How to Choose a Stove for Fastpacking 

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Thanks Mathew! Can’t go wrong with the Pocket Rocket 2, it’s sure to last you years.

Thanks for the suggestion Anthony, I’ve got one planned on that topic!

That would be a been a good idea to do a more direct comparison, you’re right. A Jetboil is still great for times when weight isn’t as much of an issue - like car camping, for example, when you just need a quick boil. But for the relatively small investment, you can’t go wrong with having something lighter like the PocketRocket as an option.

Awesome! And thanks for supporting the channel with my affiliate links 💪.

Thanks Kaare. Alcohol stoves definitely seem like a good option for short trips as you say. I’m still not sure about cold soaking myself, but I’ll have to try it for longer trips. What kind of cold food do you eat?

@@JeffPelletier i tend to use bars/musli/trail mix for breakfast - usually eat while walking - for lunch, torteilla wraps with filling (if close to towns, usually vegetables), if remote, cheese, dried meat, sausage, mayo, pesto, - and i tend to use the same base ingredients for dinner, just with cold soaked couscous or similar - you can use local cheeses (i live in europe, so we have quite different food cultures depending where you go) so its always nice to taste local cheese, meats, dried vegetables and fruit and so on. Cold soaking is definitely for the warmer months - for below 5c i usually bring a stove (i dont drink coffee or other hot drinks, which makes the lack of a stove a bit easier)

Ah interesting. Are those expensive?

@@JeffPelletier No, they're about 1$ apiece. But there are two disadvantages: When you run in a remote area, you have to carry the used pads until you get to a trash can. And they are a bit heavier because, during heating, they soak in the water. And second, it's not suitable for preparing coffee, so even though I like coffee, I sacrifice it in exchange for weight.

Thanks! Sounds like I need to give alcohol stoves a real try. We managed to light a patch of grass on fire after trying to prime a homemade alcohol stove while filming this video, but perhaps the Triangia’s are much safer by design.

​@@JeffPelletier Hi Jeff. I’m really enjoying your video’s, they are very entertaining & you have a great way of narrating and also covering the practical sides. I own a dozen or so alcohol stoves, the Trangia is in a league of its own (i.e. you have alcohol stoves and then you have Trangia, there’s a difference.). Even the really similarly looking Chinees OEM knock-offs aren't touching it, the hole diameters aren’t quite right and the flame uneven... It was originally designed as a system as base/windshield and pots that would fit inside each other. As with any stove a solid base, lowdown to the ground with a windshield is always better. Consider that the Trangia design has been nearly unchanged since 1951 and was used in the Swedish army for decades. Even after all this time, it still has a very strong real world following (not just a cult status). At first glans a Trangia might appear less safe then a multi fuel stove or a gas stove, but all camping stoves are pretty unsafe in their own ways. It comes down to knowing how to use them & that I think is the main problem.. Once you start venturing outside of the western world, (bar automotive fuels, which is a whole different can of worms) alcohol becomes by far the easiest and most reliable source of fuel. If your serious about giving the Trangia another go, consider a “VARGO Alcohol Fuel Bottle”, they are pretty good lightweight option. A good bottle is important as to not to spill or over fill (max 1/3 from the top, but I normal aim for half full..) Also a cheap lightweight long’ish nosed lighter, works well in most scenario’s (advanced option: a firesteel, for wet weather or high altitude). Also You’d need to consider a support and windscreen. I’m a big fan of: clikstand.com. Once you subtract the metal of that Lindal can you’d be carrying in stead the Clickstand+Trangia works out about the same. There are lighter stands out there like the regular "Trangia Mini Wind Protection", with an extra aluminum role up windshield. They make horses for courses. extiguishing the Trangia is quick and easy, just place the lid over the top and its out, let it cool, scew lid on further and preserve any leftover fuel in the stove for the next brew. Things that I appreciate the most about the Trangia are is it's simplicity/reliability, silent operation and no (half) empty cans (waste) to dispose of.. Hope these pointers are of use.

Thanks Pablo! Great tip on the safety of the liquid fuel stoves as well.

I’m not sure the 5 second rule applies to Mac n’ Cheese laying in the dirt 🥺

Thanks! The Microrocket is basically the same stove as the Pocket Rocket 2. Seems to be mostly a rebrand 😉

@@JeffPelletier i see, tnx for the reply! 😁 Looking forward to your next adventure 👌💪

Thanks Jeremy! I think the main reason for the increase in efficiency with integrated stoves is the heatsink. I probably could have talked more about that. But agreed, the juice isn’t worth the squeeze in most situations.

@@JeffPelletier ha, yeah good point!

@@JeffPelletier if you like pots with hint sinks, but don't like how much they weigh, you should check out the one I've been working on ;)

Thanks Dean!

The BRS seems to be a popular choice 👍

Thanks, I probably should have been more specific and said that you can’t cook on it unless you have a model with a simmer ring, in which case you have two setting - full blast or simmer. Is that more accurate?