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Twice on separate visits over the last two weeks Ive seen someone pull a fire blanket on a flaring liquid fuel stove in Pelion hut. We dont spend a lot of time around the huts so im wondering how often this happens.
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Posted: Apr 17, 2012 Abbi Jordan

Twice on separate visits over the last two weeks Ive seen someone pull a fire blanket on a flaring liquid fuel stove in Pelion hut. We dont spend a lot of time around the huts so im wondering how often this happens.<a href="http://www.campstovepro.com/">Camp Stove</a>
Posted: Apr 17, 2012 Abbi Jordan

Twice on separate visits over the last two weeks Ive seen someone pull a fire blanket on a flaring liquid fuel stove in Pelion hut. We dont spend a lot of time around the huts so im wondering how often this happens.<a href="http://www.campstovepro.com/">Camp Stove</a>
Posted: Apr 17, 2012 Abbi Jordan

Jet fuel? Where would you buy jet fuel?
Posted: Jan 16, 2012 Alex

I've been using the MSR pocket rocket exclusively for probably 12-15 years ( right after they came out) I know all the short comings that people talk about but if one is careful those can be overcome. Yes it is wobbly, I've used it mostly for snow camping at around 8600'. If you keep the canister warm it puts out a good flame and by the time you've preheated your liquid fuel stove I'm having breakfast. The Rocket replaces my Wisperlite and a Coleman peak one, burned great but a little heavy. The other down side of the peak one was it's tendency to light the operator on fire on an alarmingly regular basis.

Still hang onto the wisperlite but always take one of my Pocket Rockets. Just wish the canisters were more environmentally friendly.
Posted: Jul 26, 2011 Marmottwo

The article didn't answer the question posed by the lead in: "Do I need a liquid fuel stove?"
Posted: Jul 26, 2011 Eugene Groshong

I've used a several brands of stoves and so far my fav is the Primus (Himalaya) Multi Fuel - it's an old but reliable design. It offers finesse and rock n roll flames for all types of cooking style and most of all at a non-premium price.
Posted: Feb 23, 2010 Dondi

In regards to a liquid fuel stove on an airline...
Get yourself an MSR WhisperLite internationale!!! Same as the normal WhisperLite but burns almost anything! Then, just find some Kerosene or Gasoline when you arrive at your destination. I've lived in Uganda for the last year and trek plenty! My MSR destroys all the other guy's canister stoves!!

http://cascadedesigns.com/MSR/Stoves/Expedition-Stoves/WhisperLite-Internationale/product
Posted: Feb 17, 2010 Jamesdon

I have had a SVEA Stove and SIGG Cookset for at least 40 years now (It must be a Tom thing!) - It goes thru years of disuse but starts right up every time I need it. The priming cup is trickey business - so I always carry an eye dropper (same one I got in 1969) and never start or use the stove inside a tent (as careful as I am I usually manage to set something on fire during the starting process). I drewal over MSR Dragonflys and MSR Whisperlites and would love to find a cooking set like the SIGG made of high quality Stainless Steel. I would prefer to buy high quality goods made in USA.
Posted: Feb 16, 2010 Tom Mc Kay

The MSR Dragonfly is the best stove available. It can simmer easily, which means that you can do more than just boil water. It's fuel efficient too. It will hold pots and pans without accidentally dumping them and that's especially helpful when using the stove on uneven surfaces. Highly recommended!
Posted: Nov 22, 2009 Ron King

Trail Tramper - the stove needs to be primed in order to heat the burner so that liquid fuel will vaporize when it hits it. If it is not hot enough to vaporize all of the fuel, some of the fuel will spill out on the surface that your stove is sitting on and catch fire there. I learned the functionality of priming the hard way with a wooden picnic table I was cooking on. Remember, only you (and those that read stove instructions or have a fire extinguisher readily available) can prevent forest fires.
Posted: Oct 15, 2009 Walk the Earth

My hiking partner and I chose to use our tried and true Whisperlite on a 32 day South to North thru-hike of the JMT this summer. Not only was it dependable, it was so efficient in combination with the freezer bag food prep we had planned that we 1 liter of fuel lasted us 14 days. Camping at over 9,000 ft elevation most of the route, we boiled h2o every morning and every night without a single problem. But, has anyone figured out how to fly on commercial airlines with a liquid gas stove/fuel?
Posted: Oct 14, 2009 Mended Wing

I have used a brass SVEA stove and a SIGG cookset for 30 years. The SVEA always starts and runs perfect so I wonder why everyone got rid of them.
Posted: Oct 08, 2009 Tom

MSR Whisperlite is the best stove I've owned. It's compact, light, and field maintenance is extremely easy when your in the backcountry.
Posted: Sep 29, 2009 Lycius

To answer a question above, preheating is necessary to vaporize the fuel in the tube. The flame that heats your pot is the burning of the fuel in a gaseous form. Once the flame has already been going, the fuel cycles such that the flame preheats the fuel so it will be a gas when it comes out, but when you first ignite the stove, it is still a liquid. Hope that helps.
Posted: Sep 29, 2009 peter

We only use liquid fuel stoves. I've had bad experiences with the canister style stoves 3 times now - freezing up and not being able to use it, etc. I'll never use one of those again. We've been backpacking for 26 years now and on our 3 stove. We LOVE the dragonfly. Being able to adjust the flame (like a home stove) is just fantastic. The dragonfly is very fuel efficient too.
Posted: Sep 29, 2009 Holly

Love my Dragon Fly. Very good for larger groups and the stove base holds a good size pot. This stove has been very dependable.

For smaller trips I use my peak 1 coleman stove. Had it since 1984 and still going strong. I did replace the generator only cause it got dropped.Excellent stove for simmering as is the dragon fly. Happy camping
Posted: Sep 29, 2009 Chief Iron Calves

Umm . . . dumb question, but the diagram doesn't explain this: Why exactly is preheating necessary?

I have an MSR Dragonfly and like it pretty well, though I far prefer the simplicity of the Coleman Feather 422 (which is too heavy for backpacking).
Posted: Sep 28, 2009 TrailTramper

Any recomendations on getting the final fuel out of a simmerlite. It always seems to sputter and go out when there is still 3 or 4 ounces of fuel remailing.
Posted: Sep 28, 2009 Erie Steve

Try hand sanitizer instead of liquid alcohol; it's a bit easier to work with.
Posted: Sep 24, 2009 Desert Tarheel

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