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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Central Coast, CA
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Bikes: Surly LHT, Specialized Rockhopper, Nashbar Touring (old), Specialized Stumpjumper (older), Nishiki Tourer (model unknown)
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I like to cook. I like hot coffee. I don't want to have to find food when I get to a campsite.
I like stoves that can burn unleaded gasoline, simply because it's so easy to find unleaded gas. They don't burn the best and they can be stinky, but they work. I have an MSR Whisperlite International and a Coleman 442. The Coleman is more convenient. The MSR probably weighs a little less.
Last summer I toured with a guy with a Jetboil system. That looked like a good thing. The only problem was finding cannisters. He carried three and they lasted the entire 11-day tour and he still had plenty of fuel. I'd rather not carry more than one at a time, and would worry about finding a new one when the first got low on fuel.