Originally Posted by
cyccommute
I also question the ability to tell how much fuel you have left in the alcohol 'cat can' stoves or stoves like the Trangia.
I find it is a simple matter of looking. I also now how much within a ml or two what I need to say boil a cup of water or for my breakfast (30 ml to be precise).
Since they are mass burn stoves, you really have no idea how much fuel you have left.
Well I can only comment on my stove and I can easily tell how much fuel I have left.
And what happens if you run out of fuel during cooking? I can change canisters on the fly if I run out but how do you add more fuel to a hot stove when you have to pour it in?
Pour some more in when it has cooled down a touch ... only have to wait a minute or so.
Andrew