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

DSK wrote:
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

No don't know anything about them, cept some lady on the other side of
the lake caught on fire and got burned up pretty bad, don't remember
all the details but not seeing herself on fire was a big factor, she
jumped in the lake to put it out.

Joe

Joe,

I had a two burner "Origo" and loved it. I've heard some bad reports
about them. I've no proof of them but it did force to take special
cautions.

The worst I heard ,was a woman went to fill a canister that went dry and
tried to fill it to finish cooking. It flashed she dropped the gallon
container of Alcohol, which flashed and started a fire on the floor and
cut off her ability to get to the extinguisher. Made a mess of the cabin
and burnt she pretty bad.

Like I say, don't know if true but made me get two extra canisters and
always transload alcohol from gallon jug to a pint plastic bottle to
refuel any canister. Always a cold canister.

I loved those Alky instant light canisters.

I also had a Origo Cabin heater but discovered it was a LOT cheaper to
run the Diesel Aux. & Red Dot heater.

17 plus years and never a problem.




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Thom Stewart wrote:
Joe,

I had a two burner "Origo" and loved it. I've heard some bad reports
about them. I've no proof of them but it did force to take special
cautions.


The biggest precaution is to not try to fill the cannister
when it's hot. They only have about 6 warning labels, with
big red lettering, all over every part of the stove.


The worst I heard ,was a woman went to fill a canister that went dry and
tried to fill it to finish cooking. It flashed she dropped the gallon
container of Alcohol, which flashed and started a fire on the floor and
cut off her ability to get to the extinguisher. Made a mess of the cabin
and burnt she pretty bad.

Like I say, don't know if true but made me get two extra canisters and
always transload alcohol from gallon jug to a pint plastic bottle to
refuel any canister. Always a cold canister.


We stored it in a camper's fuel jug, sturdy with a good
pouring spout. The stuff evaporates out of the burner
cannister, so you can't just fill it up and use it up, you
have to pour a measured amount into the cannister before
every use. Some would call that too much of a PITA, I found
it less so than other systems (and certainly less so that
running out of fuel half way thru making coffee).

I think this is one of the complaints about the expense of
alcohol as a cooking fuel, people don't realize how much
they are allowing to evaporate.


I loved those Alky instant light canisters.

I also had a Origo Cabin heater but discovered it was a LOT cheaper to
run the Diesel Aux. & Red Dot heater.

17 plus years and never a problem.


We never had a problem either.

DSK

"DSK" wrote in message
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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.


You burning Brandy? When I had a non-pressurized alcohol
stove, I hated the smell.

SBV

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



Scotty wrote:
You burning Brandy? When I had a non-pressurized alcohol
stove, I hated the smell.


Sometimes we used peppermint schnapps, sometimes apple
brandy. For special occasions: Courvoisier XO. Gives new
meaning to the phrase "beer bread."

DSK