good stove for 50-70$$

**dreamhiker** · 06-12-2006, 09:37

Hello,
I am looking for a good stove in the price range of 50-70$$ any ideas?
DreamHiker

**poison_ivy** · 06-12-2006, 09:42

Why not save your money and make a Pepsi Can stove?

- Ivy

**dreamhiker** · 06-12-2006, 10:15

Thanks Ivy,
is it easy to do? are there any how to's on doing it?
DreamHiker

**Doctari** · 06-12-2006, 10:37

Originally Posted by dreamhiker

Thanks Ivy,
is it easy to do? are there any how to's on doing it?
DreamHiker

So easy even I can do it.

Thousands of "How to do it's" some right here. go to search & type either pepsi can stove, or stove, or alcohol stove.

OR try: http://wings.interfree.it/html/main.html
Or search alcohol stoves on Google or Ask.

Be warned, it's addictive making these little things.

Doctari.

**Frolicking Dinosaurs** · 06-12-2006, 10:46

Never mind. The link Doctari posted is awesome.

**lug nut** · 06-12-2006, 10:50

Dang, another person banished to the garage to begin his addiction to stove making.

**Footslogger** · 06-12-2006, 10:59

As a fall back position to the do-it-yourself approach ...if you still want to go with an alcohol stove and want something really durable (albeit a tad heavier than the aluminum can versions) you might want to consider a Trangia. They run about $20 and are made of brass. Carried one on my thru in 2003 and it's still going strong. Has a threaded top with an O-ring seal so you can carry unused fuel inside the reservoir.

'Slogger

**Fiddler** · 06-12-2006, 12:16

Originally Posted by dreamhiker

Thanks Ivy,
is it easy to do? are there any how to's on doing it?
DreamHiker

A good link by Doctari. Here's a few more for some good info, especially the first two. Be sure to check the Ion.
http://zenstoves.net/
http://hikinghq.net/sgt_stove/ion_stove.html
http://www.ionstove.com/index.htm
http://www.csun.edu/~mjurey/stove.html

But be careful. Making stoves is addictive.

**Seeker** · 06-12-2006, 12:59

i'll second all of the above, especially the part about it being addicting... ever since man discovered fire, he's been tinkering with it...

trangia's good. brasslite's another brand. i prefer my little homemade Ion stove, using rock's directions... i have one made from a small V8 can, and another made from a 'favor tin'... they do me just fine, for my style of cooking and hiking.

**Mammoth** · 06-12-2006, 13:16

I really like my cat can stove. I used instructions from here http://wings.interfree.it/html/sgtrock.html, after I had trouble with the pepsi can stoves. This one boils water really fast on little fuel and it's simple to make. I hope you find something that works well for you too.

**saimyoji** · 06-12-2006, 14:05

SnowPeak GigaPower. 35.90 at campmor, at least it was when I bought it. Only complaint is that you have to have everything ready before you light it, it boils so fast.

**kyhipo** · 06-12-2006, 14:23

how about the msr pocket rocket or the whisper light.I do assume your looking for a stove at a store ect ect the home made stoves are fine but to be honest with you a cannister or pump stoves are alot faster,I have a stainless steel home made stove for alcohol but when I am hiking for months ata a time i bring both.ky

**Doctari** · 06-12-2006, 14:35

Yes, it's "Off topic" but also check out other homemade gear as you plan. Some (not nearly all) sites about homemade or modified gear:
http://www.tothewoods.net/HomemadeGear.html
http://www.kickassquilts.com/
http://hikinghq.net/
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=65
http://www.speerhammocks.com/

And Oh so many more. Some, believe it or not are gear manufacturers that tell you how to make THEIR gear at home, for free. (the instructions are free that is), or sell kits at a way reduced price.

AND: Cheap gear can be had at; http://www.sportsmansguide.com/ or Big Lots / www.biglots.com/ & other places. Just have to have an open mind. A very good article on this has just been posted here @ WB, check out: http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?t=15329 Before you go shopping. A real eye opener.

After all, it's only hiking.

Doctari.

**hikerjohnd** · 06-12-2006, 14:47

Originally Posted by kyhipo

how about the msr pocket rocket or the whisper light.I do assume your looking for a stove at a store ect ect the home made stoves are fine but to be honest with you a cannister or pump stoves are alot faster,I have a stainless steel home made stove for alcohol but when I am hiking for months ata a time i bring both.ky

Wow - an answer to the original question... I would second the Pocket Rocket, and if you are looking at white gas, I'd go with the Simmerlite over the Whisperlite because it is easier to simmer with (hence the name...)

I have never been happy with an alcohol stove - it is just too slow and in the end, the weight distribution is about the same - an alcohol stove and enough fuel to go 5 days will come in at about the same weight as a pocket rocket and a single cannister (and I can go 5 days on a canniaster with 2 meals a day). I carry an ion stove (see Sgt. Rock for details) in my day pack incase I decide to have a warm snack at some point, but for day to day cooking, go with gas. Others will extol the virtues of alcohol, but for me, I'll stick with white gas or a cannister.

**icemanat95** · 06-12-2006, 14:55

Not the lightest thing in the world, but I've gotten attached to my Jetboil. It boils fast, stores compactly and can be had for as little as 60.00 on sale if you pay attention. That's what I paid from Campmor during a sale.

**stag3** · 06-12-2006, 15:14

I use a wood stove and carry a lttle alky stove just in case I don't feel like starting a fire. IMO, a wood stove boils water just fine, and with a bit of trying, you can even simmer. the only draw back is the soot deposit on the pot. This looks bad and tends to get on anything near it. But some soap and water will generally make the soot problem manageable.

Oh yea, the cost for my set up is about $5 and the weight is 5 oz, plus about 5 oz of alky.

**Hana_Hanger** · 06-12-2006, 15:18

I would add I love my MSR Pocket Rocket as well....when I want very quick meal with no trouble I use it.

If I need to go lighter in my pack and dont mind waiting a few extra minutes, I love my alcohol stove as well. Any of them and all of them.

I think I have 3 of them so far and want to make the new tiny cat stove one :P
see it is a addiction...you have been warned by all of the above.

I even got that can opener that leaves the can without a sharp edge...oh my when does it end.

**Mags** · 06-12-2006, 15:37

Wrote what (I think) is a balanced overlook at some of the more popular stove options:
http://www.pmags.com/joomla/index.ph...d=58&Itemid=33

It may help in deciding a stove best for your needs. I honestly think there is no best stove for all around use. There *IS* a best stove for your use, though.

**Spock** · 06-12-2006, 16:42

OK, here's the crank answer: Esbit. It has about the same weight efficiency as a cannister stove - even over the long term- as long as you don't use Esbit's folding stove. There are numerous pot stands for Esbit described in hiker forums. Advantages: light weight, simplicity, complete reliability, relatively easy resupply, mailability. Disadvantages: best for solo, smells funky, soots pots (water soluable soot, though), slower than either alcohol or cannister.

**Cedar Tree** · 06-12-2006, 18:01

I recommend Aaron's stoves.
http://www.brasslite.com/
CT

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