Thread for the Biscuit, The Moose, and the Kilt(Bladite)

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Any other gear heads can help too, I just know that Biscuit was kind of the "gear head" or at least in the past I thought so.


My question is this, what camp stove do you recommend for coffee and the such? I know I have seen you(Biscuit) with the Jet Boil, I don't remember what other ones you use though.

Moose, didn't you have an MSR or something?

I am looking to pick up a stove before the gathering and wanted to get some input from those of ya that know more what you're talking about.
 
I was thinking the other day. I probably own 20 or more stoves and need to do more reviews.
For instant coffee, go Jetboil all day long. It will turn water into a rolling boil faster than anything else out there. The only downside are the fuel canisters.
Now, if you just like playing with fire and picking up "found fuel," then something like the Emberlit, the Kelly Kettle, or the Backcountry Boiler can be fun.
If you're going to be nation hopping, then I'd look no further than the MSR Whisperlite International, which will burn just about everything.
If you want to go super light, then pick up one of Bill Ballowe's White Box stoves or one of George Carr's Gram Weenie Pro stoves. You can put together a little "coffee kit" the size of your mug.
That's my two cents.
 
I roll with a Northern Light Ti Lite. Its a micro stove, that runs off of a canister of IsoPro fuel. Works real well, and takes up little to no space.

Jetboil is on my list though.

Ghillie Kettles are good for either solid material, or isopro canisters.

Moose
 
Chameleonbear said:
Does the Jetboil just use a standard 16.4oz propane bottle or something more specialized?
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It'll use all the major brands. I usually grab MSR or Jetboil brand. I forget which size nests in the stove, but I can find out if you need that intel.
All I meant by "downside" is that the canisters are heavy and non-refillable.
They're also a ecological drag unless you can puncture and recycle them. For $6, Jetboil makes a tool that allows you to do so.
http://shop.jetboil.com/index.php/crunchit.html
 
I'm waiting on a sweet deal for a jetboil again, I gave my old one to the woman. I got mine around '03 and have carted it everywhere, it works! It's great for a quick brew up or with the different attachments an actual meal. I now have a whisperlite Internationalé. I've used it once, I'll be trading it or selling it soon.
 
Murphnuge said:
I'm waiting on a sweet deal for a jetboil again, I gave my old one to the woman. I got mine around '03 and have carted it everywhere, it works! It's great for a quick brew up or with the different attachments an actual meal. I now have a whisperlite Internationalé. I've used it once, I'll be trading it or selling it soon.
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The original Jetboil is on sale at my local Blander Fountain for 59.95. I'm still using the same one given to me when they first came out. The closest thing to instant hot water you can carry. I used to carry a Whisperlite or Simmerlite but they haven't been out in a long time. Good bombproof stoves, just a lot more to assemble, pump, prime...etc., but great for more elaborate backcountry meals. If I were going on a month long river trip or somewhere totally unsupported I would take one of these and a gallon of fuel. I won a Whitebox stove from Biscuit and it's pretty foolproof for making a cup of coffee too.
 
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tradewater said:
The original Jetboil is on sale at my local Blander Fountain for 59.95. I'm still using the same one given to me when they first came out. The closest thing to instant hot water you can carry. I used to carry a Whisperlite or Simmerlite but they haven't been out in a long time. Good bombproof stoves, just a lot more to assemble, pump, prime...etc., but great for more elaborate backcountry meals. If I were going on a month long river trip or somewhere totally unsupported I would take one of these and a gallon of fuel. I won a Whitebox stove from Biscuit and it's pretty foolproof for making a cup of coffee too.
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Ooh, I have a $30 gift card too. Thanks for the tip sir!
 
The Jetboil barreling along.
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Cooking with gas in a White Box.
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Hey C Bear,

I've used many of the MSR stoves (XGK from 1985, Whisperlite, Dragonfly and others) as well as the Jetboil system. But right now, if all you want to do is boil water for coffee, I suggest you check out the MSR Reactor. In my experience, it's a more efficient Jetboil. They'll also be releasing a french press setup for it this spring. We'll be bringing ours down to the gathering if you want to check it out.
 
I like my Jetboil. Pretty much everything stashes inside the cup except for the coffee press, It actually might fit too but I haven't tried it.
The smaller canister fits in the jetboil, 100g I believe. Fuel cans last a long time but If I was going out for a long haul then I would take the kelly kettle instead. Only downside to chimney stoves is they take up a good amount of pack space and you can't really stash anything in them.
 
I like my cheap chinese micro-stove -- packs up in its own case smaller than 2 stacked altoid tins and runs off standard iso-pro cans.
piezo ignition, boils a pint or so of water in about 4 minutes.
CB - these stoves do not run off the "coleman" propane cylinders you mentioned in the first post.
 
MSR pocket rocket, takes all the same fuel canisters as the jet boil, smaller , cheaper, takes longer to get a boil though. There's always a tradeoff.
 
I went to Dick's today. Picked up a MSR Pocket Rocket, a can of Iso Pro fuel (5oz) and a new head lamp. Total amount spent was still less than the cost of the Jet Boil. The guy in the store couldn't tell me definitively if the JetBoil canister was able to be taken off. I'm planning on using my Moka Pot for coffee so I don't need the can as much.

That was the other question I meant to ask, but I couldn't get online today cause work SUCKED!
 
MSR pocket rocket is great! If you want to look at something equally awesome at the other end of the spectrum, check out stovetec.net -- made in Eugene OR, cast iron, ceramic lined, biomass rocket stoves! I used one at the Spring Beckerwest event and it was a champ. It burned just about anything we put in it and did it very efficiently. And its bulletproof....you could say it's the BK2 of camp stoves.
 
Chameleonbear said:
Ok, so this is an older thread I realize, but I'm bumping it looking for some more help...


I'm looking now for a nesting mess/cook set. I remember some nifty kits at the gathering, if anyone can kick in some help?
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I just nested a SP 600 with a Primus kettle with a Mors Bushcraft pot (8 quart). Works really well. :thumbup:

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Ok, so this is an older thread I realize, but I'm bumping it looking for some more help...


I'm looking now for a nesting mess/cook set. I remember some nifty kits at the gathering, if anyone can kick in some help?
 
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