Stove (s) for international travel

Wasn't this just discussed in your previous thread? Didn't you get several suggestions? Didn't those suggestions concentrate on the same things?

A Pocket Rocket is just about the worst idea of all that were suggested, because it works only with butane canisters that are thought to be the least likely to find in many countries.

–B.G.–

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Dawn,

The most commonly available non petroleum stove fuels are going to be alcohol fuels- just like here in the states. Just about every location on that list is going to have some form of ethanol,methanol or Isopropyl fuels to burn. Really you just need to make an accurate list of the names they are sold under in each country. They will most likely be a lot more available than fuel cannisters or Esbit.

Jon Fong at Flatcat gear spent several yeats developing a simple ,light and tough stove that burns soot free with Isopropyl and equally well with Ethanol/ methanol. Its called a Multi fuel 2.5 and it weighs less than two ounces.It is made from stainless steel and costs $32 bucks. It is about 3" wide and has a built in pot stand.

http://www.flatcatgear.com/shop/iso-25-stove/

I would get an aluminum floor from him as well for safety and efficiency. Then, go over to the TOAKS website a get one of their $10 .5 ounce Titanium foil windscreens. If you need a pot, they make a TON Of different pots. The best for your use is probably the 900 ml pot at 3.5 ounces..Everything will easily stow in that 5" x 2.5" pot.

Amyway, you will have a versile, comoact ,light and DURABLE setup that will work many places. If you want to REALLY hedge your bets, get one of the $20 ,25g BRS titanium cannister burners and drop that in the kit as well, then .you'll be ready in case you find some cannisters as well.

Hey, going through old posts.  I never updated this but actually it was easiest to get canister gas stoves in Mongolia and Central Asia.  Everyone was using pocket rocket types.  Actually I asked about alcohol fuels and no one knew where to get these, whereas the gas canisters were actually available in places like hostels, grocery stores, and tourist info places in the bigger cities (sometimes for free!).  Surprised just how easy it was to find these.

Hope this helps someone.

but actually it was easiest to get canister gas stoves in Mongolia and Central Asia.

Ah – all from China I imagine. Yeah, that figures.

Cheers