Backpacking Stoves

Weigh your canister to tell after trips how much you use. You might have to carry a extra canister the first few times to get your routine on how much you burn. Personally the jetboil takes up a ton of space in a pack. I use a crux folding, msr kettle with 8 oz canisters. Just boiling water I get 6 days out of the canister, but each person is different. Look at the reactor stove, I have had people tell me they like it better than a jetboil (have had both).

I used a SVEA for many years, wouldn't go back. White gas is messy, canisters less problematic. Just get the mixed fuel canisters, better in colder weather.

The other types, alcohol, little twig burners get banned in high fire danger, canisters aren't usually.

If I may ask where you were fishing? If you don't want to say I understand. Didn't know there were graylings there.
 
Duke said:
I have found my whisperlite to be a bit temperamental. A bit of a pain to pump, get the bottom wick wet, light, warm the vaporizer, get it going. And, when the bottle gets low I have the choice of pumping the schnitzel out of it or having it burn poorly because the pressure is low. I did find a tutorial on Youtube showing how to clean it with the cable and that did help.....but I still find it a pain and am thinking of looking at a jetboil. I went into the Lemhi range last weekend for some arctic grayling and it sure seemed like I was spending a lot of time nursing my stove along while my friend had his jetboil lit and food done in minutes. I think I would have made the trade already except that I still hate the thoughts of the canisters and not knowing how much I have left. I cook hotwater bottles for my toes at night sometimes and it is always based on how much fuel I have left. If I am low on fuel my toes just have to suck it up that night. I would never know with the canisters and i do like my hotwater bottle.

This thread has been very informative for me.
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My whisperlite is tempermental as well. Sometimes I wonder if I'd be better off to just get a canister stove. But then I look at the cost of the canisters. I guess it comes back to nothing being perfect.

I'd be interested in seeing pics or a TR from your Lemhi weekend! I love arctic grayling!
 
I can probably get a group but on 8oz canisters, would have to check with a quantity.
Uinta, could ship them UPS ground I think.
 
I found some knock-off 400g canisters (8oz?) at my local smiths for $3. Not bad at all. In contrast, the 200g jetboil ones are $4.
 
Just get the iso butane ones.........work better at altitude and colder weather. Other than that they are the same no matter the brand. $3 is a good price.
 
I built one out of the ikea stainless utensil holder. I like it, but it makes a total mess of my pots and of the stove as well. I haven't found a good way to transport it without getting soot everywhere.
 
Guess its too much to ask for a perfect system lol. Forgot about the soot, it breaks down flat so I can zip lock it. I will just use it as a wind breaker for an Alchy stove I ordered too. Be fun to use something other than the Whiperlite system, been using it since 95 and its been dependable, but I hate priming.
 
Go canister......................
 
Has a one used the msr micro rocket? What are your thoughts compared to the pocket rocket?
 
Duke said:
Oh, I meant to ask......does anyone have experience with a SVEA 123? I have a friend that swears by his.
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Used one for 20 years. They tend to be a little difficult to start if it's really cold unless you have the pump to pressurize the tank. But then the gaskets on the check valve used with the pump don't usually last that long and when they fail, you have a two burner stove. I still have the 123, first decent backpack stove I bought-about 1969 or 70.
 
Dave B. said:
Has a one used the msr micro rocket? What are your thoughts compared to the pocket rocket?
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I have the micro rocket and my friend has the pocket rocket. Mine folds a little smaller, but other than that they function pretty much the same. If cost was an issue I'd get the PR. Otherwise, the MR.
 
I got a $100 gift card for my local outfitter (Campmor) and was thinking of using it to upgrade to the jetboil sol titanium but the reviews of it on the REI site rip it apart. Anyone have the SOL Ti that can give a testimony on it?
 
I was really tempted by that one until I learned that it can't be used to melt snow or heat anything other than water (like soup, hot chocolate, etc). Apparently the glue that holds the burner to the pot comes apart when anything other than water is cooked.

I then contemplated the jetboil one level down, but I don't like cooking or eating things in aluminum, so that ruled it out for me.
 
Interesting .......... I would think heat is heat. Don't use jetboil anyway, I think the Reactor is better, don't use it either. Other cheaper, lighter stoves heat water, etc just fine. So, you wait a minute more for the boil... but its personal preference.
 
steve said:
I was really tempted by that one until I learned that it can't be used to melt snow or heat anything other than water (like soup, hot chocolate, etc). Apparently the glue that holds the burner to the pot comes apart when anything other than water is cooked.

I then contemplated the jetboil one level down, but I don't like cooking or eating things in aluminum, so that ruled it out for me.
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I think I'm okay with it's limitations since I'm fine with just boiling water for freeze dried meals. I've never needed to melt snow since I mostly do day hikes, hiker hostels and huts in the winter. I could always bring my primus stove and pot if I think I'll need to cook or melt snow.
 
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