Starting to doubt using my alcohol stove for cannister

[Ian]

"That has got to be an award-winning euphemism!"

For a reasonably accurate reenactment….

"OMG OMG OMG OMG! I'm going to set the woods on fire! OMG OMG OMG! I'm going to jail for setting the woods on fire! OMG OMG OMG!"

The more I think about it, I really don't miss my circa 1984 Coleman Peak One stove even though it holds a position of honor in garage. I actually won it for selling the most fertilizer in my Boy Scout Troop (you can’t make this stuff up folks.) I cannot stand the thought of throwing it away so maybe I'll have it bronzed.

P.s. I didn't set the woods on fire.

[BlackHatGuy]

"P.s. I didn't set the woods on fire."

Rookie….

[jscott]

Ian: yes, 4 oz's of fuel plus whatever the canister weighs; 3 oz.'s probably. I use an MSR canister; pretty small. So I think that my entire canister set-up, with pocket rocket and titanium windscreen comes in at about 10 oz's. I suppose that this seems heavy, but gets lighter every day. The upside: no muss, no fuss, dependable, no parts to lose or fuel to spill.

Plus, my windscreen–a caldera cone–will work as a wood burning backup.

[Jake D]

"P.s. I didn't set the woods on fire."

Rookie….

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hehe I had one of the older pump valves crack on me canoe camping once and had it blow like 1/2 liter of white gas in flame thrower fashion until it was out. Luckily all that got roasted was a bit of leg hair and our breakfast

[Adan Lopez]

"The photo below shows perhaps the best coffee I ever had, thanks Adan."

Ha! That was a very good day. My pleasure, buddy.

[Ken Bennett]

The "second canister" thing was for longer hikes. If you have a mostly empty canister and buy a new one at a resupply point, you end up carrying both for a while. Or you end up tossing a partially-full canister.

[Jake D]

yea.. you could also bring a few esbit tablets for a few grams for 1-2 day backup in case your canister runs out

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