Post by: RUGER No.1 on August 11, 2009, 06:56:11 PM
Post by: cabin308 on August 11, 2009, 07:06:43 PM
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on August 11, 2009, 07:16:50 PM
I use the original blue GAZ stove. My dad had it before me, and I've had it for some 25 or more years. Last year I picked two up on Craigslist for my boys. Very similar as just one burner on a fuel can. The advantage of the newer ones like yours is that you can detach the fuel can, mine pokes a hole in it so I can't take it apart until it's empty. The fuel mix is very similar as a propane/butane mix.
I've used mine up to 8,000 feet to boil water. It's almost always in my hunting day pack and certainly with me on overnight trips. I've used it to heat soup when a hunt partner fell in the Nooksack river in November, and countless times for lunches for both me and other parters over the years. TESTAR77 also carries one.
I really appreciate a warm meal when I'm on a long hike. Cup O' Noodles instead of Ramen or other bagged soups because I don't like to wash dishes. My pot is always clean if all I do is boil water.
-Steve
Post by: PacificNWhunter on August 11, 2009, 08:24:03 PM
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Post by: swanny on August 11, 2009, 08:34:53 PM
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Post by: actionshooter on August 11, 2009, 09:06:22 PM
I still have my whisperlite international I bought when they were the hot shat, things sure have changed :)
Post by: ICEMAN on August 11, 2009, 09:28:10 PM
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on August 11, 2009, 09:42:49 PM
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Am I the only guy who uses Esbit fuel tabs?
Iceman, how do those tabs work at higher elevation?
-Steve
Post by: ICEMAN on August 11, 2009, 09:51:59 PM
They burn well, the only issue is in really cold conditions. I have camped with them in the teens and should have brought a more powerfull stove. I have used them only to 5000 feet.
They are not the best for all applications, but for a two nighter or so, they are great.
I researched alot, and here is what I have experienced. The tabs average about fifty cents per burn. Each tab lasts about 12 minutes burn time, and for me, a single tab is good for breakfast, enough hot water for one oatmeal and one coffee in the pot in the photo... I also carry some of those trioxane tablets...little coglan round tabs...and they add six minutes burn time if needed, lets say if your water is really cold, or you let wind get to things... For dinner I use one tab and maybe a single trioxane tab to cook a dinner. So for two days out, four burns, 2 bucks and hardly any weight.
My dorky little homemade stove support in the photo fits inside my kettle, my cup inside the stove support, then my fuel tabs and coffee stuff also fills the voids for a pretty compact unit. I like it.
For more serious weather, I would consider a different type stove, but for quick, light, minimal useage, Esbit do work amazingly well for this application.
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on August 11, 2009, 11:10:24 PM
I'm intrigued by these.
-Steve
Post by: ICEMAN on August 12, 2009, 05:52:47 AM
Will any of those tabs start with a flint or do you need a lighter/match?
I'm intrigued by these.
-Steve
Steve the tabs light with a match or lighter... Not sure a flint would get em going....
Post by: huntinhick on August 12, 2009, 06:46:49 AM
I use the esbit also, I have also been playing around with a Swedish alcohol stove. I am trying to get my hands on some of the jelled fuel in little packets like cheaper than dirt was selling for a while. it is sort of like sterno only in single use size and burns hotter, the reports I have read say that it doesn't have the smell or the mess of the esbit fuel. one of the reasons I like the esbit or the jell stuff is NO spills or leaky cans of fuel!!
Carl
Post by: whacker1 on August 12, 2009, 06:55:04 AM
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Post by: Shawn Ryan on August 14, 2009, 05:30:47 PM
Post by: Ray on August 14, 2009, 05:38:46 PM
Best stove is not bringing a stove in the September hunts. Just bring the food. Otherwise coffee is nice in the morning if it's snowing out.
Post by: MAVsled on August 14, 2009, 09:24:09 PM
Purchased another 2nd jetboil system for this fall's pack in hunt. This one for group cooking (my partner and I) with larger qt pot & 10" fry pan.
These units have a design feature on the bottom of the pots that hold heat extremely well, protect the flame from the elements and heats it up fast by not letting a good percentage of the heat move away from the heated pots-pans.
Post by: ICEMAN on August 14, 2009, 09:35:54 PM
Post by: uncoolperson on August 14, 2009, 09:40:16 PM
Am I the only guy who uses Esbit fuel tabs?
I use em in my caldera cone
http://www.traildesigns.com/caldera-cone.html
Post by: letmhunt on August 14, 2009, 10:52:21 PM
Post by: Jamieb on August 15, 2009, 09:09:15 AM
Post by: boneaddict on August 15, 2009, 09:27:25 AM
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I have an old MSR Whisperlite and like that the fuel bottles can be refilled with Coleman fuel (white gas) and can be seperated for compactness in my pack.
