backpacking stoves

[iacornfed]

I use the Swedish army stove. It is a brass trianga stove that uses alcohol for fuel. It has a built in wind deflector that is also the pot stand. It has a smaller pan and a larger pot. It is built like a tank! Not the lightest but it is very simple and robust. I purchased two of them off an auction site for $18 including shipping!    :D

[ozy clint]

i think i'll go for a snow peak giga or a kovea. i'll mainly use it for trips in australia. i think i'll stick with the MSR for trips to new zealand for tahr for it's cold weather reliablity.

thanks guys

[Sheepshooter]

Originally posted by rappstar:
Pocket Rocket has worked well for me up to 10,500 and the coldest it got was about 30-35 f.  

If the weight of a stove is of concern, find a way to not take a stove.  If I was shaving weight for this fall, I could easily go without a stove.  Mt House isn't that good anyways!    

When I go on my 2-3 day sheep hunts I usually don't take any "hot" food. That way I don't need a stove, fuel, pot, bowl, or spork. Saves lots of weight. While a hot supper is nice it's not necessary. The natives never took a stove!

[John Scifres]

Pocket rocket

[smiley]

I am too looking for a stove and i am leaning to the snow peak because I heard it is more stable with a pot on it than a pocket rocket

[BobW]

stability for canister stoves is solved by either the nylon legs (cheap), or (my favorite) a metal set of legs that keeps the stove low to the ground, and makes the fuel canister remote to the stove via a braided fuel tube.  Mine is by Brunton.

With this, you can use things like an Outback Oven, and not worry about creating a bomb.

You need to make sure that youe stove/canister connected is threaded (not like the MSR - Superfly).

There are canister stoves already built this way, but if you want more from your existing one, this is a good solution.  I use it on my Jet Boil when I use the larger pots, and other canister stoves I own.

[Ray Borbon]

I have a whisperlite stove and have owned it for over 15 years. It is a fine stove.  For backpacking I have used a Snow Peak GigaPower for about 7 years. Works fine. It's very similar to the Pocket Rocket by MSR. You can get one with a lighter system built in or for 10 bucks less without that feature. It takes the canisters from MSR just fine (as well as a few others)

http://www.snowpeak.com/stoves/backpacking/gigapower-manual-stove-gs-100.html

[ozy clint]

sheepshooter- what do you eat then?

[widow sax]

Do some research on the SOTO od-1a Micro Regulator stove I think you will like what you read it solves alot of the problems that the others have. It is a realy cool well made stove. Widow

[wulf]

I have a bunch of stoves from over the years and my favorite is the Svea 123. It truly is a wonder for how old the design is and weighs only slightly more(19oz)than some of the super light gizmos made today.  I like it because there is NO pump involved and yet it self pressurizes to burn hot and clean using naptha.(white gas) The fact that it's made of brass just adds to the "cool" factor.

[lablover]

Well I know its not vouge, but when I take a backpack stove which is rarly (campfire works for me when I can), I take a coleman dual fuel. A little (2.5 oz) heavier, but reliable as all get out. I tested it with boy scouts and if it can stand up to them year after year its dependable. I dont do alot of high altitude stuff any more but works great in cold. But then I have the factory and outlet store right here in my area also.

[Dick4bows]

I've used a Svea 123 for over 30 years.  It will not fail.  It does use a bit more fuel but the dependability is worth the extra weight.  I found a cookset in a surplus store about 15 years ago for $15.  When I opened it, I found a new stove in it.  Dick

[huntwithastick]

Jet Boil

[yolo]

I do this alot. For hunting and for climbing. All the stoves mentioned are good at any hunting elevation. Word for thought: carry more fuel than you need, and twice as much water. The water you may need, the extra heat in an accident will save your life.
There are no accidents for the prepared.