Originally Posted by
Western Flyer
Despite the fervent, near religious, belief and testimony by many touring cyclists on this and other forums, declaring their undying even thread-ending allegiance to alcohol fuel, in all my years of camping by bicycle and otherwise, I have never seen anyone besides myself using an alcohol stove of any description.
Yea this is one of those things that seem to be way more common in discussion groups than out on the road. I have met a few folks using alcohol stoves, but they were a definite minority and a small one at that. I have noticed the same about other gear choices as well.
Originally Posted by
Western Flyer
On more than one occasion I have had a fellow cyclist and early riser ask to put their pot of water on my stove in lieu of waking the other cyclists and perhaps the entire campground with their blow-torch stove.
Some folks must be way more sensitive to the noise than I am. I can't imagine waking because of the sound of the likes of the SVEA in the same site, let alone one in another site, or in a neighboring RV.