Caldera Ti-Tri Stove
I’ve been doing a little research on lightweight backpacking equipment and ran across this great little tri-fuel system. It burns alcohol, wood, and esbit (fuel tabs). It’s a little expensive but the price seems fair for the flexibility and materials.
Clickstand Alcohol Camp Stove
I’ve been on the lookout for a good alcohol stove and I think I found it this morning on pathlesspedaled.com. It’s super lightweight and even has an optional wind screen. The stove is a Clickstand. You may also want to get a burner to go with the stove. Total package looks about $50.
Solar Cooker Plans
I just stumbled on this from a reader’s private website. This page is not private… but a very cool collection of solar cookers and plans. Solar cooking is a great way to use the sun for free to cook food.
Tiny Alcohol Stove
I want to make a tiny alcohol burning stove and space heater for Nine Tiny Feet and just came across this great tiny stove on Make. This example is so small if actually can be worn around the neck like a necklace. Weird but possibly useful. Stove Necklace. You can also see it for sale… very expensive… better to make one yourself out of copper tubing me thinks.
Why alcohol burning? My guess is that post peak-oil many of us will probably learn to distill spirits from local vegitation as an alternative fuel to petroleum and natural gas. Nine Tiny Feet will have a peak-oil prepper spin when I’m done; a teaching tool for simple and sustainable living without petroleum.
Ultralight Backpacking Equipment
Great site for ultralight backpacking equipment. I’m not an ultralight backpacker but I look to these people for great simple living ideas like tiny alcohol stoves made from beer cans.
