Camp stove selection for adventure riders

[ADVGD]

Another great article by Ian Meyle.

If you are looking to acquire/upgrade a camp stove for adventure riding and not quite sure about the pros and cons of each cooker style then this is an absolute must read

Camp Stove selection for adventure riders

[Eddieb]

I bought a MSR Dragonfly multi fuel stove for all the reasons stated in the article.

[k14]

I reckon a Jetboil is hard to beat. Self contained cooker/burner, breaks down to fit inside itself, can literally cook up a brew in less than 2 mins. Only downside is it uses butane canisters but one of them lasts a very long time. Great for camping/tramping, haven't used it for adv riding yet though. If you were going into the dark depths of Russia/Africa for a few months it may not be the best option but for touring around NZ they would be ideal.

[Rosie]

I bought a MSR Dragonfly multi fuel stove for all the reasons stated in the article.

Plus the additional benefit of not having to make annoying smalltalk while you are busy cooking.

"What? I'm sorry, I can't hear you when I'm near the stove"

The dragonfly is an excellent cooker in every other respect

[Akzle]

trangia.

meths cooker, folds down 2 pots, pan and kettle into size of the largest pot (250mm dia x 180 h). bout hundred bucks.

titanium ones avail if you're climbing everest like a pussy. billy too (recommend if you have to boil tea for all yer mates, not just the wife)

storm proof. can be done inside a tent without fear of suffocation.

[Usarka]

Where's the hexy burner!

[Akzle]

Where's the hexy burner!

someone does something called an omnifuel. like a primus but with detached bottle and some kind of vaporising jiggo.
runs on calite, meths, hexane, two stroke mix etc...

infact i have an old brass primus type cooker i'll sell ya...

[Usarka]

This is what i was meaning:



Fuck, if it's windy dig a hole with a chimney on an angle and light a fire underground. Amatuers!

[Waipukbiker]

Total support for the Hexy Cooker, Ive cooked more good feeds than I can remember on these.
Your not ex Green Machine are you Usarka?

[Padmei]

The old thermette gets a hammeing around here.

[Waipukbiker]

The Thermette is an awesome piece of kit too, got an old one here somewhere.

[Akzle]

This is what i was meaning:

arr. gel cooker.

The old thermette gets a hammeing around here.

it's totally gay that they stopped making those.

in other recent news:
rocket stoves.

[Usarka]

Your not ex Green Machine are you Usarka?

Nah not me personally but had access to some stuff a while ago.

in other recent news:
rocket stoves.

Like this?



Carry the good shit, but know how to do it old styles!

[scumdog]

The Thermette is an awesome piece of kit too, got an old one here somewhere.

Likewise, it's in a kit bag with some newspaper, kindling-sizes stick, a lighter and also has a tin of tea leaves and an old kettle, got the whole shebang off a retired cockey in the 70's, it's probably from the 50's.
Too much for on the bikes but sits ready to go in the boot of our old car.

[cooneyr]

MSR wisperlite (I think it is 15 years old) for me. Multifuel, jet cleaner built in, heats like mad, just takes a bit of pratice to learn how to control burn rate. Got one back in the days I did a bit of alpine climbing. Butane/Propane gas canisters don't like 2000m and -10 degrees very much (got one of these for low altitude camping as well as more convenient). When it can take 2 hours just to generate enough drinking water for the next day kinda important to have something that works well.

Just need to learn how to start them less you loose/melt something! That said its good fun creating 4 foot high flames.

Cheers R