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[pct-l] I love stove talk!!
- Subject: [pct-l] I love stove talk!!
- From: piedra2901 at yahoo.com (Kurt Johnson)
- Date: Mon Jul 14 10:56:30 2003
- In-Reply-To: <1a8.16fce145.2c41c30a@aol.com>
MSR has a new white gas stove that only weighs 8 oz. It also has a simmering knob. I know that for the ultralight purist those extra ounces probably seem like pounds :).
I've owned an MSR stove of one type or another for the past 20 years. In that time I've had two failures while backpacking, both of which were fixable. One nice thing about MSR is that they design their stoves to be field maintainable. If you're not mechanically inclined, a few emergency esbit tabs should get you home.
The new "light" MSR is still heavier than an alcohol stove, but it narrows the gap quite a bit and you have the advantages that a white gas stove has over alcohol (ability to adjust flame, turn off, simmer, etc).
Padre
Montedodge@aol.com wrote:
Litha, your Whisperlight would work well on the whole PCT and has been down
the trail hundreds of times since they came out.
On the other hand , there are hundreds of stories about these stoves
being mailed home in droves by the time the thru-hiker hits Big Bear.
Canister stoves work great if you mail your fuel well ahead of time as it
needs to go "Land Only" in the mail.
Esbit are my least favorite as they are the highest in fuel cost , the
messiest, and produce an awful smell while being only slightly lighter than
alcohol stoves.
Alcohol stoves are now the most popular stoves on the trail in one of
the home made versions or another. Simple to make, cost nothing. ( Weight is
around 1.5 to 2.5 ozs. depending on design.) Lots of hikers can cook on 2 ozs.
per day. ( I like to 3 to 4ozs. though) Fuel is cheap and easy to find. HEET
gas tank dryer is my favorite fuel ad can be found at any auto parts stores or
use " Denatured" from a hardware store.
While the MSR stoves are good climbing stoves, they are a bit " Over
Kill" for the thru hiker. There are lighter stovesto do the same job which are
more dependable with no pumps to break or crossthread into bottle, or fuel lines
to gum up. ( MSR stoves with solid tube fuel lines are less likely to clog
then the flexable whisperlight lines.
I have about 50 stoves these days including 4 MSR models but would still
pick an alcohol stove for the PCT . Second choice would be one of the new small
canister stoves. Good luck, Just a few opinions from a crusty old hiker.
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