Compact stove advice

[berger21]

My son and I just returned from and elk hunting in southern Colorado. He used a jet boil that worked great but needed a lighter to start it at 10 to 11000 ft.
Mine was an amicus cookset combo for $50 at REI. Small footprint but still works great.

 

[ntsqd]

Truck camping I use one of Coleman's single burner stoves that uses the fat bottle as it's base. That makes it top heavy, so I built a short base for it using the easily available fittings for those disposable propane bottles and a short hose to connect the bottle. Because I'm usually cooking on a tail-gate I put the magnet from a friend's dead sub-woofer in the base.

My wife got me a Jetboil when they first came out. I used it once and went back to the Coleman. I consider a lighter to be an essential item and have them scattered all over every vehicle. Someone in the back-packer world makes a really nice piezo lighter. I have one in one of the vehicles, but the rest are just Bics or similar.

 

[Tiny Tim]

Just one to two people max

Thanks

Buck

Lots of great options above. One of the wonderful things about our days, lots of great options

 

[skookum]

I know he's not everyone's favorite guy but he does use a lot of gear and there is some merit in this video. I gave the MSR Pocket Rocket and the titanium cup a try this fall and my only complaint is they don't lock together like the Jet Boils and the MSR Reactor. Otherwise, it's a great lightweight set up; I'm always in wet or snowy environments so I always have at least 2 lighters on me so that's never been an issue.

 

[MOelkman]

I have at least a dozen different styles & types. Micro size to the two-burner liquid fuel Coleman.
Each has a specific use for which it is best.
Forced to have only one, I would go with a liquid fuel, detachable canister, single burner type.

 

[Taylorbok]

I wanted to save weight and space. I went with the BSR 3000T and found a cup that the stove and a fuel can fit inside.

 

[Argon Glen]

MSR Pocket Rocket - not sure which version though - and whatever Aluminum cup that came with it. I'm not cooking with it, only boiling, so it works fine.

 

[Bucklowery]

Thanks guys I appreciate all the input


Buck

 

[sierrastalker]

Hard to go wrong, honestly. Jetboil or MSR Reactor for me, just like the simplicity, the Jetboil has seen the most action. I only boil water when backpacking, so it works great. Sturdy, everything fits inside, works as a bowl or a cup, my long handle Ti spoon fits in the neoprene sleeve, piezo lighter. Could I shave a few grams with something else? I don't really care. It would be less than the weight of one round of ammo if I did and I don't want a stove that will fail. Pocket rockets work great too, used one extensively in the past before the heat exchanger type systems came into play.

 

[Allen Kitts]

I have used the Jetboil on quite a few backpacking trips and float trips and have never had an issue. We took on for four guys on a six day float trip in Alaska a few years back and it worked flawlessly. I don't have any experience with any other kind because I never needed to. Good Luck with your choice.