The Super Cat alcohol stove was first shared with the online backpacking community in January, 2005. Since then, it's become one of the most popular do-it-yourself alcohol stoves among hikers worldwide for probably two reasons: it works exceptionally well and it's very easy to make.

The original 2005 article has now been completely rewritten to incorporate many of the design ideas that Super Cat users have contributed over the years. In addition, the scope has been significantly expanded to include new information about materials, build methods, fuels, windscreens, stands, accessories, and real-world usage techniques.

Also noteworthy is that it's being published concurrently with another article, "The Fire Bucket Stove System", which introduces a new high-performance windscreen for alcohol stoves (especially the Super Cat) that can also serve as an efficient, stand-alone stove for burning wood and solid-fuel tablets. In its lightest implementations, it weighs only about two ounces. When used together, the Fire Bucket and Super Cat form an integrated, lightweight stove system that's easy to build and fun to operate.

You can find the new Super Cat article here.