I use a rubbing alcohol stove all the time at home. Don't use ele or propane or nat gas, just rubbing alcohol. Planning on actually taking it with me this summer and using it. The stove and pot stand fits right inside the 12 cm Imusa pot that I use. I don't have to search for wood or anything else and waste all that time when its raining trying to get the fire started thanks to wet wood. I can get my fuel source practically anywhere I go and it quite cheap fuel as well. Probably looked at a bit better by fire officials than wood fires.