1 Qt water-no lid small Ti pot 2oz fuel

Stove
Warmup (mins.secs)
Stove out (mins.secs)
Water Temp (deg)
Time to boil (mins.secs)
Comments
Ranking
Control: empty cat food can

n/a
16.2
76
11.41

21
Basic Stove - rayon puffs (3)

n/a
12.50
74
9.10
total burn=time stove started smoking...1.5 oz fuel used=max capacity
9
Basic Stove - cotton puffs (1)

n/a
11.00
76
8.19
1.5 oz fuel used = max capacity
4
Brasslite

n/a
16.40
75
10.58

18
Feather-Fire

n/a
15.2
75
9.32

11
Swedish Military

n/a
20.23
71
13.35

23
Trangia

n/a
18.19
70
11.00

19
Ultralight

n/a
19.25
73
10.34

17
Paired - full

n/a
12.19
75
9.06
1.5 oz fuel used = max capacity
8
Paired - simmer

n/a
16.24
76
16.24
1.5 oz fuel used = max capacity
25
Pop Can-logo

n/a 17.51 69 11.30
20
Pop Can - taped

n/a
16.12
64
9.55
jets lit at 1.55...2 oz was too much fuel...boiled over when the jets lit...boil over stopped at 3.51

flame flared above rim during boil over...settled to lapping about 1/4 way up wall

12
Jiffy Heat

n/a
14.50
62
8.41
jets lit at 1.38 but very small flame & went out & re-lit twice before staying lit

got full jet flames at 2.20

flame well under stove...but occasionally flared to rim

went out slowly, starting about 1 min after boil

7

Pressurized Pop Can - In/Out jets
1.25 11.07 71 10.22 use homemade soup can windscreen/pot stand...supplied windscreen/potstand warped to tight oval on first use...used 1 tsp pre-heat...strong smell of unburned alcohol 15

Silver Pressurized Pop Can
n/a 17.54 76 10.31
16

Atomic
n/a 43.00 68 19.00 Jets lit at 20 secs...jets aim flame into center...makes a very tight column...stayed well under pot 26
Gram Weenie

0.20
7.53
74
5.17
same fuel & water amount in same mug (as used in test with no lid) w/foil lid..not ranked...is not designed to boil a qt of water
n/a
White Box

1.0
13.12
75
8.30

6
BIOS

0.25
10.33
62
7.45
supposed to hold 2 oz fuel...but fuel boiled out & flame burned around base of stove until 5.05 & flame lapped pot to rim until 4.15

once boil over stopped the flame settled to lapping pot to about 1/4

2
Side Jet Rivet

1.05
17.08
62
10.18
took a lot of pre-heating to keep lit

2 oz was too much fuel...boiled over until 3.30

flame under pot, right to edge of bottom

13
Riveted Pop Can

1.02
15.10
72
9.31
tricky to light...used top & bottom starter
10
Super Cat

made per these instructions: http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/SuperCat/index.html

.25
13.10
65
10.20
used 1 1/2 oz fuel (capacity)...a small amount of fuel boiled out of side holes during pre-heating...even though will hold this much fuel, it's probably too much
14
Pressurized pop can-black

n/a
12.45
78
7.04
1/8 oz preheat...huge flame until preheat out
1
SITH

n/a
11.52
64
7.60
took 2 tries to get lit...needs a lot of preheating

flames lapped pot to 1/2 way up wall...settled to 1/4 way up

3
Triad

n/a
19.00
62
no
use 1 1/2 oz fuel (capacity)...did not boil...got to 203 deg
28
SSBIT

n/a
11.09
64
no
this was pushing this stove too far...it's not designed to boil a quart and it didn't...got water to 163 deg

flame filled top of stove at first...then settled to straight up from jet holes at 2.04

flame will under stove...very tight flame

29
Nion #2

n/a
9.54
64
13.04
2 oz was too much...I forgot! Per the maker, should only use 1 1/4 oz

takes a lot of pre-heating...if stove is not roaring, it's not properly lit & can go out...had to soak the pre-heat wick & since I over-filled it there was some fuel on the top as well that helped pre-heat it

flame lapped the pot to 1/2 way up

ranked last...but this stove was not designed to boil a qt of water & it didn't

22

Iso-Fly
n/a 32.00 64 15.58 this was an off design test...stove is meant to burn with cool fuel due to water bath around stove...which I did not use

the stove worked like this, but was hard on the wicks...they turned brittle & broke from last test

very tight flame...straight up from jet holes & wick tubes

24
Etowah

n/a
47
77
n/a
max temp = 204 deg...use 1/8 oz preheat...jets lit at 2 mins...preheat out at 4.15 mins...max temp reached at 23 mins...temp started dropping at 36 mins
27
Ring of Fire

n/a
13.57
75
8.25
large flamed...lapped way up pot
5

Ranking
Stove
Time to Boil
Rank
Pressurized pop can-black
7.04
1
BIOS
7.45
2
SITH
7.60
3
Basic Stove - cotton puff
8.19
4
Ring of Fire
8.25
5
White Box
8.30
6
Jiffy Heat
8.41
7
Paired - full
9.06
8
Basic Stove - rayon puffs
9.10
9
Riveted Pop Can
9.31
10
Feather-Fire
9.32
11
Pop Can - taped
9.55
12
Side Jet Rivet
10.18
13
Super Cat
10.20
14
Pressurized - In/Out Jets
10.22
15
Silver Pressurized
10.31
16
Ultralight
10.34
17
Brasslite
10.58
18
Trangia
11.00
19
Pop Can - logo
11.30
20
Control
11.41
21
Nion #2
13.04
22
Swedish Military
13.35
23
Iso-Fly
15.58
24
Paired - Simmer
16.24
25
Atomic
19.00
26
Etowah
no boil - 204 deg
27
Triad
no boil - 203 deg
28
SSBIT
no boil - 163 deg
29