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Backpacking spirit stoves that can't spill and can't leak

Our ceramic Stones soak up the alcohol, so there is no liquid to spill. Set your pot on top and light: no valve, no warmup, no priming. When you're done, it blows out like birthday cake candles. Backpacking stoves and camp kitchens from 2 ounces.

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The PillBottle Stove won Steve's stove competition on MyLifeOutdoors. See the video

Four steel and copper mugs heating at once over the blue flames of SnowStones
  • Stones absorb fuel ~ can't spill ~ can't leak
  • Stones never degrade ~ add to bugout bag
  • Blows out like birthday cake candles
  • Safe inside / outside ~ home kitchen / camp tent

Spirit Stone Stoves and camp kitchens

From a 2 oz solo cook kit to a triple-burner for family groups and Scout campouts. Every one runs on Stones that absorb the alcohol.

The PillBottle Stones Stove held in a hand, with two copper cups heating over blue flames below

PillBottle Stones Stove

Two-burner stove, 2.5 oz (70 g). Two 12oz cups of hot coffee in 6 minutes.

$29 Details
The SnowStoneStove jar held in a hand, with the Stones stacked inside

SnowStoneStove

Four SnowStones and two titanium SimmerRings, 3.5 oz (100 g). Boils 32oz in 6 minutes.

$32 Details
Cutaway of the PaintCan Stones Stove showing the stack of Stones and ground patches inside the can

PaintCan Stones Stove

Big cooking power for big pots. Boils a liter in 6 minutes; 60 servings of hot food.

$45 Details
The Koozy Kitchen Kit from above: the insulated jar with the SnowStoneStove inside, next to a steel mug

Koozy Kitchen Kit

Everything you need to cook and eat. 1.5lb with 7 days of fuel.

$59 Details
The SodaCan Stone Stove lit, and again with the handle slid down to snuff the fire

SodaCan Stone Stove

The 2 oz cook kit with a snuffer handle. Boils a cup (8oz) in 4-1/2 minutes.

$14 Details
A lit AlCandle: a slim aluminum can with a small orange flame on top

AlCandle Alcohol Candle

Two AlCandles: no wick, no wax, no soot. A 6 to 8 hour flame.

$16 Details
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The PillBottle Stove wins Steve's stove competition

Steven Smith of MyLifeOutdoors put a line-up of stoves to the test in his YouTube video "Backpacking Stoves I Wish I Tried Sooner!". Jump to 8:46 to see the PillBottle Stones Stove.

  • 3.5 millionviews on YouTube
  • 1.25 millionsubscribers to MyLifeOutdoors
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Two steel mugs heating side by side on the PillBottle Stones Stove, blue flames under each

Fire, a new way: Stones instead of liquid

  1. Pour alcohol on the StonesThe ceramic Stones soak it up fast: fifteen grams (1/2oz) in about 10 seconds. No measuring, no pourbacks.
  2. Stack them and set your pot on topStones sit on a fiberglass ground patch so fuel can't wick out. No stand needed.
  3. Light with any flame or sparkerInstant hot blue flame with no soot, no smell and no warmup.
  4. Blow it out like birthday candlesOr set a cup upside down over the Stones. Cool in 20 seconds, and half-full Stones go back in the jar to recharge.

There are no failure modes. No valve, no warmup, no priming, no pumping, no seams to leak, no hinges, no rivets, no o-rings. No repair kit needed.

Burns 100% at high altitudes and in freezing temperatures. The Stones are made with aerospace ceramic and never degrade or wear out.

Pouring alcohol from a flask onto a white SnowStone
Charge a Stone in seconds.
A steel pot set right on two Stones with blue flames under it
Pot on the Stones. No stand.
A wide pan over four Stones inside the big SimmerRing, with a ring of small blue flames
Four Stones in the big SimmerRing: a slow simmer for a big pan.
The PillBottle Stones Stove held in a hand, with two copper cups heating over blue flames below
  • Four photos: the PillBottle with its label, two mugs on blue flames, the Stones and ground patches, and the fuel bottle
  • Two steel mugs heating side by side on blue alcohol flames
  • A steel pot sitting directly on two Stones with blue flames underneath

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PillBottle Stones Stove

Two-burner alcohol camp stove

Are you a backpacker looking for the perfect small ultralight camp stove? This is it. It fits in the palm of your hand and weighs 2.5 ounces (70 grams). Step into your campsite, set your pack down, and in 6 minutes you have two 12oz cups of hot coffee. As simple as lighting a cigarette.

  • Weighs 2.5 oz (70 g) and fits in your palm
  • Two burners: two 12oz cups of hot coffee in 6 minutes
  • Stones make flames for 15 minutes and recharge in 5 minutes
  • Titanium windscreen and two fiberglass ground patches packed inside
  • Stones never wear out: charge them up a thousand times
$29

$2.95 USA postage
Quantity can be changed at checkout.

