Michael Janzen » cooking http://www.mikejanzen.com michael's bookmark blog Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:58:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Caldera Ti-Tri Stove http://www.mikejanzen.com/2010/03/16/cooking/caldera-ti-tri-stove/ http://www.mikejanzen.com/2010/03/16/cooking/caldera-ti-tri-stove/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:53:59 +0000 Michael Janzen http://www.mikejanzen.com/?p=305 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.

Caldera Ti-Tri Stove

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Solar Cooker Plans

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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.

]]> http://www.mikejanzen.com/2009/08/03/food/tiny-alcohol-stove/feed/ 0 Ultralight Backpacking Equipment http://www.mikejanzen.com/2009/06/27/cooking/ultralight-backpacking-equipment-website-and-info/ http://www.mikejanzen.com/2009/06/27/cooking/ultralight-backpacking-equipment-website-and-info/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:18:38 +0000 Michael Janzen http://www.mikejanzen.com/?p=222 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.

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