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I hear ya boss and you didn’t even include your new super ultra light wallet, just like mine.

Larry, a “double entendre”. very cute. good one.

And no doubt my wallet will continue to get lighter as my pack gets lighter.

Now I’m checking out the Brasslite stoves. When will I ever find an inexpensive hobby?

-jeff

Jeff, forget about the Brasslite stoves. Check out John Austin’s (aka Tinny) website ==> MiniBullDesigns

Mr. Austin is the undisputed heavyweight camp of alcohol stoves creators/maufacturers.

>Now I’m checking out the Brasslite stoves. When will I ever find an inexpensive hobby?

Definitely first try making your own alcohol stove. I’m sure Brasslites are nice, but you can make your own from an empty soda can, beer can or cat food can. It’s easy. Check out the SuperCat for a simple example.

http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/SuperCat/index.html

You don’t have to have the base, and you can make the holes with a single-hole paper punch instead of an ice pick. Easy.

There are a bunch of stoves here.

http://zenstoves.net/Stoves.htm

Pick any of them. My favorite is the generic Pepsi can Open-Jet stove (easy to light, hard to blow out), but there are other good designs too.

Thanks for the info. I suppose it does make sense to just make my own to find out if I even like the concept enough to replace my Brunton Crux for shorter trips.

-jeff

I would also recommend a look at the vargo triad ti stove in addition to make-your-own or minibull designs stoves.