More about the PillBottle Stones Stove

This is a two-burner stove with no assembly, no valve, no warmup, no priming, no pumping, no fuel measuring, no residue and no seams to leak. It can't corrode, can't plug up and can't get crushed, and boilovers don't put out the fire.

Inside the pop-top pill bottle (you can't misplace the lid) is a titanium windscreen that wraps around your pot for faster cooking. Two fiberglass ground patches go under the Stones so fuel can't wick out into the dirt or the picnic table.

The safest backpacking stove

The PillBottle Stones Stove is the safest backpacking stove: there is no liquid to spill, and the only emissions are water vapor and carbon dioxide, the same as our breath, so it is totally safe to use indoors.

Fire, a new way

The Stones absorb the alcohol you pour into the pill bottle. Stack two Stones on a patch, set your pot on top and light (no stand needed). Instant hot fire, with no soot and no smell. No measuring, no warmup time, no pourbacks, no liquid to spill.

The flame blows out as easily as birthday candles, or you can set a cup upside down over the Stones. They are cool in 20 seconds. Put any half-full Stones back into the pill bottle to be recharged full, so no alcohol is wasted. Ethanol alcohol burns the hottest with no soot, but any flammable liquid can be used in an emergency.

Comparison photo: a canister stove with two fuel canisters, 15 ounces in total, above the 2.5oz PillBottle Stones Stove and 9.5oz of alcohol in two bottles, 14 ounces in total
Fuel for a trip that boils 3 gallons of water: 15 ounces with a canister stove, 14 ounces with the PillBottle Stones Stove, and no canisters to carry home.
The SnowStoneStove jar held in a hand, with the Stones stacked inside
  • SnowStoneStove parts: four white SnowStones, gold ground patches, titanium windscreen, flint sparker and the jar
  • Eggs and bacon frying in a big pan over the SnowStones inside the big SimmerRing
  • A mug on the small titanium SimmerRing with little blue flames around the base
  • A wide pan over the big SimmerRing with a ring of blue flames
  • Four lit SnowStones on ground patches beside a steel mug
  • A copper mug heating on a SnowStone on a tree stump outdoors

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SnowStoneStove

Simmers for 1/2 hr, or boils in 6 minutes

All the parts fit in an 8oz plastic jar with a metal lid, and the jar holds 7 ounces of alcohol: enough to cook for 2 campers for 3 nights. Fire up four mugs of coffee at once, or put all four SnowStones under one big pot for your main course. With a SimmerRing you get 30+ minutes of flame.

  • Boil 32oz water in 6 min: 4 Stones under one pot
  • Boil 48oz in 6 min: 1 Stone under each of 4 mugs with 12oz
  • Boil 16oz water in 7 min: 1 Stone under 1 mug
  • Simmer a 10" pan or 4 mugs for 1/2 hour
  • Weighs 3.5 ounces (100 g) and holds 7oz of alcohol
$32

$2.95 USA postage
Quantity can be changed at checkout.

More about the SnowStoneStove

Inside the jar: 4 SnowStones that recharge full of alcohol in about a minute, 4 gold ground patches that keep the Stones clean and make the flames last longer, a 12" titanium foil windscreen that wraps your pot, two titanium SimmerRings and a flint sparker. We also include two labels with fuel data and advice on the best ways to cook with SnowStones.

Our new SimmerRing

Simmer your food with the titanium SimmerRings: a small one for one Stone under a cup, and a big one that wraps all four Stones to simmer a big pan. The SimmerRings make lots of little flames that burn for 30+ minutes to keep your coffee warm, fry that fish filet or dry out your wet socks.

There are no failure modes

No hinges, no rivets, no o-rings, no valves. No repair kit needed. All 4 SnowStones make a very stable base for your big pot or frying pan, and it can't tip over like those tall canister stoves. It burns 100% at high altitudes and 100% in freezing temperatures, and needs no stove stand.

Whether you use a single mug or several pots for your camp meals, the SnowStoneStove makes your meals fast and fun.

Why trade in your old alcohol stove

If you are a backpacker, you probably have an alcohol stove, like the Trangia, or one you made from a coke can or a catfood can. By now you know the classic alcohol stove is fussy and fragile. It tips and spills, it's hard to put out, it needs a warmup, a boilover snuffs it out, its tiny holes plug up, you have to measure the alcohol carefully on a dark night, and you need a stand that is just the right height.

Pack a SnowStoneStove and all those hassles are gone. From taking it out of your pack to eating a hot meal, it delivers dinner faster than any other alcohol backpacking stove. And you can blow out or snuff the flame faster than turning off that hot valve handle on a canister stove: blow it out like birthday candles, or set a pot upside down over the SnowStones. There is no liquid alcohol anywhere to spread a fire.

