+1, I have made all of the homemade stove designs out there and none can compare to a triangia. This is recent, I got mine at some point last year and it is still in use.
I’ve been using a regular old cat can alcohol stove for about 3 years. Probably the lightest and cheapest camp stove you can make. I’ve never been a fan of wood burners but they have their merits I guess.
next time i make some tuna ill have to try it out. ive made various open jet and pressure jet stoves out of soda cans with mixed results
im also planning on making one of these some time soon. looks interesting
Tuna? This is BLF, cat food can is cheaper. 
Here’s a good link for all kinds of DIY stoves. http://zenstoves.net/
i dont have a cat, so only can that size is tuna.
and thats why im waiting til i want the tuna, so technically its free lol
ive looked the zen stoves page over a few times in the past. lot of good info
My only alcohol stove is from end2endtrailsupply. It works well with a methanol or ethanol, but creates a lot of soot with isopropanol. Wider pots are better (more efficient) though, as with any side jet alcohol stove. There are a couple wood/alcohol stoves. There's a Caldera Cone that uses an alcohol stove inside, and should still be able to burn wood. There's also the Backcountry Boiler that was made to burn wood, but can also be used with an alcohol soaked sponge. I don't have either of those though as I typically don't backpack with a stove, and cannot justify the cost of yet another expensive stove I won't use. From what I've read, both are quite good.
I have made most of the designs as well and you speak the truth about the Trangias. I have an old Swedish Military Trangia and it has never let me down.
It’s heavier, yes, but try accidentally stepping on your superlight Guinness/Redbull stove and see what happens….Snapcracklepopcrunch. Don’t ask how I know.
Then, drive over your Trangia with an ATV and see what happens……stove laughs
The only downside to the Trangia is the restriction on fuel type. Other than that, you can’t beat a little chunk of brass with no moving parts that will cook your food and boil your water in the bush every time.
I use this
This one is more expensive, but it charges itself and provides a little charge for anything extra.
It works best if you use a 3oz aluminum can - it can be a Fancy Feast cat food can or a Hormel Potted Meat can. I think most tuna cans are steel and steel cans just don't heat up fast enough.
Here's some more info on which cans work best: http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/SuperCat/index.html#Materials:
Yeah, get the fancy feast and dump it outside. I’m sure something will eat it.
I have found that SLX Alcohol works best. You can find it at Walmart, Lowes, HD or REI.
i have looked at that biolite stove a few times. theres also the power pot … though id like to have both, i dont really see it being a needed item. also you know in the next few years, they will have them being more efficient with higher output
It’s no backpacking stove that’s for sure, but it boils a good litre of water in minutes on twigs, comes with a small pan and the bits to let you use it as a cooker and satisfies my inner pyromaniac.
As a day hike solution, it works as you can carry your brewing water in the kettle, and there’s enough water for at least four brews, all you need is some twigs, in England, the wise choice is a dry bag and carry a supply, or as I have done in the past, a few newspaper scrunchies do the job.
In warmer climes, pick your fuel up when you stop.
those kelly kettles are bad ass. such a simple concept, and works awsome
any one done any run times on there alcohol stoves? i got 7 min 19 sec on 1/2 oz of fuel. stove and alcohol were outside since last night and its 37 out right now… so cold start, and that 1/2 oz included the prime fuel. this was my pressure jet beer can stove. ill try it with my open jet beer can stove later see what times that one gets on 1/2 oz fuel.
just kind of curious
also, lets see some homebrew pix
The Backcountry Boiler I mentioned is a lightweight backpacking variant of the Kelly Kettle.
i dont know why i didnt look at that. out of my price range right, but that thing is sweet.
tested using 1/2 oz of alcohol.
silver one 7:19
short one 8:27
not sure why, im sure theres a lot of factors in play. but i figured the short one would have heated up and vaporized the alcohol faster. both were made exactly the same, except i reamed out the fill hole too much on the short one and cant use a thumb screw, have to use a coin to block the fill hole
edit: temp is now 32, so maybe thats one factor for the longer run time
I spent almost a month in iceland this summer, cycling and wildcamping most of the time. I wanted to travel ultralight and on a budget, so the homemade stove was a must, and it really paid off. No moving parts, no fancy things, therefore extremely reliable. Mine got a lot of bumps but it survived and still working. It is the model made of heineken cans, but since it’s so light (under 20 grs.), I took a smaller one as backup, made with redbull cans. Another advantage is that they’re so small i could pack them inside the steel mugs we used for eating and drinking. Had i used a wood one, i’d be dead from starvation… 
I don’t like gas burners either, because they’re bulkier, and have higher fail rates (and it’s not always easy to know calculate how much fuel is left, or to find spare cartridges depending on where you are.
Ethanol is my choice for fuel . less soot than other stuff i used. Plus, you only need to carry a tiny amount of fuel if you’re travelling alone or for a short time. Plus, once you make the first one, you are able to make a new one on the track, using just a multitool, or knife and those cans that lay around. Plus… i love it!
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any links to homemade alcohol can stove instructions?
using a multi-tool to convert a can to stove sounds interesting.
oh, I see the alu bottle link now…
check out that link too.
I did a lot of research and the best and most comprehensive page i found is this one: http://www.jureystudio.com/pennystove/