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<blockquote data-quote="M77Fan" data-source="post: 2079307" data-attributes="member: 115996"><p>Several good comments. The jetboils may have their place, but they do tip. If water is precious, you can't afford too many tips. Nor it is good to get boiling water burns in the back country because of spills. I ran across one incident where a guy had a jetboil on a tailgate that tipped and it burned his truck down. Pretty extreme, but they are tippy. While MSRs are very popular and easy, I have stuck with an old SVEA that is a liquid white gas stove because of the canned gas problems in extreme cold. A low-height system with the ability to heat fast and go all the way to simmer is preferable for food preparation or even just heating water.</p><p></p><p>Another consideration, even though I hate extra weight, is that a backup to a single system you will <em>depend</em> on is never a bad idea. Consider a second stove. If you will have freeze-dried food that requires boiling water, you really want o ensure you can prepare your food. One possible option for a backup, but really more for an emergency, is a folding Firebox stove that can be used with twigs, small wood, basically small local wood fuels in a real pinch. They <em>will</em> boil water and take up very little space. There are several models.</p><p></p><p>As someone already mentioned, experiment and practice before you critically need your equipment. Make sure it works and you know how to properly operate it. Figure out your gas consumption in advance so you take enough fuel for your stay.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M77Fan, post: 2079307, member: 115996"] Several good comments. The jetboils may have their place, but they do tip. If water is precious, you can't afford too many tips. Nor it is good to get boiling water burns in the back country because of spills. I ran across one incident where a guy had a jetboil on a tailgate that tipped and it burned his truck down. Pretty extreme, but they are tippy. While MSRs are very popular and easy, I have stuck with an old SVEA that is a liquid white gas stove because of the canned gas problems in extreme cold. A low-height system with the ability to heat fast and go all the way to simmer is preferable for food preparation or even just heating water. Another consideration, even though I hate extra weight, is that a backup to a single system you will [I]depend[/I] on is never a bad idea. Consider a second stove. If you will have freeze-dried food that requires boiling water, you really want o ensure you can prepare your food. One possible option for a backup, but really more for an emergency, is a folding Firebox stove that can be used with twigs, small wood, basically small local wood fuels in a real pinch. They [I]will[/I] boil water and take up very little space. There are several models. As someone already mentioned, experiment and practice before you critically need your equipment. Make sure it works and you know how to properly operate it. Figure out your gas consumption in advance so you take enough fuel for your stay. [/QUOTE]
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