Using camping stoves safely
Always take care when storing the fuel and using your stove. Use only the stove manufacturer's recommended fuel, and check all connections and fittings before each and every use. Also:

• Clear the cooking area of dry vegetation and leaves, in case you spill fuel or knock over your stove.
• Place your stove on a level and stable surface.
• Keep naked flames and sparks away from the fuel, especially when filling or refilling the stove. Before refilling, make sure the flame is out and the stove has cooled down.
• Use the cooker in a well-ventilated space. Liquid fuels, in particular, can give off poisonous fumes, such as carbon monoxide, and all cookers also burn vital oxygen.
• Don't use a stove inside your tent. In addition to the risk of poisonous fumes, fire is also a significant danger. A confined space with limited access, your tent can be reduced to ashes in minutes, along with everything inside, and you may not be able to escape in time to protect yourself. Losing your tent and your equipment is bad enough, without you receiving third-degree burns at the same time.
• Don't leave a burning stove unattended. If it topples over, it could easily start a fire. If the stove flame goes out, a spark or naked flame could also ignite the vapors and cause an explosion.

Liquid fueled stove

Type of stove
Information	Fuel sold in disposable canisters.	Stove can use a variety of fuels, from unleaded gas, kerosene (paraffin), aviation fuel, and white fuel, to diesel most of which are readily available.	Fuel sold in disposable plastic containers. Stove basically consists of a vessel to burn the fuel in, and a windshield that also acts as a cooking platform.
Pros	Fuel can withstand low temperatures, high altitudes, and most weather conditions. Produces a clean flame.	Stove uses a range of fuels. Fuel is non-pressurized, so can be stowed safely in almost any airtight container. Stove tends to perform reliably, efficiently, and quickly, producing a hot flame.	Fuel is non-pressurized, so can be stowed safely in almost any airtight container. Economical and produces a clean flame. Stove is lightweight, stable, and safe. Usually supplied with pots and pans.
Cons	Stove must be pumped to generate required pressure for use. Fuel needs to be primed.	Potential for spillage of flammable fuel. Stove must be pumped to generate required pressure for use. Fuel needs to be primed. Some fuels produce soot and noxious fumes.	Potential for spillage of flammable fuel. Stove slower to heat up than other liquid stoves, because it's not pumped. Flame vulnerable to wind and other environmental conditions.

The Hexamine Stove
A very useful piece of emergency equipment, the hexamine stove (or hexi-stove) burns solid blocks of hexamethyl-enetetramine (also known as "methenamine"), and folds away compactly. The stove acts as a small windbreak and cooking platform, while the fuel blocks it uses provide a very reliable means of starting a fire in any conditions. The blocks produce a smoke less flame, don't liquefy while burning, and leave no ashes.

1. Walls act like a wind break