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grrickar
10-01-2004, 18:10
I'm interested in hearing from anyone who has one of these stoves as this trip will be the first time I have used mine on a hike. I'm carrying one fuel bottle with Coleman gas, and the bottle is a MSR 22oz. Since I have to leave airspace for pressurization, I would guess that it holds 18oz of fuel give or take an ounce. Will that be enough for 11 dinners, plus an occasional hot drink or breakfast?

The foods we are going to use are quick prep, so mainly we heat water and were done, and we are not going to have hot lunches - just hot dinners and maybe a hot breakfast now and then. My question is: will one fuel bottle be enough? I'm sure we could get off the trail to top off the bottle, but I'd rather plan for that ahead of time if possible.