All research online indicates they are capable of working around greezing temps. My issue is, being in New England, we often have sub zero weather in the colder months. I am wondering if, for instance, I WERE to go camping in the insanely cold weather, would an alcohol bring water to a boil? I understand that it would need more fuel, but, has anyone used one in 0 degree weather?
Perhaps with a full Trangia 25 or 27 set you might be able to work get the alcohol stove working successfully at temperatures less then 10C in a moderate i.e less than 5-10mph wind. But then again a full Trangia kit and fuel is heavier than a white gas liquid stove.
Alcohol fuel by its very nature does not give enough heat to heat water is very cold conditions simply due the heat lost by the water and pan in very cold conditions.
Here is a review of the Triad Stove I carried out 3-4 months back
http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=187706I really really wouldn't want to bet my life on such an unreliable stobe fuel/technology in sub +10C temperatures. Even then alcohol stoves take forever to bring to boil even small quantites of water.
Its just below freezing right now outside with very little wind blowing about, I'll get back to you soon (hopefully with some photo's) and test the triad stove out again.
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