Pals,
Jim and I leave on Thursday for our big canoe trip down the Mississippi River.
We don't normally cook when we hike. But this is a 3 or even 4 month trip, and we won't have easy access to restaurants to have occasional hot meals. So, based on many recommendations, especially my trusted advisors Manfred and Alan, we bought a Caldera Cone. In my complete indecision, I ordered it with both the Trail Designs 12-10 burner and the Starlyte burner (the one modified to work well inside the cone).
With all good intentions of playing with both in order to choose, I'm now completely out of time. I like the Starlyte burner for its size and it's spillproof feature and it's cap. And I think (correct me if I'm wrong) that the Starlyte burner in a Caldera Cone means I don't need to use the pegs-through-the-cone holes to elevate the pot, meaning I don't have to find a place to carry and keep track of the pegs. So from the outside view, I'm preferring the Starlyte burner.
So – I ask you stove experts to give me a quick easy answer. Is there any downside of the Starlyte over the 12-10? PLEASE don't tell me about other options or things I should have done instead! We leave in two days, and this is what I've got to work with.
We'll be buying denatured alcohol, 1 litre at a time, from marinas or hardware stores along the way.
Thanks a ton.
