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bacup and ligth hiking

norge - The background on your 3rd pic, is that a lake?... appears to be a beautiful place to hike/camp... may I ask the location?

mahalo

sourwes wrote:

Apocalypse wrote:

sourwes wrote:... I bought this cheap firebox imitation on eBay for $8 shipped....

Any chance of a link to this item, or name of the seller/store?

Seller doesn't have same stove, is a little different and $1.50 more. Is eBay item #152384936810. Sorry, didn't know how to do a direct link. But there are lots of other sellers with similar items and similar prices. The stove works really well, but will probably only last 1 season of use

Pretty cool little stove... here's an eBay link:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Folding-Woo ... SwZQRYbv~G

mahalo

alohakid: yes its a big lake and it is in north of norway

norge wrote:alohakid: yes its a big lake and it is in north of norway

noege - You're sooooooooooooo lucky... just a beautiful location.

mahalo

Forgot that I took a look at this little gem. Again stuck with cans.

https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=ct6KrfDbe1w

My favorite: The Jetboil, heats water very quick, and you can cook on it too.

the down(or financial) side: 100gr gas canisters are about €5-6
the stove itself was €100
the support for a pan was €10

100 grams of gas is enough for 12 liters of water, and you can do around 500ml at a time

mame91995

I agree with you that the Jetboil is absolutely the near perfect stove out there for backpacking and camping. I still have the original Jetboil that I bought back in 2005, it was the first run version and its still holding up, even after two overseas deployments. I admit they can be pricey and the canisters are expensive but I guess I'm paying for the durability above all else.

For everybody out there I found a excellent topic on stoves from the past that the US military has used since WWII. I found it over on the US militaria forum website yesterday. I'll post the link so you can see the discussion. Great reading if you want to look at the evolution of stoves, plus check out the other topics.

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ ... n-heaters/

I have a Jetboil as well, and use it a lot. While not a military-issue stove, I love the versatility of it. It's self-contained (so long as you're using the smaller fuel canister), and can boil water or be used to heat mess gear. It boils water quickly, so when using it to heat a retort pouch, it doesn't take much fuel to boil the water, then just let the pouch sit in the hot water. You can always fire it up for another minute to heat up the water again. The fuel goes a long way using this method. Mine has seen heavy use for about five years now with no issues whatsoever.

parafireboy wrote:I have a Jetboil as well, and use it a lot. While not a military-issue stove, I love the versatility of it. It's self-contained (so long as you're using the smaller fuel canister), and can boil water or be used to heat mess gear. It boils water quickly, so when using it to heat a retort pouch, it doesn't take much fuel to boil the water, then just let the pouch sit in the hot water. You can always fire it up for another minute to heat up the water again. The fuel goes a long way using this method. Mine has seen heavy use for about five years now with no issues whatsoever.

Thanks to parafireboy advice, have recently purchased a jet boil. Being a stingy sort, I try to be frugal here on the farm. But the jetboil heats my retort pouch entrees in minutes and allows my lunches here on the farm to be spent admiring the scenery, not the cooking pot....

sourwes wrote:Thanks to parafireboy advice, have recently purchased a jet boil. Being a stingy sort, I try to be frugal here on the farm. But the jetboil heats my retort pouch entrees in minutes and allows my lunches here on the farm to be spent admiring the scenery, not the cooking pot....

Very cool, sourwes! I hope you like it as much as I like mine.