Brasslite Ti Alcohol Stove?

[stickman]

Has anyone seen the new stove I've heard about, a titanium stove from Brasslite called the Turbo F? Is it pressurized? How did it work, etc etc. Most important, how much does it cost and where is it sold?

Thanks!

[Brasslite]

Has anyone seen the new stove I've heard about, a titanium stove from Brasslite called the Turbo F? Is it pressurized? How did it work, etc etc. Most important, how much does it cost and where is it sold?

Thanks!

I think you may be thinking of the Triad Titanium stove ($30) they are available through Campmor among other places. The Brasslite Turbo F is made of brass, not titanium. I made several stoves out of titanium early on in the experimentation process and in spite of the fact that titanium is tougher, it doesn't conduct heat well and did not perform as well as the brass metal. Except for the stability (which is great) IMHO I haven't been very impressed with the performance of the Triad. I know maybe it sounds like I'm trying to put down my "competitor" but the truth is that I'm a hiker first and a stove manufacturer second. If I thought that the Triad worked well I would say it regardless of the apparent conflict of interest and I would recommend it here. If I really liked it I wouldn't even hesitate to sell it on my own site. I honestly can't do that in good conscience. I found it rather difficult to light (if not filled), it tends to flare in cycles (as heat builds up in a concentrated area), and it's rather slow. Mine also tended to leak around the edges and spit flaming fuel periodically. The design needs some reworking.
Aaron
http://www.brasslite.com

[stickman]

Thanks, Brasslight. I apprecitate the info.

[SGT Rock]

I played with the Ti stove a little. If you want such a stove, you can go lighter, cheaper, and easier by building the Don Johnson Photon stove. Basically the Ti stove is the same thing, except it is made from titanium. the bad part is the stove isn't sealed, which is sort of required to work well in that design. Add to that the fact that Ti is sort of nutral when it comes to heat, which isn't a good thing in this sort of design that requires the stove to heat up and cause the fuel to vaporize. It is also a pain to fill and light, and doesn't stay lit well. If you want a pressure stove that is light and works well, get an old Brasslite Solo.

[bartender]

I saw a bunch of folks(ok it was 2 or 3)with that Ti stove on my LT thru hike in August. Seemed they had to overfill the thing to make it work properly, it would burn for quite some time after they were done cooking. I am wildly unhandy and my homemade stove(photon) performed as well if not better than the Ti.