What sort of stove do you generally carry?

[WinterWarlock]

This is a good one to resurrect. Some people have probably changed gear since this was last discussed.

I use a jetboil in warm months an old skewl bluet in the shoulder seasons (still the fastest most reliable stove I own albeit a bit heavy), and white gas when the mercury really starts to dip.

I have used some homemade alcohol burners in the past as well and can see myself using them again at some point on distance hikes.

Whars everyone else using these days?

I picked up a sweet little stove from India, believe it or not - the thing really cranks. Didn't get it out in winter though, but I did also just buy a used MSR Dragonfly - I really like this one over my Primus Multifuel because it has much better simmer control.

Still have the Jetboil, but that one I mostly leave in my car when on business travel in case I need a quick lunch or cup of coffee.

[Glen]

This is a good one to resurrect. Some people have probably changed gear since this was last discussed.

I use a jetboil in warm months an old skewl bluet in the shoulder seasons (still the fastest most reliable stove I own albeit a bit heavy), and white gas when the mercury really starts to dip.

I have used some homemade alcohol burners in the past as well and can see myself using them again at some point on distance hikes.

Whars everyone else using these days?

Jetboil. I don't do any high altitude or winter camping, and I find the speed to boil, insulated cup and coffee press are hard to beat.

[ken999]

Just picked up an Emberlit UL...

http://www.emberlit.com/

[Fishnutterbutter]

I mess around with building these home-made wood gasification stoves out of cans to take with me fishing. This one reignites the gas from the burning wood, so you get a hotter, more concentrated flame and clean burning. Very efficient.

It runs on a couple of handfuls of small dry twigs you can find anywhere.
A couple of ounces of wood will boil 8oz water no problem.

[Commissionpoint]

Home skewl wood gasifier. Cool stuff.

[stripperguy]

I have used a Kelly Kettle exclusively for the last 2 years...should have switched years ago. Surprisingly efficient and faster than any other stove I have ever used. The only drawback is the bulky size. On the plus side, you never run out of fuel, even in a downpour, it still keeps chugging.

[Fishnutterbutter]

Those look amazing-- do you feel comfortable storing water in it, as a canteen?

[Justin]

This is what I use for a stove when camping...

[Wldrns]

I have used a Kelly Kettle exclusively for the last 2 years...should have switched years ago. Surprisingly efficient and faster than any other stove I have ever used. The only drawback is the bulky size. On the plus side, you never run out of fuel, even in a downpour, it still keeps chugging.

Same here. The only reason I don't take it on every trip is the bulkiness factor, though it is extremely lightweight. I dehydrate all my own food, so all I ever need is hot water. With this smaller model I easily get 3 cups of boiling water in less than 5 minutes. I also have the larger 5-cup size when I am cooking for more than myself.

Fishnutterbutter... I suppose you could store water in it, but it wouldn't very convenient.

[stripperguy]

Justin,

I would do the same as you, but I'm too weak to carry in all those rocks and metal grates.

[Justin]

Justin,

I would do the same as you, but I'm too weak to carry in all those rocks and metal grates.

I do have an old, basic, collapsible, "Primus" canister stove that my father gave to me many years ago which still works just fine and is fairly light weight, but I can honestly say I don't believe that I've used it on a backpacking trip in over ten years, so I stopped bringing it (on backpacking trips).
...Maybe I've brought it along once or twice here and there if the weather looked bad, but I honestly don't remember using it.

I understand that cooking over a campfire is not for everyone, it's just something that I have gotten very use to doing through my early years as a little kid camping with my father and his buddies.
There was always plenty of good hearty food, and there was always a campfire, and always something cooking over it.
Sometimes the settings & conditions are not in your favor, so sometimes you have to improvise.
The same holds true for me to this day.

[Justin]

I do have an old "Primus" canister stove, but I can honestly say I don't believe that I've used it on a backpacking trip in over ten years,.....

oopse...found a photo from Sept. '08 at Rock Pond, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness...short hike, and I'm pretty sure I didn't use it, just used it to set up the "Camping Out" shot...

[ADKian]

a recent trip with a frozen canister actually just got me to switch to a trangia alcohol stove. It is also much lighter than my previous setup so it was kind of a win-win for me.

[vieWseeker]

pocket rocket is all my needs needs

[ADKpete]

anybody ever use a Sterno stove, I've had one for many years it is a nice backup in the event a campfire is not possible for whatever reason. It is not super fast but it does work well.