Winter Stove for Two

[rjc]

I've used my friendly search tool and haven't found exactly what I'm looking for. I'm sure it's on this site somewhere, I just haven't found it yet.

I've used pepsi can alky, cannister, and an MSR Whisperlite stoves, all have been great. I've typically used them for specific cases:

Alcohol - week long summer trips - we only cook one meal per day so stove weight is great and we don't use much fuel.

Cannister - cooler trips where we cook 2 meals per day, it's super-easy to use and light enough.

Whisperlite white gas - long winter trips - it easily lights and cooks, and since we cook a lot (2 people too) on these trips the reduced gas consumption means a lot less gas for a long trip than alcohol, so average weight isn't *that* bad.


I recall reading a web page where someone compared the different fuel types in terms of average weight (stove weight plus average fuel weight) for various length trips. So for a 7 day trip boiling X cups per day of water you could see how much weight in alcohol vs. white gas, etc. you'd carry.

I'm wondering what's the difference between total stove/fuel weight for white gas vs. cannister vs. alcohol for 2 people during winter for a week's cooking of 2 meals per day.

Anyone have a reference to that site or that kind of data?

[Roland]

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I'm wondering what's the difference between total stove/fuel weight for white gas vs. cannister vs. alcohol for 2 people during winter for a week's cooking of 2 meals per day.

Anyone have a reference to that site or that kind of data?

I think you're referring to Rock's site. Here's a link to his Weight over Time comparison of different stove models.

[russb]

Since the conclusions you desire are based upon your own personal use, try this calculator:

http://www.howardjohnson.name/Backpa...ove/Stoves.htm

IMO, For the winter, the jetted pepsi-style stove is not as good (ignition) as a wick stove like the starlyte.

[zelph]

This thread might help in some manner. Maybe you could add some info to it for future reference. Thank You

Alcohol Stoves Cooking for Two????????

[rjc]

Thanks, you guys are awesome. It was Rock's site that I was thinking of but both sites look great.

I did see the other threads on cooking for two, wicked alcohol stoves, etc. but thanks for pointing that out!