Zelph's Stoveworks Fancee Feest

This is the Zelph Stoveworks Fancee Feest alcohol stove. Best use is for re hydrating meals or making drinks that require boiled water only. There is a simmer option, but a modification of the pot stand must be done. I use it for boiling water only and with denatured alcohol as the fuel source.

This is a Zelph Stoveworks Fancee Feest alcohol stove (http://www.woodgaz-stove.com/).  It is made from a cat food can with an additional metal inner liner.  The liner serves as a pot stand and holds the wick material in place  Denatured alcohol or Heet can be used with this stove.

These types of fuel can be found in hardware stores, automotive stores, Walmart, etc.  The yellow bottle Heet (https://www.goldeagle.com/product/heet-gas-line-antifreeze-water-remover/) is preferred over the red bottle.  The yellow bottle is cleaner burning fuel.

Good thing about these types of stoves is the simplicity, obvious weight savings and compact size. If you are only needing to boil water, an alcohol stove is great. The user must have some skill in using this stove to achieve optimum boil times and of course, alcohol is highly flammable.

If frequenting areas that have high fire danger or burn restrictions in place, as sometimes areas in the Southwest often do, this stove might not be a viable option and a canister stove is necessary due to the ability to immediately cut off the flame. With that being said, here's the stove stats:  

• Height: 2 inches
• Diameter: 2 3/8"
• Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Time to boil 2 cups of 55 deg F water: 8 minutes 10 seconds
• Total time to flame out: 9 minutes
• Fuel used: one half ounce of denatured alcohol
• Fuel capacity: >1 ounce
• Elevation: 955 feet ASL

Keep in mind these are controlled conditions. I was in my garage and there was no influence from wind. I used a titanium pot. Different pot metals can affect boil times. When I use the stove under normal conditions, I'm using a windscreen as well. My boil times will vary also. 

Fancee Feest and Venom Energy side by side

Alcohol is visible in the stove

Flame adjusts to the pot diameter

Time to boil 2 cups of 55 degree water was 8 min 10 sec

0.8 ounces

An obvious trait of this stove is it can hold a great deal of alcohol if it's ever needed or if it's used for simmering.  

As far as alcohol stoves go, this is in my opinion an ingenious design.

Simplicity is the key component here after a long day's hike to camp. This stove has no flame control so it is full on for maybe freeze dried meals and hot drinks.  That said, for $22 I think it is worth looking into ...

 Zelph's Stoveworks have been around for a while . Check out the website ...   

https://zelphsstoveworks.com/

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