Spirit Alcohol Stove?

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wonkywheel
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Spirit Alcohol Stove?

Post: # 20010Post wonkywheel
November 18th, 2017, 1:50 am

While looking through "Jackson's Leisure" web page to try to decide on which hob/sink combination to use I came across a spirit alcohol option.
Does anyone have any experience with these items?

I was interested to know how the running costs and efficiency of them compared with LPG. I have still to decide on refillable or bottled LPG.
Any thoughts on that too would be of interest to me :?:

The spirit alcohol route seems to have some merit with both portable or built-in units of both hobs and ovens being competitively priced. Also a portable option could be used to do the cooking outside in good weather saving heat buildup inside.
The "Heat Pal" cooker/heater seemed a good saving on fitting a warm air system for that bit of extra comfort on a cold evening. Its not as if I would want to use it unattended overnight. With my experience camping in my teardrop trailer, I found it very snug with a good quilt.


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My only concern with using the heater is ventilation and condensation. With the teardrop being quite compact, without open ventilation condensation could be a problem. Just breathing overnight will cause half a pint of water vapour that will condense on any cold surface.

Any thought, comments welcomed.
Mark
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Re: Spirit Alcohol Stove?

Post: # 20015Post Big Jim
November 18th, 2017, 7:39 am

I wanted an indoor/ outdoor solution , but I find a grill very useful , so it had to be gas . We do little cooking but the gas seems to last forever and if refillable cost of gas is next to nothing . Those little sink/hob combos with a glass lid are very neat , but no grill . I do have a spare Spinflo combo if you want one which are really practical but old fashioned looking .

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Re: Spirit Alcohol Stove?

Post: # 20016Post wonkywheel
November 18th, 2017, 11:46 am

Jim,
I know what you mean about a grill. My current set-up in the teardrop is a 2 burner with a grill under. I tend to use a griddle plate on the top of the two burners for a hot and warm option.
I might be interested in the combo though. Have you a model number and a price in mind?
Mark
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Re: Spirit Alcohol Stove?

Post: # 20019Post Big Jim
November 18th, 2017, 12:56 pm

some pics sent

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