rhm

I really like this site and the various designs offered there:

Zen Backpacking Stoves - Home of the Alcohol Stove



In particular I liked the look of the Cyclone Stove, so I made a few of those. My plan was to vary the design a bit this way and that way and see what worked best, but I didn't learn much: they all worked just fine. If you're going for a ride, and want to stop and hang out for a while, it's incredibly easy to pour a little alcohol into the thing, light a match to it, and have hot coffee or soup in a few minutes.

jimmuller 

Hey, that's my stove!

Clever design, but it looks like a great way to cut your finger too.

On the other hand, any stove could be considered dangerous. And on the other hand there is no cut.

Bianchigirll 

I like a slightly different libation,

JohnDThompson 

I use an MSR multi-fuel stove I bought back in the mid-70s. Burns just about any liquid fuel: white gas, regular gas, kerosene, jet fuel, etc.

Bianchigirll 

On a serious note if you want something super small and light go military style. You could use these Trioxane fuel tablets and stove fashioned from a tuna or pineapple can or buy a folding stove.

Trioxane Solid Fuel Tablets ThreeTablets per Box 1.25x1.75" Tablets in Foil Wrap




In an emergency, or while your evading the "enemy" instructors you can huddle under your poncho using these to keep warm.

Italuminium

Love that dual set up! What's that called, a shot and a beer, in the US? Over here it's known as a "kopstoot" or headbutt I do save those for AFTER the ride though...

rhm

But we are experts. We have many ways to cut our fingers.

Here's my most recent hobo stove. I simplefied the design figuring three points of contact would provide a secure enough foundation for a small pot. I have not cut my fingers with this, nor any of the others I've made, but caution is always warranted. The real beauty of this type of stove is that setup time is as close to zero as you can get. Once you've made one, you can make another any time you need one. It's made from a recyclable can, and it can be recycled any time.

auldgeunquers

Instant coffee is at it's best sprinkled lightly over vanilla ice cream.

auldgeunquers

You're doing it wrong. Hammoks are very comfy when NOT on the ground.

auldgeunquers

This does seem like fun. Maybe I will get out in the morning and bring extra coffe for anyone who stops to chat while I am making ... Might get something started. Will have to scout a location ....

I do have a morning thing I like - but it is a solo thing. I have a coffe before I go for a ride then I make tea in a thermos and let it brew while I ride down to the river to watch the sunrise. Just me and my camera and the sunrise - and a few dog walkers, but I like (well behaved) dogs.

rootboy 

And lo and behold, they still make them.



Still have my original, Jim, which accompanied me on my '72 bike tour, and up and down many mountains, and which served me well. But it looks nothing like the examples above. All beat up and missing its pot legs. I still have lots of spare parts for these stoves too.

Why on earth do I still have all of this stuff!?

Time to simplify…..

Bianchigirll 

I am not a beer drinker but I believe it is referred to as "whisky with a beer back" and if your drop your shot into your mug of beer it is a Boiler Maker. I just like my Bourbon neat or in a Manhattan.

Grand Bois

I have the same Svea stove. I'll never switch to propane. I'd miss the ritual of getting the white gas stove started. I wouldn't miss sleeping in a gas soaked sleeping bag. It only happened once. I learned the hard way to be sure to tighten the cap on the fuel bottle.

rootboy 

HA. Never went there, GB, thankfully. But did have a nasty spill one time, outside the tent.

I'm with you on the ritual though. Nothing quite like it. And when the old Svea 123 gets up and running, that familiar sound of the mini jet engine putt-putt-ing along to keep you company when off in the middle of nowhere. A very reassuring and lovely noise.

Chrome Molly

The svea jet sound is cool.

Pompiere

I don't know if you can buy them separately, but MREs have a heat pack that works when you pour a little water in it. In few minutes you can have a hot beverage. Some MREs have powdered latte, too.

long john

Seva 123 36 years young. Coffee mug French press. The mrs pocket rocket looks handy/French press. Sigg nesting pots also.

likebike23

For those who just buy a coffee, how much pondero'ing can you do while waiting in line? I like the ritual of cooking and to do it in a beautiful setting, with no stress, over a fire is appealing to me. BTW, did anyone read that blog? A leisure consultant specializing in bikes, hammocks, and coffee outside? I think that guy is my new idol

Velocivixen

I'm with you @tarwheel. That's precisely why I prefer urban riding.....coffee shops & food. I've done a few "out in the country" rides. I'm usually in the back, so I spend most of my time yelling "car back"!

Anyway, packing up a tiny stove and trying my hand at daytime urban "camping" seems like it's worth a try at least once. Then, if it doesn't suit my fancy, I'll go to a nice coffee house.

rhm

I too intend to bring the equipment for coffee on my next century. It's not that I necessarily plan to make coffee (or soup) along the way, but if two people are riding together and one of them has a flat tire or something, that would be a good time to fire up the stove. Alternately you could take selfies and post them on the internet....

jimmuller 

I need a leisure consultant who can tell me where to find more of the stuff.

Peugeotlover

This fellowship & 'show'n'tell' appeals to me.

This is a real positive offshoot of this thread, everyone brings gourmet beans and unique brewing apparatus, gathers around the site, brews and cooks, checks out the bikes, even a little child.

A new alternate counter-culture freedom based around the bicycle and coffee.
How cool.

likebike23

I'm not sure if you mean the same stuff I'm thinking .

aquateen

definitely. i've been thinking of starting something like this in baltimore

unworthy1

I guess I'm a stove curmugeon, too (and maybe a stove hoarder, but they are ALL so CUTE!) since I too have a long-loved Svea 123 (plus spares) as well as a few Primus and Optimus "big boys" for those special long group hikes ...the ones that never happen anymore.
I also added a few "modern" stoves to my collection: a firefly and whisperlite, and have an appreciation for them as well.
I reckon if you're packing for a tour you need (OK I need) to be able to boil water for a hot cuppa, whether tea or Java, at any time/place...Starbucks and credit cards be damned.
'Cause we are Classic and Vintage, that's why.
I love the Zen Stove site (thanks RHM for sharing that!) and am going to start making some of those DIY can-type jobbers and see how they burn...can't get simpler than that! Reminds me of one of the first DIY projects that my Mom and sister made (and I got dragged into) with a Girls Scouts/Brownie klatch: "juice can BBQ" that was used to grill a single burger patty one at a time. I was hooked!