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    Default Piezo Igniter for Alcohol Stove tip

    I have seen some blogs and reviews where people claim you can't light an alcohol stove with a piezo igniter reliably. I have no trouble lighting my homemade alcohol stove with my MSR piezo igniter. I thought I would share my tip. Dip the tip of the igniter in alcohol before trying to light the stove. The small amount that clings to the igniter is more than enough to provide a flame for the stove. Perhaps everyone already knew this. Maybe some did not.
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    Cute idea! Even though I don't have a piezo igniter. Most of the time I use a firesteel. In cold weather, I use about a third of a square of toilet paper with a few drops of alcohol to catch the spark - and I start off with the other end of the paper stuck in the primer dish. In warm weather, I don't have to, the stove lights right off when I throw a spark into it. (And the Penny Stove is self-priming in warmer weather.)
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    Bird Brain. Thanks for sharing that info.

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