What's your favorite backpacking stove?

[Clarktar]

Well I have had a pocket rocket for about 10 years now. That being said I bought my wife a Jetboil a few years ago and I have used it on 4 backpack trips. It worked as expected. Recently I have been using a home-made bush buddy type stove. Well I only used it on 1 overnight trip so far. But it was really nice not to have to carry fuel. I have a new version that weights only 4.1 oz. I find I can boil and basically do what I need on the bush buddy and waiting 1-2 extra minutes for hot water is worth not having to pack around fuel. That being said, if I am going above timberline I will probably just take my pocket rocket.

 

[Buster]

I've used just about all of them and I'm gonna stick with the MSR Reactor. It's slightly heavier than some of the other models, but it does much better in high wind and offers the durability I need for multiple days in the field.

Can you explain durability more? A buddy has one and we were going to trade for a trip, but plans just never worked out.

 

[Lawnboi]

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I've taken my msr dragonfly way too many times so I could do stuff like this, along with cook fish and bacon. It's heavy, that's why I have my buddy carry it.

If I want to go light or cold is no concern I have a pocket rocket. Wouldn't say it's my favorite but it does it's job.

Looking at trying a msr reactor if money allows, but I just can't see spending that when the pr boils water.

I also end up with the dragonfly a lot because i hate canisters.

Msr knows how to make good gear though!

Now I'm hungry for grouse

 

[tttoadman]

Giga stove and the 28 oz pot. I have the windshield for it. A couple extra minutes behind a jet oil or an MSR, but I own it.

 

[Aron Snyder]

I had issues with the durability of the Jetboil SOL and SOL TI (My other favorites). I boiled snow and cooked noodles in both....the SOL lasted longer before the bottom fell off, but the SOL TI only lasted a trip before it started coming apart.

The way the lid attached on the Reactor is much better/sturdier as well (IMO).

The SOL is a great stove, but the Reactor offers the same thing in a more durable and stable model.

Can you explain durability more? A buddy has one and we were going to trade for a trip, but plans just never worked out.

 

[Buster]

Might borrow the buddy's reactor just to try it out next week on a wolf hunt. With any luck, will warm up a celebration drink over an elk killer.

 

[BigDog00]

Pocket Rocket....Never had an issue and it has done what I've asked it to

 

[Matt Cashell]

I loved my SOL ti. I have a bunch of boils out of mine over the last couple years, but it did finally have the windscreen fins come loose a few weeks ago. Seems like a design issue.

I will be looking into the Reactor.

 

[MattB]

If I go on a trip where I cook for multiple people, I take the Sol Ti. If I go alone, I drag out my Esbit. I do not know why, but I love that stove. Probably the simplicity of it...

 

[Elkfitness]

Jetboil here. I've had it for years with no issues. I have a spare igniter just in case, but It does great for me. Like how it all stashes together in the the unit.

 

[Yellowknife]

I voted Soto OD-1R because I have found it the best of the half dozen or so canister stoves I've used in the areas of cold weather use and flame control. In side by side testing this spring it even beat an inverted canister WindPro on cold mornings (15 F) by a significant margin. What I don't care for is the goofy way the pot holders work. My least favorite in that way.

My actual favorite stove is a mid 90's era MSR XGK II, but that isn't on your list. Super reliable, runs on anything liquid, and works in the crummiest of weather. The drawbacks are the weight and bulk, which causes me to choose a canister for summer trips anymore. Still like the old MSR though.

Aaron, do you have an end purpose in mind for all these polls?

Yk

 

[tttoadman]

I am seriously looking at the little ezbit stove. It says 8 minutes to boil water, but who cares. It isn't like we have a hell of lot to do at night anyway. It seems like a more compact setup than almost all of the others. Can somebody share a little experience. on this setup??

 

[Yellowknife]

I am seriously looking at the little ezbit stove. It says 8 minutes to boil water, but who cares. It isn't like we have a hell of lot to do at night anyway. It seems like a more compact setup than almost all of the others. Can somebody share a little experience. on this setup??

They are very susceptible to wind and humidity and heat only small amounts of water at a time. Other than that....

Yk

 

[JeremiahH]

I use a rolled top bottle stove. Fits inside my snow peak cup, that goes inside a small GSI pot. I bring different amounts of denatured alcohol depending on duration. I also use a vargo wind screen i picked up off Ebay. This setup is light and worked well for me on a float trip caribou hunt. I'm gonna test it in the cold here in a few days for late season. Here is a link for those interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEGoEPtFDkM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[tttoadman]

They are very susceptible to wind and humidity and heat only small amounts of water at a time. Other than that....

Yk

Goto setup for the backyard summer slumber party.

 

[actionshooter]

I went with the jet boil. Only ever used 3 different stoves and have been very happy with it with one exception, the igniter broke a long time ago and I just put a mini-bic lighter in the cup area.

It sure beats my 1st pack stove, a coleman peak 1 400.......I'm pretty sure it weighed 4#

 

[fillthefreezer]

no option for me, idk if its my favorite but its what i have and i cant complain, kovea camp 5

 

[OR Archer]

Only stove I have used is my Jetboil. It's yet to fail me. Great boil time and low fuel consumption.

 

[Justin Crossley]

Jetboil SOL ti for me. I have only had it for half of this year though so we'll see how long it lasts. So far I have not a single complaint.

 

[hunter4life]

My favorite is the MSR Whisperlite International. I have had this stove for probably 15 years and it still works great. This stove is good if you are cooking for multiple people and if you are going to be cooking things other than mountain house that require simmering or extended cooking. With that being said, if I am going for the lighter option and fewer people then it is usually a JetBoil that is carried.

I was on a 5-day backpack trip in Utah with about 12 people total. There were 4 stoves between all of us including an alcohol stove, jetboil, some other white gas stove and my Whisperlite. Mine was the only one still running and with fuel left over at the end of the trip.