So, which stove has the fastest boil time? Or does it even matter?If you read my reviews, you'll notice that I don't normally list boil times. Why do you suppose that might be?First, how important is it? Something in the neighborhood of 5 to 7 minutes to boil a liter is fine in my book. Waiting another 30 seconds or so for a boil makes no real difference to me. Now, if it were another 3 minutes, maybe then I'd worry about it, but half a minute either way isn't going to really affect how I cook or how I organize my time while backpacking. ...
Monday, 29 August 2011
Thursday, 25 August 2011
I happen to like my old Hank Roberts stove, a stove that dates back to the 1960's. It's in very nice condition. I have the Mark III version.So compact! And inside, the original accoutrements that came with the package.Unfortunately, it's been some years since either the stove or its proprietary fuel canisters have been produced (see The Hank Roberts Stove -- With a Proper Canister for information on and photos of the original canister...
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
A lot of people interested in going light are trying alcohol as a fuel. But if you head down to the store, you'll see all kinds of alcohol. Which alcohols are good choices for stove fuel? Which ones are poor choices?Alcohol as a Stove Fuel (in order of best fuel to worst fuel) The best alcohol fuel is ethanol (ethyl alcohol). It has the highest number of calories per gram* of any stove fuel suitable alcohol (I really...
Thursday, 4 August 2011
It looks like MSR is putting out three, count 'em, three new stoves.UPDATED 9/6/2011 See also this related post which contains videos of the new MSR Whisperlite Universal.UPDATED 10/4/2011: I have written a review of the MSR Whisperlite Universal.The first is the MicroRocket.Basically, the MicroRocket looks like it's just a lighter version of the PocketRocket, but with some minor improvements. In particular, the pot supports are shorter...
Monday, 1 August 2011
In my recent article in Seattle Backpackers Magazine (Aug 2, 2011 edition), I mentioned what my preference is in terms of a windscreen for an upright canister stove (well, at least for trips where weight isn't super critical). Something like the below (keep reading if this looks too heavy; more ideas follow):This is a self standing windscreen made by Olicamp.I discuss my preferred windscreen set up in my article, and I'll go into some more...
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