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<blockquote data-quote="QuietTexan" data-source="post: 2101844" data-attributes="member: 116181"><p>You can solve the low pressure problem on certain canister stoves by running the canister inverted to withdraw liquid fuel instead of vapor. That's obviously dependent on stove design; you cant turn a Pocket Rocket or Jet Boil wrong side up. But remote fuel setups give you this option. The liquid feed requires lower feed pressure and runs more consistently in cold weather.</p><p></p><p>My most versatile stove is an MSR Whisper Lite Universal. It can run on the traditional low-pressure liquid fuel bottle, but is also designed to run on a canister, both vapor and liquid feed (vertical and inverted). The Wind Pro is a canister-only that you can invert to run as a liquid feed in the cold. Either way, you can boost them some buy putting a spoonful or three of warmed water into the base of the inverted canister once they get going.</p><p></p><p>If snow is involved (in general, but specifically melting for water), I generally think liquid stoves are better because they don't have pressure issues, and the weight of the stove itself is offset in fuel weight savings because the liquid fuel bottles scale up better than canisters do. Snow takes a lot of energy to melt, meaning it takes a lot of fuel. I found canister stoves had a harder time producing as much water as liquid fuel stoves.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.msrgear.com/stoves/liquid-fuel-stoves/whisperlite-universal/06630.html[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietTexan, post: 2101844, member: 116181"] You can solve the low pressure problem on certain canister stoves by running the canister inverted to withdraw liquid fuel instead of vapor. That's obviously dependent on stove design; you cant turn a Pocket Rocket or Jet Boil wrong side up. But remote fuel setups give you this option. The liquid feed requires lower feed pressure and runs more consistently in cold weather. My most versatile stove is an MSR Whisper Lite Universal. It can run on the traditional low-pressure liquid fuel bottle, but is also designed to run on a canister, both vapor and liquid feed (vertical and inverted). The Wind Pro is a canister-only that you can invert to run as a liquid feed in the cold. Either way, you can boost them some buy putting a spoonful or three of warmed water into the base of the inverted canister once they get going. If snow is involved (in general, but specifically melting for water), I generally think liquid stoves are better because they don't have pressure issues, and the weight of the stove itself is offset in fuel weight savings because the liquid fuel bottles scale up better than canisters do. Snow takes a lot of energy to melt, meaning it takes a lot of fuel. I found canister stoves had a harder time producing as much water as liquid fuel stoves. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.msrgear.com/stoves/liquid-fuel-stoves/whisperlite-universal/06630.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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