The Only 3 Backpacking Stoves You'll Ever Need 

There are devices like the FlipFuel that allows you to transfer fuel from one canister to another. It works very well, and I now never worry about the amount of fuel for a trip. I always take a small 110g canister (keep total weight to less than 200g to prevent over-filling).

Great options to know. 👍🏼

Perfect choices, I'm a traveller I use choice 2, goes in my farpoint 40 and used all over the world. Great video.🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Sweet!

Giving a like simply because of the first line😂

Great video.

I have 2 stoves...Trangia and a Svea 123R. I have had the Svea since 1978 and it has traveled the world with me and some other to whom I lent it. I got the Trangia just a few years ago and love its light weight and simplicity.

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Upright canister stoves are tippy. Sooner or later, it happens...... and they just don't produce below 32 F. It's cold up here. I love my alcohol stuff however. Keep up the good work.

Flame on with the Winterlight! Probably a little over-pressurized. But this is a nice stove survey. Matching the stove to the season and use is important for hiking outside of summer. Canister stoves are probably the best match for all-around use and for beginners, they are ready to use anytime and safe during burn bans. I love my Whisperlight for winter, especially on snow or with a group, but it's heavier and takes a bit more watching than a canister stove. My old Svea123 is a fun throwback on solo short trips. Outside of fire season a very small fire is my lightweight and easy go-to, even here in the PNW Cascades it's pretty quick to gather dry wood for something small.

👍👍 With so many cheap cannister stove options out there these days, it seems like the Whisperlite doesn't get as much love as it deserves.

I'm going to add a second to the Svea 123. I have mine from when I biked cross-country in the late 70s and even though it looks like hell, it still runs like a champion.

I"ve carried a Whisperlite for yrs. I prime with denatured alcohol to prevent all the soot.

new subscriber here only because you like the three cookers i have ,, i use the first msr rocket though ,,to tight to buy the rocket two when the first still works great ,, only trouble with the rocket it will wake the hole campsite up ,,gets me coffee quick though lol

I'n not sure about fire codes concerning stove types. I'm still using my tried-and-true Seva 123 brass stove with roar burner for one or two person trips. It is still in production after 80 years , A little shorter than a beer can It runs on white gas. I carry it in a one or two or three quart pot, pull it out prime and go to work, melting snow and cooking a pot of grub. My Second choice for a powerhouse is the Optimus 00 kerosene stove. It is a little larger than the Seva 123 but is more stable with a larger pot. It breaks down to the brass tank housing the pressure pump and the screw on roar burner tower. Nice powerhouse for a group of two to four. I'm taking it out in a week or two for a weeklong bike trip. Very adjustable burner, but in the field, I want a meal packed with calories takes less than 20 minutes from start to finish. I have been using them both since the early 70's in summer as well as -30 F on back country ski trips. White gas burns hotter than alcohol and kerosene burns almost twice as hot as white gas or any fuel in a pressurized can. The only time alcohol is nice for cooking is when you have a pan of fish to fry. I can carry as many fuel bottles as I need for the length of the trip, I top off the stove after cooking, so I always start the next meal knowing I have a full tank. Both stoves are low to nearly no Maintenace. I use Sigg nesting pots 1,2, 3, 4 quart and take the sizes need for the specific trip. I believe in using the most appropriate technology not the latest new great idea. Today I see too much needless emphasis on weight.

here on the East Coast, I typically use a alcohol stove or a solid fuel stove ezbit. I do use the canister stove and colder weather but honestly, my go to is the solid fuel stove most of the year.

Solid fuel stoves are compact snd easy too. But you nailed it. I’d maybe add a contained stove like a Jetboil or MSR Windburner for high winds or exposure like kayaking. Far from essential because we canshelter stoves but mondo convenient.

Coleman F1 ultralite at 77g for gas Goshawk Era & windshield at 130g for alcohol Two of the best smallest stoves that really pack a punch in boil times too.

love the siren, audio overlay 😂

Note that the msr whisperlite international can also burn alcohol if you drill out the kerosine jet. I haven't tried this in really cold situations, but it burns quite well.

Hi. Do you Reccomend a three sided solid metal wind shield with the MSR or a light reflectix shield or is it stable enough by sitting with your back to the wind and holding a 750 ml toaks pot? Tips in strong wind . Dos and don'ts?i have more faith in the alcohol in wind even though slower seems more stable

Whisper lite and Pocket Rocket Deluxe here! And a BRS backup

I've used an msr XKG? burn anything that's a bit scary to light. but it's been loyal, and I've had it for years. But once it gets going its Katie bar the door. It needs to retire, and I've been eyeing a windster but I'm having trouble turning to canister. I've resisted so long I don't know if I can do it.

What's the zip DCF stuff sack you use for your oversew 600 set?

I use Trangia alcohol stove equipment. Silence is precious…🤫 You can find alcohol everywhere. Not canisters.

I like Kelly Kettle instead of a third chemical fuel option. A non chemical fuel burning stove may be a good idea to consider.

I did a bunch of studying of this topics some years ago, and the conclusion I very rapidly reached is that for most people in most situations, a gas canister stove is going to be by far and away the best choice, because of their heat output, ease of control, and convenience. For trips of any significant length, the weight of alcohol fuel rapidly overtakes the excess weight of an empty steel gas canister for an equivalent cooking capacity (measured in how many litres of water you can boil). When you combine this with the fact that gas stoves can be reduced to a simmer and extinguished on demand, the advantages of the canister stove are something with which alcohol stoves simply cannot compete. Now, for short trips in fair weather, where cooking control isn't a priority, an alcohol stove can be perfectly functional, but in a lot of places in the US, the availability of good alcohol fuel can be challenging. California, for instance, has idiotically banned the sale of denatured alcohol, and burning high proof grain alcohol on which you have paid the high liquor tax is a huge waste of money. I really don't think that in the 2020's, it's necessary for anyone who isn't attempting to summit high peaks to use a white gas or kero stove. I do own an MSR Rapidfire, which is the remote gas canister version of the old Whisperlite, and it's a great stove for larger pots, though long out of production. The current MSR Whisperlite Universal and WindPro II do the same job.

Looks like a nice burn on your alcohol stove. What type of fuel are you using? Heet?

All temps are in Fahrenheit for this comment. Alcohol stoves work okay'ish at high altitudes... Provided the temps aren't too low. 14,000 feet and 30 or less they start to struggle. Under 10 they don't seem to work. To be fair they don't work good at sea level at low temps. If you are in -10 or less they may not heat properly. If you are at -30 they do not work at all

last time i hiked with gasoline stove (optimus, idk model, it was guides'), it took like 30 min to boil 5l of water. kinda sad. and we didnt even have had to melt snow, i guess that way cooking meal would take hours.

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Why do I need 3? The one I've got is fine

Stoves in the park. 🥬

3 stoves? You only need one haha