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The designs, techniques and concepts found on this site were inspired by so many sources that undoubtedly many of the true inventors, creators, and publishers will be missed. This list is far from complete, but strives to credit those wonderful folks who have made contributions to backpacking stoves.
Alcohol as a fuel
Alcohol has been used for well over a hundred years in prefabricated portable stoves as either the main fuel or to preheat stoves that use a different main fuel.
Chemistry labs use alcohol burners as a heat source for experiments.
Alcohol stoves designed for the military are used by both non-military outdoorsman and the military of many different countries in Europe. In fact, the Swedish Trangia stoves that are just catching on in the U.S. market are nice versions of the military versions.
Open Flame Stoves
Tuna Can -
Scouts or internet maybe?
Cat Food Can -
Altoids can -
Tuna can -
Scouts
Michael Connick one of the only left on the web
Low Pressure SideBurner Alcohol Stoves
Cat Food Can -
Jim Crandall's Mini Cat Can Stove
Tin Can
Vienna Sausage can
Open Jet Stoves and inner wall idea
Scott Henderson's Pepsi Can Stove
Pressurized Jet stove
Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist invented or bought the first design in late 1800's
Thomas Tveit Rosenlund's Homemade Alcohol Burning Stove
Don Johnston's Photon Stove based on Rosenlund's design
several variants based on Don Johnson's design such as
Using 12oz Drink Cans
Boy Scouts
6oz V-8 Cans
Sgt Rock Turbo V8 based on AYCE's
Template
Measurements
Inner Wall template - Scott Henderson
Side Wall Jet template - Tin Man
Jet size
Basic bit size and several techniques - Scott Henderson
12oz Can Side Burner - Tin Man
Use of Small Needles which led to use of small drills - Don Johnston
Side burner stoves that Use Stove as Stand
Rainmaker's Side Burner Soda Can Stove
Stove Fitting Techniques
Guinness can fitting in Pepsi can
Bending in edge of stove bottom section to facilitate sliding in top section
Stove Dress Up
High Temperature Flue Tape and Tommy Tape - Scott Henderson
Primer Pan
An idea used in old kerosene stoves
Fuel Container
Sta-Bil bottle - possibly Brasslite Aaron Rosenbloom
Pot Stands
Hardware Cloth - Don Johnston
Aluminum flashing or bake pan with holes -
Bent Hanger - LaMar Kirby
Coffee cans -
Single Piece Folded Aluminum Flashing - Stove Stomper
Heineken Can wire mesh pot stand - HogOnIce HogOnIce's Homemade 3.7 oz. Cooking System
Simmer Accessories
Pivoting disc - Trangia
Adjustable Half Opening - C.D. Pritchard
Muffin Tins - Trailquest
Drink can lids - Scott Henderson
Stove Snuffer
Can Bottom with nice Handles - Perry Michael Koussiafes
Pot cozy
Using Cans as Pots
Boy Scouts
Canned Heat Pot - Trailquest
Heineken Can - HogOnIce HogOnIce's Homemade 3.7 oz. Cooking System
Solid Fuel Burner
Flipping stove over - Scott Henderson
Esbit "+" Stand - Howard Johnson
Wood Stoves
Collapsible stove - Eb "Nimblewill Nomad" Eberhart
Tin Can stove -
Windscreen stove -
Rick Allnutt's Windscreen Forge
Fan powered zip stoves -
Rick Allnutt's Windscreen Forge
Peter's Redesigned Sierra Zip Stove
Tom's Ultralight ZIP Stove - Detailed Information
Low Budget Gold Homemade Camping Stove * Dead Winter 2004
WoodGas Camp Stove-
Candle Lantern
Made from Pepsi can - Rick Allnutt's Tea Candle Lantern
Solar Stove
Horace de Saussure 1767
Canister Stoves
Roger Caffin has provided a lot of information and expertise in regards to canister and other stoves
Images
Some of the images, (commercial only), on this site were found on the internet
Stove Basics
Disclaimer and Warning
These are slightly altered versions from other sites.
Others
See the Links Page for other designs and ideas.
Many of the ideas come from things heard or seen on the trail, the internet, from emails, from experimentation and general epiphany. Who knows where inspiration for each idea/technique directly or indirectly originated from or if concepts were developed similar to those of others. If you feel that you should be mentioned here, then feel free to send an email to
All the info provided on this site is provided as a source of information to anyone researching info on alcohol stoves, other camp stoves, cook systems and nothing more.