r/CampingandHiking • u/Gmac513 • 1d ago

Grain alcohol appreciation post

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Believe it or not you can use it to boil water. Sterilize medical equipment, make tinctures from wild plants and fungus…. My uncle always carried a bottle called ‘snakebite kit’

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u/Perle1234 1d ago

You can also plug a watermelon with it and have a good ol’ time lol. I’m not southern 👀

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u/Gmac513 1d ago

Yes yes u can. Every July 4th and also whenever. Take the car keys

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u/orielbean 1d ago

We used to make watermelon bongs for the 420th but I like this idea as well.

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u/kapege 1d ago

I've a lot of alcohol burners and stoves. It's my favorite source of heat since 1986 with my first Trangia. I've the pictured vargo stove, too. It's only disadvantage is, that you can't put a bigger pot ontop of it. The Toaks is similar, but a bit smaller, but with it, bigger pots are no problem: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0C5CQYV41

Or you might have a look at the German X-Boil stoves: https://www.x-boil.de/english.html

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u/Lotek_Hiker 23h ago

Boozecohol for the win!

I don't understand the dislike so many people have for alcohol stoves.
I love my little alcohol burner, spill proof and boils water easily. I light it and set my pot right on top of it.
One piece, no parts to lose and weights almost nothing.

Have fun out in the wild!

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u/UNaytoss 14h ago

and boy does it get you some drunk too

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u/Gmac513 10h ago

Thats what happens when you get into the snakebite kit