roadfix

I usually carry my multifuel stove only if cooking for several people and our backpack/bikepack loads are shared.

manapua_man

Do you even go touring?

And if weight was nearly as big a deal as you make it out to be, people would only bring 1- a credit card and 2- a carbon fiber race bike. No extra clothes or anything else.

Squeezebox

Do what you think is best for you.
Why the hate??

Doug64

+1

robert schlatte

I would go with a cannister stove and take an extra 8oz cannister if you are worried about running out. Liquid fuel stoves are great but they are a bit of a POA to set up, messy, and are heavier. Plus, it's summer and you are not going to be at high elevation which would limit the cannister option.

Tourist in MSN

I planned to use liquid fuel on my Iceland trip, but just in case TSA confiscated my stove I also brought a tiny 130 gram stove that uses the Butane mix canisters (thread on type).

I found a couple free canisters that were partly empty on the free shelves at some campgrounds, so I ended up using both stoves. I had not used my Butane stove for several years and had forgotten how much I hated the way that when you are down to a third of a canister, the stove starts out hot but quickly looses the ability to pump out much heat. And no I did not carry a spare pan to be a dedicated hot water bath for the canister.

Bottom line - liquid fuel stoves may be heavier, but if you are going to do something more serious than simply heating up a third of a liter of water for coffee, I prefer the liquid fuel.

I used 35 grams per day of fuel in Iceland, most of that white gas but some was the butane mix. I calculate my fuel usage after every trip so that I can plan what I need for future trips better. Some meals were little more than heating up water, but there were some pasta meals where I had to boil a liter of water and then keep it on the fire for a while longer to cook. And there were some chili meals that had to simmer for a while. Thus some meals required more fuel than other meals, thus the 35 grams number is an average. And I am sure most stove users vary the amount they use quite a bit from my average, a gal I used to work with only used canisters and poured the boiling water into the pouch, thus her fuel usage was quite frugal compared to mine.

In the photos, sometimes I just use one stove and try to keep two pots hot by moving the pots back and forth.

prathmann

High elevation (i.e. low ambient pressure) should be good for canister stoves. But the elevation is frequently, although not always, combined with low temperatures which is not so good.

robert schlatte

[QUOTE=Tourist in MSN;18913100]I planned to use liquid fuel on my Iceland trip, but just in case TSA confiscated my stove I also brought a tiny 130 gram stove that uses the Butane mix canisters (thread on type).


Bottom line - liquid fuel stoves may be heavier, but if you are going to do something more serious than simply heating up a third of a liter of water for coffee, I prefer the liquid fuel.


Good advice. Cannister stoves meet my need because I usually only boil water for coffee, oatmeal, of ramen noodles. If I was going to a remote area with few restaurants I would carry a more serious stove.