Thread: cookers

Originally Posted by Rushy

I was in my sleeping bag in Rogers Hut in the Okahu one night when a fellah who did not know how to start a white spirits burner set light to the place. Thankfully there was a fireman in situ who dealt with it quickly. Almost made me get out of bed.

thank buggery Rushy that's my fav spot.

Originally Posted by Splash

thank buggery Rushy that's my fav spot.

Certainly is lovely in there Splash. A bit of a hike for an old fellah these days.

Hello, my name is ebf I and I have a ultralight tramping gear problem

Kovea Titanium stove - 88g
MSR Universal Canister Stand - 35g
AMP Titanium Solo Pot (MacPac) - 122g

Canisters I use either MSR Isopro or Kovea

Originally Posted by ebf

Hello, my name is ebf I and I have a ultralight tramping gear problem

Kovea Titanium stove - 88g
MSR Universal Canister Stand - 35g
AMP Titanium Solo Pot (MacPac) - 122g

Canisters I use either MSR Isopro or Kovea

Not really, not until you shave the grey mist off your face


Tim

I have an old-ish Primus omnifuel, makes the helicopter noises on startup but settles down once it warms up and simmers fairly quietly. Boils water and melts snow faster than any gas cooker I've used, must be cheaper to run on white spirits too - I got it more for multi-day tramping and mountain stuff rather than hunting though, a wee gas cooker is definitely smaller and lighter.

Kovea, "Camp 3 Titan." Is the size of the palm of your hand and made of titanium so it weighs fuck all (88grams). Built in lighter too. Got it for about 50 bucks.

Then one of those 64gram 900ml titanium pots from macpac. Heaviest thing by far in the whole setup is whatever bottle/canister you use. I buy one that fits nicely inside the macpac pot. You can get some unbelievably light cooking setups these days, I was blown away.

As Toby said - I used a large canister for stability last time I was out. Stuck it in the crook of a tree at the campsite then when I went back there 3 months later fired it up again - it burnt no worries til the cuppa of the last day when I had to use the replacement canister I'd brought in and yes I carried the old one out - as an owner of a white spirits burner I'll happily stick with gas

Oh shit I paid too much at $28 they are $18 pp now
Folding Butane Gas Stove | Trade Me

They need to be on flat ground cos they are high and wobbly but I won't go back to my old MSR again

As a grunt of many years I think I only ever used hexi tabs, for cooking when on basic. They are very reliable but they stunk, were dirty and way to friggin slow. Gas was by far the best for a modern soldier. It was a tad noisy if you sat to close to it, making listening for what you should be, hard.
I always carry some these days for starting a fire if I ever need it.

Originally Posted by R93

As a grunt of many years I think I only ever used hexi tabs, for cooking when on basic. They are very reliable but they stunk, were dirty and way to friggin slow. Gas was by far the best for a modern soldier. It was a tad noisy if you sat to close to it, making listening for what you should be, hard.
I always carry some these days for starting a fire if I ever need it.

Spot on

Originally Posted by R93

Gas was by far the best for a modern soldier.

Young whipper snappers.