Portable stove

A portable stove is a stove specially designed to be portable and lightweight, such as for camping.

Simple single-burner designs

The simplest stove is a burner that contains the fuel, and which once lit burns until either it is snuffed or the fuel is exhausted. The rise in the popularity of extreme light-weight equipment for extended backpacking, and the increasing restrictions on the use of campfires in most wilderness areas, have made these small stoves extremely popular.

Related Topics:
Fuel - Campfire

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The two most popular of these are the solid fuel stove, using Hexamine tablets, and the liquid fueled stove using methylated spirits. Both types are available commercially. There are also many designs published for similar home-built stoves, like the Pepsi can stove. While solid-fueled stoves may be refueled while burning with care, with a liquid-fueled stove it would be reckless to attempt this.

Related Topics:
Solid fuel - Hexamine - Liquid fuel - Methylated spirit - Pepsi can stove

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Both solid alcohol fuel and stoves for using it are produced by Esbit, and fuel is produced by several other makers. While most brands of firelighters can be used in such stoves, some types will produce a troublesome residue that may be impossible to remove from cookware, and will taint any food exposed to the flame or fumes.

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One popular make of simple liquid-fueled stove is the Trangia, available in many different models from a single bare burner to an integrated expedition cooking system. Some of these come with a sealing cover, allowing the burner to be packed while containing fuel.

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