portable stoves

[EarlyBird2007]

i need a stove. i need some reccomendations ASAP. FEB27th baby!!!! wah-hoo

If you want a simple dependable functional option, look at Jetboil. Not the lightest, but not that heavy either, when you consider that you don't need any other cooking gear. Lots of successful thru-hikers swear by it. However, get ready for a lot of arguments from the beer can purists.

[MrHappy]

I use a jetboil with the "4 season" fuel mix. The thing is... even this wasn't good enough for the cold of January. The stove worked like a champ most of the time, but once the temperature reached 0 degrees or lower, it was not so great. Really the only thing that will work better in cold weather is an MSR stove. I've used those for years and can't stand them anymore. Such a PITA compared to a jetboil, which you just.. turn on. Also, the jetboil fuel cannisters go much longer than you'd think... one guy in the register claimed to have used only one from neels gap to the NOC (145 miles). In summer, they last me about two weeks, cooking meals and hot drinks for 1 person. For anyone starting after, well, now, a jetboil would work fine, as would just about anything else that "doesn't work well in the cold".

Don't want to rip on anything, but several of my friends with Simmerlites and Pocket Rockets are very unhappy with them.

[Nearly Normal]

Try
http://www.minibulldesign.com/index.htm

[Nearly Normal]

Or My favorite
http://www.thru-hiker.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=TR101
use a foil windsceen.

[the_iceman]

If you are old enough to remember Firesign Theater

Just a tank of GOOD gasoline and a shoe shine.

Was that Nick Danger - Third Eye from Don't Squeeze that Dwarf, Hand me the Pliers? Gee, can't remember the 60's that well.

[rafe]

If you are old enough to remember Firesign Theater

Yes, we've got plenty of everything in this great land of ours, and plenty of places to put it in....