Last year I made the switch to an alchy setup. Being a gear freak I didn't settle for a cat food can or pepsi can stove after trying a few that I made.
I spoke with one of the guys at Trail designs and they suggested a brand new Ti-Tri Fissure which has since been split into two separate models, the Fusion and the Fissure. The model I have looks more like the Fusion from the website. So far I have used the stove for about 30 nights.
The only modification I made was to add a simmer ring to slow down the boil. The ring is a 1" wide round band of Pepsi can with two holes to cover all but two of the side air vents on the 12/10 stove. Trail Designs has a Titanium version but mine cost $0.35 and came filled with Mountain Dew. The simmer ring is helpful for cooking rice and pasta that needs more then just a boil. I bring the pot to a boil then slip the ring over the stove to slow it down. If you put the ring on from the start the fuel never boils and it sputters out. Doing this I can cook a full meal for myself with 1 to 1-1/2 ounces of fuel.
The other neat feature is that the stove can burn Esbit tablets or wood. On a single overnight trip in New Hampshire this summer I used an Esbit tablet. The reason I brought Esbit for this trip was that took this overnight as part of a 2 week business trip and carrying liquid fuel on the plane isn't allowed and I did not wish to purchase 12 ounce of Heet to make a pot of ramen noodles.
The stove is a bit on the expensive side.
http://www.traildesigns.com/stoves/fusion-ti-tri
I spoke with one of the guys at Trail designs and they suggested a brand new Ti-Tri Fissure which has since been split into two separate models, the Fusion and the Fissure. The model I have looks more like the Fusion from the website. So far I have used the stove for about 30 nights.
The only modification I made was to add a simmer ring to slow down the boil. The ring is a 1" wide round band of Pepsi can with two holes to cover all but two of the side air vents on the 12/10 stove. Trail Designs has a Titanium version but mine cost $0.35 and came filled with Mountain Dew. The simmer ring is helpful for cooking rice and pasta that needs more then just a boil. I bring the pot to a boil then slip the ring over the stove to slow it down. If you put the ring on from the start the fuel never boils and it sputters out. Doing this I can cook a full meal for myself with 1 to 1-1/2 ounces of fuel.
The other neat feature is that the stove can burn Esbit tablets or wood. On a single overnight trip in New Hampshire this summer I used an Esbit tablet. The reason I brought Esbit for this trip was that took this overnight as part of a 2 week business trip and carrying liquid fuel on the plane isn't allowed and I did not wish to purchase 12 ounce of Heet to make a pot of ramen noodles.
The stove is a bit on the expensive side.
http://www.traildesigns.com/stoves/fusion-ti-tri
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