Post by: quadrafire on September 13, 2011, 09:59:05 PM
I purchased it at REI for about $29 add a bottle of denatured alcohol and you are ready to go.
stats:
wt: 1.2 oz (titanium)
burns denatured alcohol
burn time approx 10-12 min. per fill
It says it will boil 2 cups in 5-6 min. ------Uhhh--I didn't get to boiling, but 175ish. Will definately cook a dehydrated meal.
You can blow it out and pour the alcohol back in the bottle.
Cools very rapidly.
This thing is Light, light,light. burns very little fuel in 10 min. I haven't measured it. But will at some point.
You wont even know this thing is in your pack :twocents:
http://www.rei.com/product/767750/vargo-outdoors-decagon-stove (http://www.rei.com/product/767750/vargo-outdoors-decagon-stove)
Post by: Miles on September 14, 2011, 04:17:31 AM
Looks like a cool little rig. If I didn't already have my Snow Peak kit, I might consider it.
I wonder how it compares to the snow peak kit once you factor in boil efficiency and the weight of the alcohol, versus a canister type fuel.
Post by: ICEMAN on September 14, 2011, 06:01:22 AM
Like most all alcohol burners, ya better get some rocks around it to help avoid spills... Most have very little in the way of pot/cup support.....
Thanks for the link.
Post by: quadrafire on September 14, 2011, 07:53:50 AM
That may help with heat retention as well. I seems pretty stable, but the pot I was using was not very big. I wouldn't want to use anything bigger than in the picture.
Like most all alcohol burners, ya better get some rocks around it to help avoid spills... Most have very little in the way of pot/cup support.....
Post by: ICEMAN on September 14, 2011, 07:36:26 PM
I also place a sheet of aluminum foil in my kit to wrap the stove area to cut the wind.
Do you think that your stove has enough room to burn an esbit fuel tab in the fuel bowl occasionally instead of alcohol?
Post by: quadrafire on September 14, 2011, 07:51:58 PM
Quadrafire, I run HEET fuel line additive in mine, cheap and works great, the yellow bottle. Easy to get more when you are on the road too...I had heard about the HEET (will pick some up). The foil was something I was gonna add to the kit (it all fits in my pot). I will have to check to see if a feul tab will fit. I'm not looking at it right now, but seems like is about 1inch deep/1 inch wide?
I also place a sheet of aluminum foil in my kit to wrap the stove area to cut the wind.
Do you think that your stove has enough room to burn an esbit fuel tab in the fuel bowl occasionally instead of alcohol?
How long do the tabs burn?
Post by: ICEMAN on September 14, 2011, 07:56:31 PM
Esbits burn clean, the trioxane pellets leave crap everywhere, hate them...
Good luck with the stove, looks cool!