john,
The link does not work, how about using make a shorter link?
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What do you think of MSR Simmerlite? The MSR Dragonfly which can
burn leaded gas (avgas?), diesel, kerosene etc. sounds great but is is
noisy and heavy.
I bought a Simmerlight two years ago and love it.
It packs up small and I can get two-and-a-half days use from a 1/2-liter
SIGG bottle of white gas when cooking for two. One thing I added to my
stove kit is an eyedropper to dispense the priming fuel. This is easier
and safer to control than pumping the bottle and opening the valve.
Maybe as noisy as one of the burners on your current stove. You will
want to carry a windscreen.
MSR sells a really heavy gauge aluminum foil reuseable windscreen, or
you can make your own from the heavy gauge aluminum foil you buy at the
grocery store.
I also have the Trilium base to attach to the bottom of the Simmerlight.
This makes it very stable with a two-liter pot and it folds up to a
compact form.
I think I have six stoves.
- a SVEA 123 that is 30 years old and still going strong
- an MSR GK that is 25 years old and is terrific for winter camping
- an MSR Simmerlite
- an ESBIT Pocket stove in my survival kit
- a COLEMAN single burner, white gas stove; about four years old, old
style, got it for my son for Boy Scouts, works well... good high heat
and simmer
- a big ??-thousand BTU propane stove with a 10-pound travel tank that
lasts a week at OSH, with enough for another couple days left in the
tank.
I have been backpacking for 35 years, so I have quite a collection of
gear. The past six years I have been updating to lightweight. I have cut
my load down to 25-30 pounds (less food and water) for a five-day outing.