Bushwalk Australia

Just been reading and youtubeing about wick stoves and they seem to be very very fuel efficient and can boil 2 cups of water in 5,6,7 minutes, just wondering if anyone here has built or use one, would like some info about them.

The wick stove seems to need no preheat and you can just blow it out when your done, not sure how long the wicks last or really how much more fuel efficient they are though, but better than a coke can stove or a normal Alcohol stove I would think.

Has anyone had any experience with wick stoves ???

/PS their must be some drawbacks to a wick stove, right !!!!!


Cheers.

I did buy a wick stove from some cheap shop for $0.99. Single wick burning methol alcohol. Screw on lid to snuff and store without spilling. Works great if you have all the time in the world and only want to heat water, rather than boil. I do use it to simmer a pot boiled on gas and it is great for that. I did notice the multi-wick models on YouFace videos. I'm sure they have much better performance. Might make a standard coke can stove form and try a couple of wicks (four maybe) for a play. A multiwick stove with a screw on lid would be worth playing with if cheap enough.

Ticklebelly

A multiwick stove with a screw on lid would be worth playing with if cheap enough.

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Yeah just what I was thinking, make one and tinker with it ''''

Will let you know what the results are, not many vids on yourtube, but I did find a few on how to make them and they look dead easy,much easier than the coke can stoves.

Cheers.

You can blow out and recover the remaining fuel with most stoves most stoves :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX9j7pF38Tw
however with the wick type the remaining fuel will evaporate in storage unless you have a way to seal them up.
Franco

Only experience I have had with a wick stove is watching a companion wait half an hour for a small pot of water to boil.

Soda can stoves are a much better alternative.

Cheers,
Michael.