Quote Originally Posted by nox2825 View Post
Last week on the Loyalsock the temp got down to around 20. My buddy brought his coleman cannister stove and couldn't get his water to a boil. It got hot but never actually boiled and he ended up overcooking his food thinking it needed to keep cooking. I brought my simmerlite and had boiling water in about 3 minutes... well worth the weight penalty if it's going to be cold out.
Sounds like he has my stove. Did he keep the lid on the pot while attempting to boil the water? And how full was the canister? I know you can't discern this with specificity but approximately - half, full, near-empty?