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<blockquote data-quote="Macchina" data-source="post: 1053421" data-attributes="member: 88629"><p>I don't use that stove, but when we winter backpack we boil all our water in a fire. We use custom pot holders and lightweight aluminum stock pots. It's usually in the low teens or single digits at night so we all keep Nalgenes with boiling water in our sleeping bags to keep our feet warm and then we have water to drink in the morning. Filters freeze so we don't have but to boil it. A few observations about fire-boiled water:</p><p></p><p>It taste nasty. Smoke is great on salmon... Not as good when you need to quench your thirst. You can try to cover it but the some always gets in.</p><p></p><p>Your pot and stove will build up a lot of very sticky creosol. It's like tar and can't be cleaned off. Pine is the worse contributor. We like to keep our pants in a grocery bag to protect our other gear. Bring an extra bag.</p><p></p><p>It's very difficult to boil water in the rain. I've spent 2 hours getting g a fire going when we relied solely on boiling water for purification.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p><p></p><p>My kit (before its first use about 6 years ago):</p><p><a href="http://s88.photobucket.com/user/michaelmcgo/media/Things%20I%20made/DSC02559.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k168/michaelmcgo/Things%20I%20made/DSC02559.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Winter hiking last year:</p><p><a href="http://s88.photobucket.com/user/michaelmcgo/media/Outdoors/185657_10150104485147161_8387276_n_zpsa7f8b744.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k168/michaelmcgo/Outdoors/185657_10150104485147161_8387276_n_zpsa7f8b744.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>We made and stayed in quinzees instead of tents. It was MUCH warmer:</p><p><a href="http://s88.photobucket.com/user/michaelmcgo/media/Outdoors/IMG_20140208_093443808_HDR1_zps683b698b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k168/michaelmcgo/Outdoors/IMG_20140208_093443808_HDR1_zps683b698b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>One thing they're very good for is cooking squirrel. This is a Sterno brand cooker that weighs less than half a pound and costs about $6:</p><p><a href="http://s88.photobucket.com/user/michaelmcgo/media/Outdoors/2013-09-21_19-04-34_8981_zpsb02a16e5.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k168/michaelmcgo/Outdoors/2013-09-21_19-04-34_8981_zpsb02a16e5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Macchina, post: 1053421, member: 88629"] I don't use that stove, but when we winter backpack we boil all our water in a fire. We use custom pot holders and lightweight aluminum stock pots. It's usually in the low teens or single digits at night so we all keep Nalgenes with boiling water in our sleeping bags to keep our feet warm and then we have water to drink in the morning. Filters freeze so we don't have but to boil it. A few observations about fire-boiled water: It taste nasty. Smoke is great on salmon... Not as good when you need to quench your thirst. You can try to cover it but the some always gets in. Your pot and stove will build up a lot of very sticky creosol. It's like tar and can't be cleaned off. Pine is the worse contributor. We like to keep our pants in a grocery bag to protect our other gear. Bring an extra bag. It's very difficult to boil water in the rain. I've spent 2 hours getting g a fire going when we relied solely on boiling water for purification. Hope this helps. My kit (before its first use about 6 years ago): [URL=http://s88.photobucket.com/user/michaelmcgo/media/Things%20I%20made/DSC02559.jpg.html][IMG]http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k168/michaelmcgo/Things%20I%20made/DSC02559.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Winter hiking last year: [URL=http://s88.photobucket.com/user/michaelmcgo/media/Outdoors/185657_10150104485147161_8387276_n_zpsa7f8b744.jpg.html][IMG]http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k168/michaelmcgo/Outdoors/185657_10150104485147161_8387276_n_zpsa7f8b744.jpg[/IMG][/URL] We made and stayed in quinzees instead of tents. It was MUCH warmer: [URL=http://s88.photobucket.com/user/michaelmcgo/media/Outdoors/IMG_20140208_093443808_HDR1_zps683b698b.jpg.html][IMG]http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k168/michaelmcgo/Outdoors/IMG_20140208_093443808_HDR1_zps683b698b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] One thing they're very good for is cooking squirrel. This is a Sterno brand cooker that weighs less than half a pound and costs about $6: [URL=http://s88.photobucket.com/user/michaelmcgo/media/Outdoors/2013-09-21_19-04-34_8981_zpsb02a16e5.jpg.html][IMG]http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k168/michaelmcgo/Outdoors/2013-09-21_19-04-34_8981_zpsb02a16e5.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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