From time to time we discuss different kinds of stoves and where each type of fuel is best used.

Specifically regarding the alcohol stoves - when they are brought up the general consensus is not for winter. So I have a question - Mushers locally use alcohol stove all winter long to melt snow and it gets a tad bit nippy up here. Their stoves don't really fall under lightweight, but I'm curious on why theirs works when other alcohol stoves fail.

Here are directions for making a dog food cooker.

Is there something that could be learned from their design and applied to the lightweight cookers that we can make?