Re: Introduction/? on alchohol stoves

--- In BackpackingLight-F5Bj5G+ccuY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Brian L Chesnut" 
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> Now my questions:
> What would be the best design for this endeavor? I'm leaning toward the
> non epoxy types because of building/drying time. 

I built the Don Johnston stoves.

The drying time is (according to the JB Weld instructions) 15 hours.
This was probably the *least* problematic part of the construction. I
built my stoves (within the last few days, actually) in a very short
period of time (despite a leisurely pace) once I had all the materials
gathered. You could put together an evening building session and have
the stoves ready to go backpacking the next afternoon. 

I'd definitely recommend this as a group-type activity, since
individual purchases of materials will usually produce a lot more than
one person can use. A couple of tin snips will go a long way, one
small roll of hardware cloth will do an entire troop's worth of pot
stands, and a small roll of aluminum flashing will make a bunch of
very durable windscreens. 

david