Capt. JG wrote:
You can put alcohol out with water.


Joe wrote:
Thats good, cuz when your covered with flames you an not see the best
thing to do is jump in the water.



IMHO alcohol is a perfectly OK fuel, a bit expensive per BTU
but handy and makes the cabin smell nice.

I bet Joe is thinking of those old-time pump-up alcohol
stoves that had to be primed with kerosene and used a
pressurized vapor at the burner. Those things were funky
although I wouldn't call them really dangerous. Maybe Joe's
had some leaks or else rusted-thru burner throats.

Hey Joe, those things are dinosaurs... do you know anything
about any technology that is more recent that say 1875?

DSK