Best Backpacking Stoves

jarredbehrendt · 06-15-2009, 02:47 PM

My question is what is your favorite backpacking stove? Any input on pros and cons would be usefull too.

Alex T. · 06-15-2009, 03:12 PM

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Any input would be usefull too

Don't put it in the backpack while it's still hot.

Alex

**CanoeGuru** · 06-17-2009, 12:18 PM

I haven't used the Jetboil yet, although I'd like to see one in action in the field. I love my Dragonfly. It really does simmer, so you don't burn your food. It's really loud when you crank it up, though. Quite the roar from that little burner. I still love it, though.

Harold · 06-19-2009, 04:28 PM

I go NOWHERE without this:

It was our ONLY stove during the Alaska float/fishing trip from a few years ago.

Link:
Foldable Pocket Cooker, Camp Kitchen at Sportsman's Guide

Harold F.

Stark · 06-27-2009, 03:47 PM

I've used a Dragonfly on a couple occasions, and they work pretty well. The stove we usually use on backpacking trips is a single-burner Coleman propane stove that screws right on top of a 1-lb bottle.

I agree with CanoeGuru, a Dragonfly at full throttle is pretty loud!

Carilee · 07-04-2009, 08:51 AM

I have a Markill stove that I bought at Canfield's. It is a very tiny unit that only weighs about four ounces & screws onto any standard butane/propane canister. It is small enough that I can pack the stove & the gas canister inside my backpacking cook kit. It was also very cheap, I think around twenty bucks, but I got it several years ago.

Also have a Coleman Peak 1 stove that I don't think is made any longer.

If you are packing in cold weather you will want a stove that runs on a white gas canister where you manually pump up the pressure. That is the main disadvantage of propane/butane stoves, when it is cold the pressure will be inadequate at times unless you warm up the canisters before using.

View Poll Results: What is the best backpacking stove?
MSR Dragonfly	3	50.00%
MSR Reactor	0	0%
MSR Whisperlite International	0	0%
MSR Whisperlite	1	16.67%
MSR Pocketrockett	0	0%
Coleman 442	2	33.33%
Snowpeak Litemax	0	0%
Snowpeak Giga	0	0%
Jetboil Helios	0	0%
Jetboil	0	0%
Voters: 6. You may not vote on this poll

06-15-2009, 02:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
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06-17-2009, 12:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
CanoeGuru CanoeGuru is wishing to be outdoors. Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 1,871 Thanks: 114 Thanked 219 Times in 144 Posts	I haven't used the Jetboil yet, although I'd like to see one in action in the field. I love my Dragonfly. It really does simmer, so you don't burn your food. It's really loud when you crank it up, though. Quite the roar from that little burner. I still love it, though. __________________ "Survival depends on being able to suppress anxiety and replace it with calm, clear, quick and correct reasoning..." -Sheck Exley

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Harold Harold is missing his friend, OBG. 2008 Catch and Continue Finalist Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kearney Certified Youth Fishing Instructor NEFGA Line Recycling Volunteer Posts: 2,395 Thanks: 1,783 Thanked 722 Times in 420 Posts	I go NOWHERE without this: It was our ONLY stove during the Alaska float/fishing trip from a few years ago. Link: Foldable Pocket Cooker, Camp Kitchen at Sportsman's Guide Harold F. __________________ "If I had a picture, I wouldn't have given you 1,000 words..." (OBG) "Perhaps a better way of measuring wealth is by the number of unique experiences you have had..." Esther Dyson These are OUR FISHERIES! Report All Violations! .............1-800-742-SNAP

06-27-2009, 03:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Stark Stark has no status. Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Martinsburg NE/Lincoln NE Posts: 152 Thanks: 6 Thanked 48 Times in 19 Posts	I've used a Dragonfly on a couple occasions, and they work pretty well. The stove we usually use on backpacking trips is a single-burner Coleman propane stove that screws right on top of a 1-lb bottle. I agree with CanoeGuru, a Dragonfly at full throttle is pretty loud! __________________ I've got a fever, and the only prescription... is more fishing! -B. Stark

07-04-2009, 08:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
Carilee Carilee has no status. Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Omaha Posts: 399 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	I have a Markill stove that I bought at Canfield's. It is a very tiny unit that only weighs about four ounces & screws onto any standard butane/propane canister. It is small enough that I can pack the stove & the gas canister inside my backpacking cook kit. It was also very cheap, I think around twenty bucks, but I got it several years ago. Also have a Coleman Peak 1 stove that I don't think is made any longer. If you are packing in cold weather you will want a stove that runs on a white gas canister where you manually pump up the pressure. That is the main disadvantage of propane/butane stoves, when it is cold the pressure will be inadequate at times unless you warm up the canisters before using.

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