a whistle inside - must have been a question of tightening things back up a bit and a little lubrication with paraffin. She's faltering here and there - as you'll see when it starts burning raw and not evaporated paraffin -, so something's not quite right. I think a bit of WD40 or carb cleaner down the spout for a day, or regular use, might be the answer at this point. Still, it got that tank of water (wh doubles as the case for those who don't know abt the 530) up to a rolling boil in 10-15 minutes, which can only improve when she's burning steadily. And for a neglected lady of her age, I think that's pretty good. Take a bow, ol' girl. UPDATE: As of 23 June, I found Coleman fuel and she brings water to a boil 7 min faster and without stuttering or belching flames. She will therefore run on paraffin but it isn't ideal - just saying, is all - and she's off with me this week to Glastonbury, where my ol' band is playing. Stay tuned - I'm going to make a video for you faithful and increasing viewers, showing her in action.
This alcohol-fuel based stove is made from a Venom brand energy drink can. It uses either Isopropyl Alcohol or Heet as fuel. Nice thing about this can compared to standard pop cans, is that it only takes one can instead of two. Another benefit is the much thicker aluminum than on the pop cans. This design is only good for wider pots. The next Venom can stove I will make, will be an inverted type.
