- Mini Alcohol Backpacking Stove, Lightweight Brass Spirit Burner with Aluminium Stand for Camping Hiking and Picnic

I bought this to compare against a few of the alcohol stoves I built from soda cans, so let that be known up front. I have never owned a commercially manufactured alcohol stove before, and wanted to test out a bottom of the line stove before possibly spending a little more money a titanium one or whatever. So, this comes in a nice little pouch. A+ for that. It won't get any soot on the rest of my gear when I pack it up, and any stove will soot a little bit, regardless of the liquid fuel. The tabs on the stand hold the burner loosely enough to where it will easily fall to the floor of it, which I do not want. I bent the little tabs down gently, and problem solved. It fits perfectly snug but can easily be pulled apart again. Perfect. I filled the bottom of the reservoir with enough 91% isopropyl alcohol completely cover the holes which allow it to seep into the outer chamber, and then a little bit (about 5mm worth) to start a test burn, to see if the stove would "bloom" like some reviewers seem to have a problem with. Lit the stove easily, wait for the alcohol to heat up a little bit, and I see tiny little flames begin out of the holes like they are supposed to. I put my coffee percolator on the stand, and viola... a perfect bloom of flames out of each hole. Nice. I snuffed the flame with the little snuffer cap provided. Out like a light. I filled the burner with a good bit more alcohol (sorry now that I didn't measure again how much), and begin the real test, which is how long before it with begin to perk my little 9 cup percolator. It should be noted that now that there is a lot more alcohol in the stove, it will take longer for the alcohol to heat up and the flame to fully bloom. Once the flames got to where they just began to bloom, but not fully, I placed my percolator atop the stand and it began to perk in 17 minutes, full on boiling perk at 20 minutes. Not awesome, but not bad, considering what kind of stove this is. There was at least enough alcohol let into the burner for a good 15 minutes more, so cooking a small meal for one on a small frying pan should be a cinch. Ultimately, I am happy with it, especially for the small $12 price tag. Do go ahead and get a $10 wind screen to go with it if you plan on using it outdoors, of course. I would totally recommend this stove, without a doubt, and I don't even think I'll try to upgrade to a titanium (or whatever) stove as this fits the bill nicely. How does it stack up against the homemade sodapop can stoves I've made? Well, it's just built better is all, and it can store the fuel right in the stove if needed. Mine work fine, but this is better. Hope this will help someone...

A must item for bug out bags and get home bags, and camping trips and hikes. I have not been able to use it so far, but it is a comfort to know that its there, in case of an emergency, or during black outs in raging storms, and having many alternate ways to cook and function during those times makes it an must have. The price point is great, because camping stoves are really expensive, and it was $20.00 well spent, investment and having it on hand in the vehicles, for a way to cook items during a breakdown while on a long distance trip can be a life changer, to be able to cook foods and drinks..

It is lightweight, durable and convenient. I often have a few Oz of denatured alcohol in my pack and it is easy to use. Doesn't cost much to use and is lightweight and small. Great things when hiking. It is easy to pair up with other pieces to make a complete cooking kit ready for the trail.

It looks sturdy for what it is. I put a very small amount of 91 percent isopropyl alcohol in it, a few tablespoons. It burned great for over 15 minutes. I used maybe 1 or 2 percent of its capacity tops. It burned very clean, no odor or visible fumes. I did not put a pot on it to check for soot build up. Would probably burn better with denatured alcohol, but honestly 91 isopropyl works fine. Just make sure you have adequate ventilation! Would, and probably will, buy again.

This cool little stove was much better than I figured for less than ten bucks. I tried it out with just a couple tablespoons of Grain alcohol and it quickly heated a small frying pan in minutes and my sausage was cooked fine. It has a little burner extinguisher, a tight fitting storage lid and a pot holder. It has two temperature settings, On or Off. It knocks down easily and stores in the supplied pouch. Love it.

I love how light and small it packs super effective very easy to use I boil water to make tea when I go camping and it's the best thing ever

This little alcohol stove works great cooks fast. It’ll always come with me on my camping trips.

The spirit burner works well. The stand is adequate, but nothing spectacular. The issue is that the first time I tried to adjust the flame, the flame cover broke. The adjustment flap pulled out of the hole in the ring. That part's useless now. I can still use the stove but only at full burn. I can't complain too bad, it's definitely worth the cost, but if you want the added feature of an adjustable flame, this is not the stove you want.