REDCAMP Mini Alcohol Stove for Backpacking, Lightweight Brass Spirit Burner with Aluminium Stand for Camping Hiking

Light and compact. I like that the stand supporting a pot can be use right side up or upside down. Easy to light with flint and steel.

I had been looking at this spirit burner for months and had it in my cart ready to purchase then back out again and on the fence about buying it not because of its price or reviews but for the simple reason it's really really easy to manufacture a penny-stove and I always intend to build one but never have. I finally ordered this stove last week on Monday. I am a Prime member and was supposed to have gotten it by Thursday, but, well things happen. For whatever reason, it ended up being late and was supposed to ship Friday by 9 PM. Next thing I know it's arriving Monday by 9 PM instead and I did get notification from Amazon that my purchase was arriving late and they were very apologetic. My Redcamp spirit burner did arrive yesterday and was here when I got home from work. I took it out this morning and did a three-part YouTube unboxing and review for my channel. I was very impressed with the quality. It is much heavier duty than I expected. I thought the brass would be thinner but this is quite thick and seems like it will be very durable over the long run. I used denatured alcohol as my choice of stove fule and with the optimal wind conditions today and even without a wind screed I had breakfast in six minutes from start to end. I did not do a timed boil test as I find them a complete waste of time. Boil time will vary depending on a host of reasons and factors that have nothing to do with the quality of the product and are all due to environmental variables and/or fuel choice. Of course, they boil water. If you are in some kind of hurry to eat you should have items you can just open and eat without cooking, to begin with. I will continue to use this as my main method for cooking while I am away at camp as I am generally very busy when I'm out and prefer quick-cook or instant type foods. You can cook on this burner as long as you need and can cook foods that take much longer to cook, however, I try and keep my cooking times on a spirit burner to fifteen minutes or less when I can to conserve fuel. I did do a leak test after my second burn to see if any alcohol leaked out of the cap with the seal in it and mine does not leak. I even turned the burner over on its side as if it had been knocked over and left it that way for several hours and there was no sign at all that even a drop of alcohol was lost. If you are having problems with leakage you are probably cross-threading your lid and the seal is not making good contact. Secondly, always make sure you are storing your burner with the extra fule upright so that you do not have to worry about leaks in the first place. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! I suggest using Everclear as your stove fuel if you would like it to be multi-purpose as it can also be used to make medicine, for recreational drinking, as cooking fuel, and as an antiseptic. In the photo I provided, and I know you cannot tell by the image, the stove is lit and burning. Part of the inerrant danger in alcohol stoves is frequently people striking their stove with a lighter or match and thining it did not ignite then going back in for a second attempt and getting severely burned. When the stove is first lit you cannot see the flame unless it's dark so be very cautious and place your hand high up over the top of the burner to check for heat BEFORE you stick your fingers or hands close for a second attempt at lighting! Very happy with my purchase and I look forward to a TON of use because this was purchased to be my main cook system for out at my basecamp. Judging by the results of my first use it will serve me very well for a long time. Thank you Redcamp for supplying a very good and quality product.

Ok first the bad: as received this is a very sub par alcohol stove. It works, the construction is sturdy, but the holes are drilled incorrectly and the stand is not bent correctly.If you look at the photos I posted with this review you'll see that the vents are drilled (punched?) in two sizes and alternate. The small holes are something like 0.8mm and the larger holes are somewhere around 1.3mm(ish).I have no idea why they did this. For the stove to function properly the holes need to be the same size. I used a pin vise and some small drill bits to enlarge the small holes to 1.2mm and then used a 1.5mm bit to enlarge all of the holes.The difference is about five minutes to boil for 16oz of water in a controlled environment test. After the modification this little $16 stove will boil water almost exactly as fast as my small Trangia. Before the mod it took almost 5 minutes longer.The other issue is the stand. As it comes the stand will not support the burner in the position in the picture on my review properly. This picture is taken after I've bent those tabs in to fully support the burner.Also the little handle on the simmer ring is cut too short on one side on this unit. No big deal, I can just replace it with a leg from a large binder clip, but still.The final downside is that this stand is NOT a windscreen. You will NEED a windscreen if you're using an alcohol stove outdoors, and will almost certainly want one indoors as well. The manufacturer claims this is a windscreen. It is not. In any way.Ok on to the good!For $16 this thing competes with my $25 small Trangia burner (after 5 minutes with a pin vise and some drill bits). Which also didn't come with any kind of stand.The construction is super sturdy, it's much sturdier than I expected for $16.I picked this up to put in a travel kit so I won't be selling off my Trangia, but if I didn't own a Trangia I wouldn't feel compelled to buy one because the performance difference is negligible (after the mods to this one).In short, if you don't mind doing a very minor bit of modding this is a great way to save $10 and pick up a decent stand in the bargain. Well worth the money for what you get for $16 and a little elbow grease.

This review is shared for 3 items: the Stanley Wildfare Go 4-Piece (ASIN B0CZ4N6JYS), the REDCAMP Mini Alcohol Stove (B07NYNV18K), and the 4.5" Gas Ring Trivet (ASIN B0DNVVTRPM) and how they combine into a single, small camping cook solution for moto camping or backpacking.See photos. 1) All parts shown in order. 2) The stove goes right side up into its provided bag. 3) The bag drops into the pot. 4) One cup only drops in up side down. 5) Matches/lighter or whatever will fit sits on the cup. 6) The stove stand slides into the pot up side down - align the pot rivets into one of the recesses. 7) The lid goes on and is clamped in place by the pot handle.But... there is a problem! 8) The Stanley pot does not sit safely on the Redcamp stove stand and WILL fall over - and using the stand up side down causes the flames to come out the sides. 9) Solution: the ring trivet fits perfectly on the stand and will not slide off. 10) The pot sits securely on the trivet with all heat going to the pot.

Works as advertised; quiet and effective.

This is an amazing product for its price. The stand it comes with it really handy to have. Priming the stove is fairly quick (1-2 minutes with denatured alcohol) and maintains a good flame.

I gave it five stars for the handle on the cap which makes putting the flame out a little easier compared to the trangia which has no handle. Less money and to me burns equally well compared to the so called higher name brand, trangia. I like the stand which allows for 4 different height adjustments. Outside of just boiling water, it makes for a great hand warmer. Save a little money and buy another.