Originally Posted by
Cyclebum
Consider an MSR Pocket Rocket. Alcohol stove for back up if you run out of cannisters.
Used efficiently, you can expect maybe 10 days out of a large cannister. Take two, replace the empty ASAP.
Check postal regulations. By properly labeling the pkg, I'm pretty sure you can ship yourself a cannister.
+1
I use the MSR Pocket Rocket for just about everything anymore. I've never had a serious problem getting fuel for it. I also have a MSR Whisperlite International that I use for extended winter camping trips. For travel it is hard to purge a liquid fuel bottle well enough to meet airline requirements. Especially, if you burn diesel or kerosene where it is difficult to get the stove and fuel bottles to smell "clean".
Sometimes improvising a windscreen can be a bit of a challenge. I'm sure something light and compact could be fabricated, but I have not worried about it too much.
Most modern canister fuel blends burns well below freezing. I really like the Pocket Rocket for short winter trips. Here the shovel is used for a wind screen.
