Margin of Error when Calculating Stove Fuel

[Idaboy]

Wind, those tests don't account for wind at all. Some days a naked Toaks or similar will eat a lot of fuel trying to heat where a good HX system sitting next to it will do fine. BTDT

I've used a small piece of Ti foil cut and slid up under the neoprene cover on the windward side of the pot. It works.

Totally. If you go to the gear skeptic YouTube series had has a whole one on wind too, they guy really has some time on his hands!. I had to punch/drill some holes in my Ti foil screen I made for one of my set ups, otherwise it choked the Soto stove just a little.... It just kills me these companies with all their gizmos, don't have these systems a little more dialed. I suppose it comes down to cost/weight of fabrication costs. >$200 bucks for a heavy MSR reactor seems a little crazy

 

[Beendare]

My god this stuff gets analyzed to death.

The pots with the heat exchangers are definitely faster and worth the couple extra ounces, IMO. A guy can usually setup a wind screen for your stove setup...but bring a piece of foil if you are worried about it.

On these hunts I'm usually eating late after getting back well after dark....I just pound a meal and go to bed.