Meths Stove Recommendations

[Lughnasadh]

I am a gas cooker!
I have never used meths. ever.

With the aim of reducing what I carry (more volume than weight) and knowing how much fuel I actually have when I leave on a trip, I would like to dip my toes into the waters of meth stoves.

After trawling the tinterweb for about 3 or 4 days now I am even less sure of what I want than when I started - there is a massive choice out there!

Hopefully, if I outline what I normally use a stove for I am hoping people can share the experiences they have had and maybe make a recommendation or two.

The main use of my stove is food - I don't drink tea or coffee. On reaching my stop for the day I would normally cook up some pasta, rice or noodles to have with a 'look what we found' meat balls. On gas I would cook up the carb first then heat the balls in their bag in the hot water. I don't mind heating the balls directly in the pot if it is a more efficient use of the meths etc. I used to use a 1L primatek kettle but have moved to a mytimug and would prefer to use it for everything to save space.
For breakfast I would heat water in a mytimug to add to a sachet of porridge and milk powder.
If I do anything else with the stove it would be hot water in the mytimug for a hot chocolate but I could live without it if I did not have enough fuel.

Any other cooking I do tends to be directly over the fire.

I am looking for a stove that will in the mug alongside a bottle of ethanol and a windshield if I need one. Also the stove should be the right size for a mytimug in use as I have read that some need a minimum pot size to be efficient.

There seems to be so many types out there - capillary rift stoves, blooming jets, non blooming, remote feed, etc etc. I would assume that the best one for me would be the simplest that suits my needs. Oh and a good price tag would not hurt either!

Any thoughts, comments or recommendations appreciated : )

[Bearbonesnorm]

and a windshield if I need one

You most certainly will need one.

[Zoglug]

Check out the bear bones shop! I got a kit which included everything i needed including a small meths bottle! It also had a guide for numpties included too, which i definitely needed

[Lughnasadh]

@Zoglug
I have been looking at the bearbones ones and they look good but I am not sure which size would be best suited to my usage.
Would the 8g be too small or the 22g too big? I would probably lean towards the 22g based on not knowing if the 8g has enough capacity to cook what I want it to!

[Bearbonesnorm]

You would need a 22g, the 8g is only for use with a 450ml or similar mug. The 22g has a nice even flame spread with very little overspill when used with a Mytimug.

[ianfitz]

I have the 8g and the remote feed 22g.

Both are top bits of kit and I'd happily recommend both! I'd agree that you'd be better served by the 22 for what you describe.

Other meths stove may be available but stu's ones are spot on. So why try harder

[fatbikephil]

Vargo triad if you want some titanium bling. Works a treat with an Alpkit Ti mug or cup
Beer can options work well too - google 'em

[Joshvegas]

Try making a cokecan stove?

See if you get on with cooking on meths then buy a bb stove?

What i did to be happy ditching the gas

[Wotsits]

I've got a triad & although it's very blingy, for various reasons I prefer to use Stu's 22g stove..

[Ray Young]

I started on a beer can stove which I happily used for a year or more but then invested in one of Stu's 22g ones which I found to be far more fuel efficient and it doesn't need a separate pot stand. I combine it with a pour n store bag in a myog cosy for further fuel savings as pasta or rice continues cooking itself while you heat up your meatballs or whatever.

[polarcherry]

When the new stove for sale in the bearbones shop?

[Bearbonesnorm]

When the new stove for sale in the bearbones shop?

As soon as I pull my finger out ... stoves are made, windshields nearly finished but just need to sort the paperwork side out. Really hoping it'll be 7 - 10 days at the latest.