Alcohol Stoves: Best Simmer Design?

[Javan Dempsey]

Ok so, I've been making different can stoves and such left and right, and obviously there are ten million variations on the theme.

So I've settled on taking two can-type stoves with me at a time. Not really an issue considering the size and weight. I feel like having two specialized stoves is advantageous, especially since I do more than just boiling water. To that end I'm using a penny stove or a regular pressurized can stove.

My question however is this: Which design have people found to be the best for simmering? I know that the open well type can stove works great as a dual purpose stove, but I'm looking for the most efficient design for low-medium heat?

Having two stoves available at once is priceless for more in-depth cooking, and I can fit two down in my pot anyway. Any ideas? Thanks!

[Connie Dodson]

Zelph at bplite.com has his "BudLyte Super Stove" he lists for sale at eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/SUPER-STOVE-SUPER-STOVE-SUPER-STOVE-alcohol-meths_W0QQitemZ250552469468QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a561747dc

I have two, one an alcohol stove and the other a white gas stove.

I also have a simmer ring he suggested. It is a simple design.

The simmer ring is simple to use.

It requires a little experience with your stove, pot, windscreen to determine where you set it in advance.

The stoves are excellent.

Having a white gas option in a 1 oz. soda can stove design I think is a first.

Check it out. Maybe one stove will do what you want.

I am making titanium caldera clones for two different small titanium pots for these two sweet stoves. I will be doing my experimenting on Mt. Hood snow because the mountain is here and I live in the mountains of Montana.

I expect I will stay with this two stove system, to have the most available cooking options, but we will see.

[Keith Selbo]

This is a simmer only stove. I haven't timed it, but It will simmer a good LONG time. That's the usual two soda can bottoms. It's filled with fiberglass insulation and that's a half inch hole in the top. It can be throttled somewhat by a penny.

[boba fett]

regular penny with the standard simmer ring = 1 hour, 15 min flame off 1.75 oz of alcohol ;)

http://picasaweb.google.com/hiflyer.x/AllThingsPennyStove#

[Javan Dempsey]

thanks man, I'm waaay beyond this now though.

;)

[Kevin Beeden]

> thanks man, I'm waaay beyond this now though.

Anything interesting to report from where you are now?

[James Wyrwicki]

it seems the video on the simmer ring is no longer working. It looks like you just cut a section of a beer can bottle. How tall is it and do you use two different sized simmer rings for the two stoves? I ordered one today and can not wait to test it out.

[Dan Yeruski]

I'll make a video tomorrow that will show how the simmer ring works. It will be of the type shown up above in the photo. The one in the youtube video was a prototype and I did not feel comfortable making that design available for use with the stove.

[Dan Yeruski]

Didn't have time to do the video but got some photos. The ring is made from an aluminum bottle. After a boil is achieved, the flame goes out, refuel, light, place ring over stove, put pot back on, simmer.

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[James Wyrwicki]

looks easy enough to make. get stove by the way. perfect flame the entire time.

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