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Here is the reason i plan on take a white gas stove i plan on bringing some good thing out of town with me like eggs pancakes mix thing that need a low flame so they will not burn should have said this in the other threads.
Also plsn on bringing some hard boil eggs with me at start of my hike iread a lot on eggs hard boil eggs can last up to 8 days.Well one out the three stove i gone to take the coleman 533 shimmer really good the coleman peak 1 stove shimmer good to not as heavy as the 533 and mabye a single burner propane i know heavy to but you can get propane just about anwhere:-?
Brrrb Oregon
12-05-2006, 17:11
Here is the reason i plan on take a white gas stove i plan on bringing some good thing out of town with me like eggs pancakes mix thing that need a low flame so they will not burn should have said this in the other threads.
Also plsn on bringing some hard boil eggs with me at start of my hike iread a lot on eggs hard boil eggs can last up to 8 days.Well one out the three stove i gone to take the coleman 533 shimmer really good the coleman peak 1 stove shimmer good to not as heavy as the 533 and mabye a single burner propane i know heavy to but you can get propane just about anwhere:-?
From the American Egg Board:
When kept refrigerated in their raw shells, eggs last up to 4 to 5 weeks without significant loss of quality. But remember, the clock on those "4 to 5 weeks" starts the moment eggs are laid. To be safe, keep refrigerated raw eggs in shell for no more than three weeks.....Hard-cooked eggs in the shell last up to one week when properly refrigerated.
Since pre-cooking greatly reduces the shelf-life of eggs, I don't see the advantage of pre-cooking, unless you are worried about breakage making a mess in your pack or the amount of water needed to boil them. (If you really want shelf-life, I think egg powders are of reasonable quality for many uses, like making fritters.)
I've found that the best solution for a stove that can't be reduced to a low enough flame is distance and/or a flame-spreader. For my money, I'd rather carry a faster stove with something else in the pack I could use to regulate it than to carry a stove with lower BTUs.
TurkeyBacon
12-12-2006, 12:17
Alcohal stoves do nothing but simmer, they are perfect for pancakes and eggs. Regardless, bring whatever you want and hike with whatever you want. Don't feel like you have to justify your packing lists to others. I had a heavier pack for the entire trail and it obviously was a bad thing as I finnished the trail anyway.
I swore that I would not use my Trangia so much that I hid it to the point that my father could not find it when I wanted it. Not a big deal as I now have two Trangia's. There is a good chance that you will want to switch once on the trail, but there is no guarrantees about anything on the AT.
TB
Alcohal stoves do nothing but simmer,
My alcohol stove brings my food to a full boil. To get it to simmer I have to remove the windscreen (assumming there's a slight breeze... if not I'll also have to blow on the stove from time to time).
In fact, every alcohol stove I've ever used has brought the meal to a boil.
Boat Drinks
12-12-2006, 12:44
Alcohal stoves do nothing but simmer,
What??? This is NOT true based on what I have read here. Where are you getting your info?:confused:
terrapin_too
12-12-2006, 13:46
Alcohal stoves do nothing but simmer
My "Tin Man" alcohol stove has exactly one setting, that's true. I'm not sure I'd call it simmer, though.
You CAN simmer with an alcohol stove. It involves covering 1.2 to 3/4 of the burner area. The top burners us a "simmer ring" the side burners have a similar device.
Tom
they are slower though <G>
TurkeyBacon
12-13-2006, 12:38
Sorry, let me be more specific. They do nothing but a heat that is somewhere between a full boil and simmer. My point is that the temp produced from an alcohal stove is perfect for slow cook meals like pancakes, french toast or biscuits made in your pot. I have not seen that the Trangia produces a rolling boil, just a boil (unless you have a tight windscreen). I concider a simmer a light boil. Sorry for the confusion.
Its still the temp that I find perfect for cooking. A white gas stove will burn the food on the bottom of a pan unless you control the temp. Perfect for boiling water, but a Trangia can boil water too. The biggest reason I swiched from my Peak 1 in Hot Springs was that I was no longer concerned in getting an instant meal. I'm willing to wait 5 more minutes for a good meal.
My original point was that you should take whatever you want, you can replace it when ever you want as well or not replace it at all.
TB.