Thread: Lightweight cooking system

@superdiver as mentioned you already have a gas method for heating etc.
The alcohol stoves are pretty good as mentioned above, and as a lightweight alternative are hard to beat. Anyone unfamiliar should google cat stove. You can make one in about 5 minutes and that includes the time to wash out the old cat food.
Esbit and Trianga make alcohol stoves ( meths for us kiwi's)
Its easy to calculate fuel on how many times you are going to "boil up" on a trip and add a couple of extra's ....25 mil per boil of 500 mils of water. I use a scavenged baby food pouch ( with a closable screw top ) that holds about 100 mils ... enough for a day. A larger foldable flask can carry enough for a week if needed.
A wind shield is a must for them and can be made out of a slice of aluminium oven tray, with a dome clip on each end to clip into a circle.

Something else not mentioned yet is a fire box, I have a set of three strips of stainless that slot together to make a fire surround, the sides of which make it stable for a pan etc. Trianga make one for about $50 as well but I got an Ali exp one a number of years ago.

I will put up a pic later of the cat stove and associated bits and the wood fire triangle thingy as well.
And I agree with the comment about the half used cannisters everywhere.

How many times do you find 10 in a hut .... some lazy arse has come up with the bright idea that to leave it at the hut is great for someone who runs out of gas....... whats really going on is that the little Millenial want the Boomer to take away their rubbish.