Whats your fav backpacking stove????

[jons4real]

Now we know that there are tons of stoves out there and more than one to choose from. So many in fact there they can kinda hard to pick from.... thats the fun part,lol. So heres the question. Whats your fav backpacking stove? All answers are welcome.

[cabaj_48]

jetboil....great system....very quick boiling....I use it for meals that require boiled water only....single stove can be used by multiple campers

[backcountrybliss]

I've been using the Jetboil for awhile now but it has some flaws. Principally if you boil water with the plastic top on in a cold environment (around freezing) the top will warp and you can't close up the whole package. It also does not have a wind screen so the flame blows out if the wind shifts on you away from the side you choose to protect with either your body or rocks.

The upshot is that it boils water like an absolute champ! even above the tree line it gets to a roll quickly.

I did a full review awhile ago and gave it 4/5 stars: http://www.backcountrybliss.net/2010/06/jetboil-group-cooking-system-gcs-gear.html

I also used an MSR butane stove awhile ago. My friend almost lit himself, and the forest on fire trying to prime it. It seemed efficient enough and was actually not especially difficult to prime but at the end of a long day it is honestly pretty nice just to twist the little nozzle on the jetboil and light a match (my self-starter system broke).

[bpcooper14]

I had a jetboil and an old pocketrocket that I used to swamp out for trips. I have since gotten rid of the jetboil and stuck with the pocket rocket. For me, no real complaints or criticisms. I just always felt that the advantage of the pocket rocket was in it's size and simplicity of design.

[Joshuatree]

I use the Optimus Nova, I like the wide folding legs and the abilty to use differant fuels depending on the outside temp, elevation and what is readily availble in the area. It also boils a pot of water in a just a couple minutes and has a fine enough adjustment to cook eggs or anything else I choose to make because you can only eat add water meals for so long. I really like the nifty jet cleaning feature so you don't have to really take anything apart to clean it in the woods, just wave the tool under the jet area and a magnet forces a cleaning pin through the jet. its also very easy to light and maintain, it seems to be pretty bullet prof, the one draw back was the price but its not like I buy a new gear all the time I'm willing to spend a little more to get what I want because I know I'll be using it untill it wears out

[sadiesassy]

Svea 123 ( not the 123R) - never stopped working after 30 years . Small, light, works great for solo trips

[frankjoe]

My favorite is MSR pocket rocket stove. I have used it for the last 2 years and it just keeps on going. Highly recommend.

[Jchwoodsy]

its made out of twigs and white birch bark, and it only weights about half an ounce!

[stonemark]

i've been using some kind of stove which are performing good, it's not a big brand, it just cheap and useful and made in China~

[Jchwoodsy]

always wanted to try that little stove which acts as a furnace for twigs and pinecones. anyone out there know what I mean?

[whiteOak]

birch bark in a baggie. add twigs as necessary. enjoy.

[whiteOak]

a teeny tiny bag of white birch bark solves all your firestarting needs

[Jchwoodsy]

I only need the birch bark bag when its been raining, you know. no wood needs any very flammable accelerants such as birch bark unless it is soaked from long exposure to rain. I usually just keep it safe in the bottom of the pack and save it for a rainy day.

[whiteOak]

I hear ya jchwoodsy! that stuff is like gasoline-soaked cherry bombs under your fire, ya right?
ya ever make those weird slotted tinder sticks from birch twigs? it works wonders with just a couple of those wee thingys of fire!
newbies look for DIS TREE!
http://www.worldofstock.com/slides/NTR1325.jpg
and peel a wee bie 'o it for me!

[whiteOak]

proof that freebird is 5hownewsday (http://edcforums.com/showthread.php/75696-Favorite-Backpacking-stove/page3)

damn, man, write your OWN bleedin' copy for once!

[John13np]

How do you find this stuff WhiteOak? Good work!

[DaveyFlockett]

I'm sick and tired of my stupid old MSR stove. whisperlight. its just too much work after a day of hiking. I am seriously considering not bringing any kind of stove anymore.

[GDeadPhans]

always wanted to try that little stove which acts as a furnace for twigs and pinecones. anyone out there know what I mean?

Yup, a popular one is the Bushbuddy. Easy to make out of a coffee can. I've made a rough version of the Bushbuddy and have it in my stove collection. I really like the DIY alcohol stoves. You can tweak designs and stuff. I go through these fits where I make alcohol stoves and wood stoves. Great way to re-use recyclables. I made a version of Mini Bull Design mini atomic. A pressurized alcohol stove. Boils 2 cups of water in 5 minutes. My room mate made one that boils in 4 minutes, but I suspect his uses more fuel. I've got to tweak my design a bit and see how quick I can boil, whilst not using so much fuel.

I have heard good things about the Trangia. I might get one of those. Svea as sadiesassy said is really good too.

[swoosh]

i've been using my homemade woodstove for about 3 years now :D it's fun and awesome, but some mornings i'd rather the simplicity of a canister or alky stove

[GDeadPhans]

Agreed swoosh. I gotta say though, my room mate has the Jet Boil. And yea that thing is quick as heck and has a french press. And yea he usually is enjoying a cup of coffee before I am, and yes it just looks cool, and is trendy I suppose (??), but man...the alcohol stoves are so light and so much fun to make. Cant pass it up. Jet Boil is so bulky and heavy for the gram weenies...

[swoosh]

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x151/wagz_pics/hiking/IMG_0550.jpg?t=1294804341

[swoosh]

sometimes though there's somethign to be said about a wood fire stove and a hot cup of soup for lunch...

[AlwaysSolo]

Summer: MSR Pocket Rocket
Winter: MSR Whisperlite International

[GDeadPhans]

Thats a beautiful kitchen ya got there swoosh.

Solo a lot of people I know use the Pocket rocket. They all love it. Its a good little stove there.

[AlwaysSolo]

Thats a beautiful kitchen ya got there swoosh.

Solo a lot of people I know use the Pocket rocket. They all love it. Its a good little stove there.

Agreed, but I like that stove Swoosh has. I've never used a hobo stove.

[Acid Cat]

Hurrah for the hobos!

I generally don't cook my food so no need for a stove. I would make a fire to boil water and if I can't then I won't have my tea.

[John13np]

Hurrah for the hobos!

I generally don't cook my food so no need for a stove. I would make a fire to boil water and if I can't then I won't have my tea.

Roughing it do ya!?

[swoosh]

thanks. i made it from a coffee can. simple and easy...

[GDeadPhans]

Looks like a bushbuddy yea?

BTW got my hammock yesterday. I can not wait to set it up!

[Sergemaster]

For me it's either an Alcohol stove or an Esbit..

Cheers,
Serge

[Cesium]

Jetboil in warmer weather and my MSR Simmerlite in cold weather, but the "Simmerlite" hardly simmers, just like the "Whisperlite" sounds like a whisper through a 200 watt pa system!