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The Kenyon pressurized alcohol stoves, which were inexpensive and popular,
had their problems. I recollect one whose tank was small and close to the burners. Having to refill the tank next to a hot burner was unpleasant. There were other good pressurized alcohol stoves.. I had a Shipmate. Its tank was large and several feet away from the stove and needed filling only once or twice a season . Its burners were large enough to provide enough heat to cook on and its priming cups were large enough that spills were rare. It gave little trouble in over twenty years. DSK wrote: (Parallax) wrote: It is my opinion that alchohol stoves are the most dangerous item on most boats. The pressurized ones require priming with fuel whose flame is hard to see insuring that eventually you will attempt to prime a stove that is already (or still) aflame from a previous attempt. Agreed, those old-timey pressurized alcohol stoves were a disaster waiting to happen. Wayne.B wrote: Absolutely correct. It is amazing to me that they were recommended equipment for so long. Well, it was a fad because they required a lot of manly fiddling about, just like an old fashioned campfire. ... For a small boat I like the gimbeled one burner propane stove currently marketed by Force 10. It works well and stows easily and out of the way. Propane stored outside of course. The only thing I don't like about propane is the way it makes the cabin so dank... gives off a lot of water vapor. If you can always cook outside, not a problem. But in cold or rainy weather it is unpleasant. Also it's difficult to tell how much fuel you have left. We used a wick-type alcohol stove (an Origo) for years and found it simple & effective. Never failed, and while many people complain that alcohol "burns too cool" it seemed to cook everything in reasonable times. Excellent for boiling up a kettle for coffee and/or tea. We bought denatured alcohol at the hardware store, much cheaper than camping fuel. If I were outfitting another small cruiser that's exactly what I'd get again. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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Jim Conlin wrote:
.... There were good pressurized alcohol stoves.. I had a Shipmate. Its tank was large and several feet away from the stove and needed filling only once or twice a season . Its burners were large enough to provide enough heat to cook on and its priming cups were large enough that spills were rare. It gave little trouble in over twenty years. Shipmate made some good stuff, not surprised their pressure alcohol stove was good too. But I bet it's still prone to more faults than the wick type. BTW the stove I have liked the most is the Shipmate Skipper Junior, a small coal (or other solid fuel) pot-bellied stove/heater. It came out of 1900s era catboat, one of two in the boat; and then for some years it lived in a Harkers Islander. I still have it squirreled away somewhere awaiting just the right vintage style boat to put it in. DSK |
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Sterno sucks, and doesn't even do that very well.
I have heard owners of genuine SeaSwing stoves who have both Sterno and kero/alc stoves say they prefer Sterno by a wide margin. Of course, those guys may be using a SeaSwing in a seaway rather than tied to a dock. |
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Agreed, those old-timey pressurized alcohol stoves were a disaster
waiting to happen. just like the pressue kero stoves of the time, 40 years ago, except the kero stove sooted up everything in sight, plus were worthless for anything but boiling water [scorched everything else]. |
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Well, it was a fad because they required a lot of manly fiddling about,
just like an old fashioned campfire. like kero, and just about CNG. |
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Having to refill the tank next to a hot burner was unpleasant.
and stew ped. dum-dum, you were supposed to let the stove cool down to room temp first. were you unable to read the directions? |
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The containers used on
those chafing stoves hold 220 g. for $1.45 per cartridge in Chinatown NYC. Takes about 90 seconds to heat water to boiling to make a cup of coffee. |
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JAXAshby wrote: The $18 solution is appealing. Is butane heavier than air? yes. it is best to store the cartridges outside the cabin. |
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