Originally Posted by
Maybelater
You have a valid point on using a LPG stove or catalytic heater but a micro stove suitable for hiking starts around 50 bucks
Not necessarily. Here's the stove I've used for backpacking which cost me $7. Flame is nicely adjustable from a simmer to a roar and it includes the piezo-electric spark lighter so you don't need matches.
http://www.amazon.com/Ultralight-Por...s=orange+stove
Of course if you end up using it any significant amount you'll end up spending far more for fuel than for the stove whether alcohol or butane/propane.