Backpacking stove, any experience?

Get a biolight stove and you can recharge electronics while you cook... they have a backpack version as well as the camp stove version

Oh, and biolite stoves run on anything combustible and solid, though a small tin cup with Some gas in it would work in the larger version
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If you're winter camping on the Freezeout, set the stove on a board/plate/frisbee & stick a handwarmer under the cannister - it'll be roaring like an F-16 with full afterburners
 
I drilled some holes in the sides of a tuna can for air flow and keep a small bottle of rubbing alcohol in my pack. Burns hot and it's as cheap as you can go. Google tuna can stove or cat food can stove. Rubbing alcohol is super cheap and has multiple purposes.
 
I made one of these recently when there was a power outage. It worked great as far as heat output goes, got my pot boiling quickly, but it wasn't very stable

I built a windscreen out of aluminum flashing (w vent holes so it could breathe).... Resting the pot on the windscreen did the trick for me.....
 
I have an MSR PocketRocket and that thing is the shit!

Pro: Small, lightweight, with simple operation. Fuel is relatively inexpensive. Strong flame even in high winds.
Con: Because the burner sits high above the canister, large heavier pots and cups have a potential to topple over.

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http://www.rei.com/product/660163/msr-pocket-rocket-backpacking-stove
These stoves are a great "three season" stove. I tried mine on an ice fishing trip......it was 10 degress out and the bitch froze up and would not even hold a flame at all. Just something to bear in mind.
 
SVEA 123 / Optimus shown before. 40 years old and running strong. Of course it was 20 bucks back then.
 
Con: Because the burner sits high above the canister, large heavier pots and cups have a potential to topple over.

MSR sells a lightweight three leg collapsible stand that essentially widens the base of any of the iso fuel cans to around 10-12 inches to help with the "topple over" comment above. Its adds a few ounces in weight but for the peace of mind, I bought both my kids one for use on their pocket/micro rockets. I still prefer my WhisperLite International for anything more than boiling water.
 
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Been using a 1stGen JetBoil for years with full success. Just used points, discounts and coupons to get a MSR Reactor 1.7L system with base, hanger and stuff.

I'll bring both on the NEHHA (NE Hammock Hanging Association https://www.hammockforums.net/forum...gt-Chesterfield-Scout-Reservation-gt-Jan-9-11) Jan15 trip and use one for snow melting (should we have ANY snow) and the other for cooking. I'm thinking to build a 3-stick tripod and hang the MSR so's I don't have to be a ground cooker. What with a hammock and Helinox chair/table kit http://www.helinox.com/chair-one.php, I've risen above the earthly pale.

Either way, an Ensolite cozy for the fuel canister with handwarmer added keeps things working well below Isobutane vaporization limit temps.
 
Fyi, eastern mountain sports now sells the backpacking biolite stove (the one that charges your cell phone, kindle, any usb powered toy while burning twigs to boil water) for $140 now.

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