Originally Posted by
kyakdiver
I still think your original idea was the best one(whisperlite). I love my cannister MSR stove.. It's a version of the simmerlite that takes cannister. It's great for mountaineering and I also really like it for shorter touring trips. I just got so frustrated with it when I toured cross country trying to find cannisters. It was a complete bust in the middle of the country.
Now it has been suggested that shipping can be done. Ship them to the next town along the way. Though this is possible it's still more messing around than I want to do.
So I'm not poo pooing your choice. Just letting my own frustrations come out from past experience.
It's really nice having a pot bigger than 1 liter also.. Anything less than 1.5 can make cooking a pain. Prefer a 2 liter as my sweet spot for size.
kyakdiver
Right not it's just a matter of what will work best for me and what I can live with. I appreciate everyones imput. It's really made me think about my options. There are pro's and con's to all types of stoves from what I can see.