tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2296519100163016898.post3189398168545658117..comments2024-01-29T09:20:52.654-08:00Comments on Ride or Pie?!: Testing a Penny Stove in the ColdHobbes vs Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745006035218212607noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2296519100163016898.post-18966545087784850342012-02-20T08:37:51.423-08:002012-02-20T08:37:51.423-08:00Thanks a lot for your report! I never really quest...Thanks a lot for your report! I never really questioned the performance of pressurized alcohol stoves in the cold or at elevation, especially most of the skeptics had never used a penny stove before. It was nice to see it for myself, though. This Montreal winter is exceptionally mild, so I probably won't be able to do another test at, say, -20°C, but I don't think that would drastically change anything anyway.Hobbes vs Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745006035218212607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2296519100163016898.post-25117768393110458642012-02-17T00:55:55.446-08:002012-02-17T00:55:55.446-08:00I use a penny stove -- and a pressurized stove sim...I use a penny stove -- and a pressurized stove similar to the penny -- at 2200m above sea level (right off my back porch), and I don't have too many problems. I just tested a design tonight, which the temperature was -12c. I had to heat it with about 5ml of additional fuel, but everything went pretty well. I also use these stoves at 3000m above sea level, too. This is in the late summer, however, the temps can still dip down below 0c, and, again, I don't have any troubles.<br /><br />For people to claim that the alcohol stoves do not work at high elevation, is both false and erroneous! I use them for a week or more, at 3km above sea level!<br /><br />If anybody has any questions you can contact me: NV6R_JWG (at) yahoo (dot) comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com