What I have and yep...great stove.
Post by: coriantonk on August 16, 2009, 01:19:52 AM
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Post by: Ghost Hunter on August 21, 2009, 03:49:19 PM
http://www.whiteboxstoves.com/
Just to be different, but they work great and the stove fits in a cup.
Post by: bowpredator on August 21, 2009, 04:14:23 PM
Post by: Wanttohuntmore on August 22, 2009, 02:03:54 PM
Oh, and used the Trioxine and the hexamine tablets for years. Scored a bunch of hexamine tabs in the tubes (old wwII supply) for pennies a piece. Those, 3 rocks, and a canteen cup, works well. Cover the cup with tin or some other top and it'll bring the water to a boil.
Post by: uncoolperson on August 22, 2009, 10:02:47 PM
Am I the only guy who uses Esbit fuel tabs?
I use em in my caldera cone
http://www.traildesigns.com/caldera-cone.html
scratch that, I did... but after camping trip #4 with it I've given up on the caldera cone design... finicky and it doesn't really hold up.
Post by: ICEMAN on August 22, 2009, 10:04:24 PM
Post by: uncoolperson on August 22, 2009, 10:09:37 PM
Too flimsy and tippy?
I should've known something about foil being structure is a bad idea... unless it's cared for better than I do, it's not going to hold a pot of water very well. That and there are much better designed and thought through popcan stoves out there (this morning mine ended up turning into a pot stand surrounded by burning twigs to get coffee going).
it is light, but bulky... however before it started getting bent out of shape it worked decently with the esbit, lots of soot with the alcohol.
Post by: ICEMAN on August 22, 2009, 10:14:58 PM
My alpine kit is a Brunton Optimus Nova Multifuel. Love it, take it on our snow overnighters two, so I have two stoves to feed everyone off of, and to melt a ton of snow. Gotta keep the kids drinking warm fluids....
Post by: uncoolperson on August 22, 2009, 10:27:19 PM
Hmmm, been there on the trial and error. My homeade alcohol stove works fine but I fear it not working some day....a little picky, and I have preheat it a bunch to really torch off.I was referring to the popcan alcohol stove that came with the caldera cone, don't think i'd try making my own...
Post by: ICEMAN on August 22, 2009, 10:28:16 PM
Post by: grizzlygibbs on August 26, 2009, 10:00:59 PM
Post by: coriantonk on August 27, 2009, 11:18:42 AM
I just picked up a brunton raptor peizo, hope its worth a darn!
:tup: I love mine :)
Post by: grizzlygibbs on August 27, 2009, 11:28:00 AM
I just picked up a brunton raptor peizo, hope its worth a darn!
:tup: I love mine :)
good I'm glad someone had a good experience with it I'm stoked to get to use it on the high hunt
Post by: Hooter on August 27, 2009, 08:22:08 PM
Post by: halflife65 on August 28, 2009, 06:51:53 AM
I have the JetBoil Group Cooking System for when I take my wife along for a hike. It's got a pot with the heat exchanger thing on the bottom (quite a bit bigger than the titanium solo pot that I use.) I also bought a frying pan, as well. I got the JetBoil on sale for pretty cheap - REI had it for $80, which is about $40 off of normal price (for the Group system) and that is the main reason that I purchased it.
Post by: Jekemi on December 08, 2009, 01:16:21 PM
Recently I have been making the so-called, "penny stove." I started out by using coke cans, which are simple, extremely light, and boils 2 cups water in less than 5 min.
More recently I have been purchasing the Bud-light alluminum beer bottles (hard to find). The guage of alluminum is thicker than a coke can. They make a great alcohol pressure stove and are really strong, very light, and don't require any priming.
They work well with a Heineken Pot - it fits directly on top of the stove and is quite stable. The empty Heini pot holds the stove, fuel, and wind-shield. It's the smallest, lightest, cheapest stove system available.
Post by: Jekemi on December 15, 2009, 01:12:06 PM
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Post by: ICEMAN on December 17, 2009, 05:25:53 AM
Post by: high country on December 17, 2009, 05:47:03 AM
IMO go piezo what ever you do. if you plan on cooking anything but water, look for the biggest most controlable burner you can get. little burners with big holes make a lot of concentrated heat.
Post by: Dansk on January 04, 2010, 12:12:36 PM
I hate paying for the pre-canned stuff.
Post by: KillBilly on January 04, 2010, 12:26:50 PM