I have been looking at different stoves. The past several years I have bought or made several, from alcohol stoves to white gas. My two favorites from each each class has always been the trangia mini and the MSR Whisperlite original. I recently purchased with my REI dividends the Jet Boil flash cooking system. Mostly to test it, write a review then send it back. With all the humbug on the net, I was curious what was up with this stove. Well, I love it. However, for thru-hike purposes, I still havnt boought into it yet as it weighs more than my Trangia. Albiet though th JEt Boil cooks much faster.
So what is the consensus on stoves this year on the trail. I can flip through all the journals on TJ, but that would take a while. So I thought I would post it here. And what is your favorite stove, and why?
E.