Reply to thread

I've made one from normal size cans.  Works so-so and will do for warming something.  If you need to boil a decent size pot of water those little alcohol stoves lack the BTU's.  Think of them as any other backpacking stove on its lowest possible setting.  That said, it was a fun and quick project.

I've done my share of backpacking including the AT 100 mile Wilderness and a couple two week 150 mile treks in the Rockies.  I've settled on this for 1 or two people:

 Snow Peak stove, yeah you have to deal with a cartridge or two but the stove weighs nothing and packs into a ~1.5" x 1.5" by 3" case. You only need a small back-up supply of matches because it has its own igniter.

For groups or larger pots to boil:

  MSR Whisperlite Intl.  Burns several types of fuel though white gas is best.