Best Alcohol Stoves in 2022

Starting off our list on an exceptional note, you have a five-piece set that comes with everything you’ll ever need out on the trail to get an excellent simmer going. The 985MI pot comes with a volume indicator so you know when you’re running low on denatured alcohol. Everything comes ready to stash away in a small mesh bag to avoid losing components, as well.

Esbit 5-Piece Lightweight Trekking Cooking Set comes with two cook pots, a stand, a solid fuel base, and the carry bag. Pots are made of lightweight anodized aluminum for maximum portability (and they clean pretty damn easy, as well). The total weight of this set is 15oz, leaving you with a compact storage assembly and a quick way to light up the night when you’re out on the trail. You may also like some of the best cooking tripods from our list, so check them out.

If you’re looking for a reliable alcohol stove, the REDCAMP Mini Alcohol Stove is one of the best. It has a simplistic design that folds down into a tiny velvet bag and weighs just five ounces, so you can chuck it in your pack and you’ll barely notice the extra weight. The stove is made from brass, which gives it excellent heat-resistant capabilities; and it comes with an aluminum alloy stand, to avoid burning the ground. 

Using just 100ml of alcohol (denatured alcohol works best) it will burn for around 50 minutes. Sure, it’s not quite as powerful as a propane camping stove but you can’t argue with this performance. One of the most impressive features, in our opinion, is the variable temperature control. It has a flame regulator with foldable handles that let you control and extinguish the flame when you’re ready.

Simple as simple can get—Vargo made their lightweight alcohol stove dependable as can be, while upkeeping the stability and proper construction that they’re known for. The bottom base plate works to stabilize your alcohol stove, even in the uncertain, rugged hilliness of nature. The large center hole makes this extremely easy to fill up and light.

Constructed of titanium, Vargo Decagon Stove won’t burn out on you after extended or frequent use. This durable solution to your on-the-go hiking and camping cooking sessions weighs less than a grand total of eight ounces, and slips away in your backpack with extreme ease—you may even forget that it’s there.

Looks like a tin can with a pull-tab, but in reality, Solo Stove is a twist-on cap alcohol burner that has the durability to last a thousand camping trips, and then some. Extremely versatile and a synch for beginners to use, this compact, 3.5oz alcohol stove comes complete with a fold-out handle to adjust the simmer, flame size, or extinguish the flame entirely when you’re done using it.

Your o-ring seal prevents denatured alcohol evaporation, which means you waste less fuel, so you have to carry less fuel. These are all about packing light. You get about twenty-five minutes of burn on a full cap with a medium setting, and it packs up ultra small in your backpack, or even your pocket if you’re so daring.

Evernew TI Stove DX Set looks like it belongs in a gourmet kitchen. Coming in at a stunning 3oz of total weight, this alcohol stove includes the pot stand, a windshield (so you can avoid purchasing an extra one), as well as a turbo plate. You can set this up, and let it burn—the wind isn’t going to do a damn thing to stop you.

From Japanese design and manufacturing, this ninety-year-old company has been creating alcohol stoves since the 1920’s. Made of titanium and built to last for thousands of full-length, twenty-minute fires, this alcohol stove won’t quit on you—not unless you snuff the flame. This folds up ultra small with all pieces attached.

Trangia Spirit Burner was made to be compact and slip into your backpack without a care. As one of the most inexpensive models on our list, you get a grand total of 4oz in weight, and a screw top for fast and safe storage. Coupled with the o-ring to prevent alcohol evaporation, this is an excellent teaching alcohol stove, and works plenty well for the seasoned user, as well.

Your simmer ring allows you to adjust the flame, or extinguish it completely. You don’t have to wait for the flame to die out on its own—you’re in full control and command of your alcohol stove. Less fuel, less carry weight, and all the power you need.

The Lixada Camping Stove is really a two-in-one product. It’s a wood-burning stove that doubles up as an alcohol burner. The reason we’ve decided to include it is that it follows that golden rule of survival – always have a backup. If you can’t find any twigs or kindling wood to use as fuel, the alcohol burner can be used instead, or vice-versa. 

The frame is made from hardened stainless steel, which makes it extra tough and resistant to high temperatures. It folds down super small and fits into the provided bag. This probably isn’t the best alcohol burner on this list but the fact that it doubles up as a wood-burner makes it an excellent survival tool.