Originally Posted by
colorado_rob
Agree 100%, and thanks cmoulder for all the other info on cannister stoves (lots of threads going on!).
FWIW, when I did all my stove/cannister testing about 10 years ago now (I was really trying to shave the grams then), two little tidbits:
I found that full cannisters of the same brand had weight differences of up 0.2 ounces (5 grams). No biggie, just a curiosity, but it pretty much had to be fuel load differences.
I also found that completely empty cannisters of various brands had a bit of scatter too, maybe 0.1 ounces scatter, but pretty much all weighed the same brand-to-brand.
So, I concluded that might as well carry the 110 gram vs. 100 gram canisters on long hikes, and the same deal with the larger "8 oz" canisters.... the MSR brand says "227 grams" vs. some that say "210 or 220 grams". I carry the larger canisters with I'm with my wife, we can get over a week with them (and we're very big hot-water users, lot of coffee/tea/etc).
One other little point, I don't know about you guys, but last summer, I ran out of cannister fuel and REI had empty shelves, as did other stores in my area, I had to get whatever I could find, actually used my old liquid fuel stove for one trip as I was completely out of canister fuel. Our nearby REI did start stocking JB canisters finally, and I stocked up. Life is rough ya know!