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JMT August-September from Finland
Greetings I'm a reader of BPL from Finland I have got loads of good advice regarding gear here. I also have been planning to hike JMT for over one and half years...
Gear you wish was still around and it's closest match
I wanted to start a thread about gear that you wish was still around because it was perfect or close to perfect but that has been discontinued or axed for some reason....
DIY Alcohol Stove Design -- Basic Considerations
HJ, Yeah, same thing actually. Clean burning is usually efficient. Just some thoughts, anyway. Well, that's what's been bugging me. I'm getting good results in terms of efficiency, but I'm getting soot....
School me… Alcohol Stoves
To me, one problem with Alcohol stoves is that i tend to find myself burning HEET. I think a lot of long distance hikers primarily burn HEET. It's toxic stuff. I like...
Question about finding JetBoil modifications
I'm new to BAckPackingLight.... I'm trying to find a thread on how to modify my JetBoil to a remote canister stove. Any suggestions as to where I might find the correct forum...
How Can Cheap Butane Canisters be Modified to Work With Canister Stoves?
Yeah, I had one of those adapters lodge onto the horizontal canister and I couldn't remove it. Definitely an outdoor activity. I suggest trying it at home first, before relying on it...
Canistor Stove Systems
I've done some searching, and people seem to recommend the below CANISTER options as alternatives to the Jetboil. But looking at the weights, I haven't found much differences between some of the...
Stove for melting snow in a tent!! (or vestibule)
Hi all, I've been scratching my head for a while and after spending most of the day reading all the info on this site and what ever google came up with, I'm...
MSR Simmerlite vs. Coleman Xtreme
This forum thread was created to focus on the discussion of the comparison of these two stoves, as presented in the article (M) Liquid Fuel Stoves Head to Head: MSR SimmerLite vs....
Canister stove in cold weather
I've read Roger's several articles about using canister stoves in cold weather. His solution is to invert canister, but that requires a heavier stove and maybe the valve gets clogged. I've been...
Caldera Style windscreen for Canister Stove
Last night I made a Caldera- style windscreen for my Vargo Jet Ti Canister Stove and 1.3L Evernew Ti Pot. I prefer cannister stoves on longer trips where weight saving from fuel...
Evaporative Heat Loss in Upright Canisters Part 4 - Bombshell
or How to Use Cheap Butane Jerry Adams with assistance from Roger Caffin Appendix 1 or Why propane isn't very useful in an upright canister stove if you want to use the...
Evaluating what stoves to use for what lengths of trips
I've added a second table (under the first one, day 1-14) for larger consumption numbers, while still using 4 cups per day, I break it to 14/16/18/20/22/24/26/28 days, which is the capacity...
BPL Classics – We want your input
Hi everyone - We are planning to create a page that indexes the BPL Classic articles. Most of you know what these are - the classic articles that set BPL apart and...
Hubba Hubba HP vs Carbon Reflex 2
Hi all, I'm about to puchase a crap load of backpacking gear and am tossing up between a few things. One in particular are these two tents! From what i can understand...
What kind of stove do YOU use for lightweight backpacking?
I just wanted to add in my results when using canister stoves this past weekend at the presidentials. The temperature was about 15 degrees and I had kept the canister warm with...
MYOG – A Winter Canister Stove using your Summer Upright Stove and the Brunton Stove Stand
There are many people making MYOG gas stove　in Japan. "SRS" he is one of them.and on blog. http://pclv9161.blog84.fc2.com/blog-category-6.html Photos of a named person. Japanese is garbled and fear. However, you will see...
Cold weather experience w/ a canister stove
After reading Roger Caffin's series on how well canister stoves can work in the winter I thought I'd try it out. This past weekend a friend and I headed to Canaan Valley...
What influencers do you trust?
I don't need to see Darwin in a bikini. And yes, I have watched his YouTube channel. I liked his PCT videos. I agree with him about filming and photographing hikes. And...
Best lightweight canister stove for actual cooking? LiteMax? Microrocket?
I'm looking for a new canister stove.  I'd like a stove that is the lightest and most efficient option that will work for actual cooking and not just boiling water.  In my opinion,...
