Need help picking a multi-fuel stove. I actually like the process of making & tending a wood fire. I realize there will be times when I won't want to fuss w/it hence the appeal of multi-fuel (esbit & alcohol). Seems to be a bunch of options out there and I'm hoping you
fine, intelligent folks can help me narrow down the choices. What for?-NOBO AT thru starting early Feb; How used?-cup of coffee & occasional hot breakfast, FBC & hot tea at night.
What features am I looking for? -multi-fuel, fairly lightweight, packs up reasonably small, easy to use, effective options & good quality.
So what options/features are good? Which ones are useless, etc?
I'm sure everyone is happy with the one they own, but would appreciate it if you could explain why you like a certain stove. (features it has others don't or how it's xyz feature seems to work better than other designs...)
Brands that often appear in this discussion: fourdog, traildesigns, emberlit, bushbuddy, woodgaz, qwiz and others.
Should the pot dictate the stove purchase? I don't have a pot yet either, but would prefer something short, lightweight and just adequate to accomplish my FBC/coffee/tea as mentioned. For example, I'm thinking something like the Evernew .6L/2.5 cup Ti pot...
Looks like some stoves are custom-made for specific pots (I think traildesigns' ti-tri is like that) - is that good or bad? (for ex, if later on you wanted to change your pot, you'd have to change the stove too, right?)
Some features look appealing like qwiz's side port to feed longer sticks into. Many offer some kind of ti "floor" option - worth it? Are some designs better at handling the esbit crud? Thank you!