Fast recharge for big groups

In a minute, each SnowStone absorbs 15 grams (1/2oz) of alcohol and is ready to cook again. In a pinch you can burn any flammable liquid (gasoline, kerosene, acetone, turpentine, lamp oil and so on), but they make soot on the pot. SnowStones are made with aerospace ceramic and never degrade or wear out.

The jar, with charged-up Stones inside and full of alcohol, holds 7oz of fuel, so you don't need an extra fuel bottle on weekend hikes. Or put the Stones and other parts into any container you prefer. The fiberglass ground patches stop fuel from wicking out into the picnic table, stump or rocks, and the tough 8oz PET jar has a metal lid with a gasket disc.

Want more information? Read the SnowStoneStove label we put in the jar.

Cutaway of the PaintCan Stones Stove showing the stack of Stones and ground patches inside the can
  • PaintCan Stones Stove parts laid out: the paint can, four BigStones, two SmallStones and ground patches
  • A quart pot inside a windscreen over a strong blue flame

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PaintCan Stones Stove

Triple-burner / multi-fuel

Big cooking power for big pots, great for family groups or Scout campouts. Inside the small plastic paint can are four BigStones and two SmallStones, and lots of room for fuel. It is your fuel bottle and alcohol stove in one.

  • Boils a liter of water in 6 minutes
  • All parts plus 12 ounces of fuel fit in a paint can that never leaks
  • 650 g (23 oz) total, full of fuel with the 6 Stones charged
  • 60 servings of hot food: 2 hot meals + 2 coffees a day for 3 campers for 5 days
  • Or heat the 10 liters of water for a 5lb crawfish boil
$45

$4.95 USA postage
Quantity can be changed at checkout.

More about the PaintCan Stones Stove

No other camp stove can match the amount of hot food this stove delivers per ounce of pack weight.

And no other stove approaches its reliability, because there is nothing that can fail: no control valve, no brackets, no rivets, no gaskets or o-rings to leak, nothing under pressure. It is not affected by altitude or temperature, it can't tip over, there are no empty canisters to carry home, and it burns any flammable liquid. (Ethanol alcohol is best: zero soot, high BTUs.)

The Koozy Kitchen Kit from above: the insulated jar with the SnowStoneStove inside, next to a steel mug
  • The Koozy Kitchen Kit mugs with freeze-dried and boxed camp meals
  • Koozy Kitchen Kit parts: two steel mugs, insulated jar, sporks, windscreen and stove
  • A hand holding the insulated jar with a food pouch inside, next to a steel mug
  • A hand holding the insulated jar with an MRE pouch and a wooden spork
  • Hot food being eaten with a spoon from a pouch inside the jar
  • Flat-lay of every part of the Koozy Kitchen Kit on cardboard

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Koozy Kitchen Kit

Includes our SnowStoneStove

Everything you need to cook and eat. Our SnowStoneStove with 2 SimmerRings and a flint/spark lighter fits inside the insulated quart jar, along with a tall windscreen, two sporks and a fuel flask. The jar nests inside a pair of 18oz stainless steel mugs, so no carry bag is needed and nothing can get crushed.

  • 1.5lb with 7 days of fuel (17oz dry)
  • Two 18oz stainless steel mugs with long handles that stay cool
  • Two pots and four burners: cook any food
  • Insulated jar keeps food hot for 30 minutes while you eat
  • Fill the flask and stove with 16oz of alcohol: fuel for a week
$59

$4.95 USA postage
Quantity can be changed at checkout.

More about the Koozy Kitchen Kit

The plastic quart jar is wrapped with an insulating layer, so you can hold your big jar of hot food while eating out of the food bag inside: freeze-dried, homemade, MRE and so on. Store your Koozy Kitchen anywhere in your pack.

We optimized the design for prepping and eating freeze-dried food packs, wet or dry bagged foods like MREs, Compleats, home-made food bags, or canned food. No other dishes or pots needed. Whether you are backpacking on local trails or doing the PCT, you will have more fun cooking with this ultralight, reliable and uncomplicated camp kitchen. No mess, no cleanup: tasty fast food in the wild.

  • Includes the SnowStoneStove
  • Heat 2 mugs with a SnowStone under each
  • 2 SnowStones under each mug = faster cooking
  • Includes fuel flask, 2 sporks and tall windscreen
  • Heat soaking puts BTUs into the food, not steam
  • Do chores while food sits in the jar and heats up
  • Hot meals in less time and fuel than any other kit
  • Hormel Compleats trays and MREs fit into the jar
  • No water gets dumped, no pots to wash
  • No chance food gets bombed by bird droppings or ants
  • You get 12oz of purified water to make cocoa, etc.
The SodaCan Stone Stove lit, and again with the handle slid down to snuff the fire
  • SodaCan Stone Stove parts: Coke can mug, SnowStone, ground patch, snuffer handle, silicone lid and fuel flask
  • Charging a SnowStone with alcohol from the fuel flask on top of the upturned can
  • The SodaCan stove heating on a tree stump with the handle up and a blue flame below

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SodaCan Stone Stove

Alcohol cook kit with snuffer, 2oz

The ultimate ultralight alcohol stove cook kit, at 2 ounces. It is the only alcohol stove with a shut-off: slide the handle down to snuff the fire instantly. Show the Park Ranger you can shut off your stove faster than a canister stove, and there is no liquid alcohol.

  • Boils a cup (8oz) in 4-1/2 minutes on about 1/4oz (8 g) of alcohol
  • Flames last about 15 minutes: great for roasting marshmallows
  • Slide-down handle snuffs the fire, then lifts the can of hot water
  • Mug, SnowStone burner, fireproof ground patch, snap-on silicone lid and 3oz fuel flask
  • Burns any flammable liquid (gasoline and E85 make soot)
$14

$2.95 USA postage
Quantity can be changed at checkout.

More about the SodaCan Stone Stove

You get the mug (a Coke can we empty and take the lid off), one SnowStone burner, a fireproof ground patch, a silicone snap-on lid with carry loop and pour hole, and a plastic fuel flask that holds 3oz of alcohol. Windy? Use any windscreen.

So simple to use

  1. Pour alcohol on the SnowStone. Set the can upside down, sit the Stone on the bottom and pour: fifteen grams (1/2oz) is absorbed in 10 seconds.
  2. Set the SnowStone on the ground patch.
  3. Pour water into the soda can and snap the lid on.
  4. Set the soda can on top of the SnowStone.
  5. Light with any flame or sparker: instant beautiful hot blue flame, no warmup.
  6. There will be a loud sizzle when the water is hot.
  7. Slide the handle down to snuff the flame.
  8. Lift by the handle and the lid strings, and pour hot water out of the lid hole.

No measuring out your alcohol, no warmup time, no alcohol pour-backs.

A lit AlCandle: a slim aluminum can with a small orange flame on top
  • Pouring isopropyl alcohol into the hole in the AlCandle lid

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AlCandle Alcohol Candle

Sold as a pair

A new type of candle: no wick, no wax, no smoke, no glass, no soot. You get the pretty orange flickering flame for 6 to 8 hours, in a rugged aluminum can that is perfect for camping, backyard parties and emergency kits.

  • Two AlCandles, 6 to 8 hour flame
  • Limit the burn time: each 6ml of fuel burns for about 1 hour
  • No liquid inside: an absorbent core soaks up the alcohol, so no spills
  • Stays charged for months with the plug in the lid
  • The core never wears out: refill it over and over
$16

$2.95 USA postage
Quantity can be changed at checkout.

More about the AlCandle Alcohol Candle

To light, remove the plug in the lid and light with a match or BIC, or touch the hole over a lit AlCandle. When alcohol burns, the only byproducts are water and CO2, just like when you breathe out. Wax candles produce soot that can collect on walls and ceilings. Unlike popular oil and alcohol lamps, there is no liquid inside the AlCandle, so no spills can happen that could catch on fire.

Charge the AlCandle by slowly pouring in 2oz of alcohol, which soaks into the absorbent core. Then put the foam plug into the hole to stop evaporation. If you will be storing your AlCandles for years, also put them inside a ziplock bag. Isopropyl alcohol 99% is the best fuel.

Put AlCandles in your bug-out bag, glove box, backpack and purse, and on your dining room table, night stand and patio table.

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US postage

Postage is listed with each item: $2.95 for the PillBottle, SnowStoneStove, SodaCan and AlCandle, $4.95 for the PaintCan Stove and Koozy Kitchen Kit.

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Add Additional International Postage to your cart along with your stoves: $27

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Bruce, neoTrekk's owner and inventor, outdoors among trees, with a speech bubble that says: Buy one! Cooking will be fun again!

Invented by Bruce, made in Lake Jackson, Texas

neoTrekk stoves come from Bruce, the inventor behind the Stones, and our shop at 2307 Whitetail Lane in Lake Jackson, Texas. Every design follows the same idea: take out everything that can fail. No valves, no hinges, no o-rings, no liquid to spill. What's left is a stove that is small, fast and safe, inside or out.

Bruce's message is simple: buy one, and cooking will be fun again. On a weekend hike, a family or Scout campout, the PCT, or packed in a bug-out bag.

Features of neoTrekk® products are protected by US Patents.

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