I've done several canoe trips with my emberlit twig stove. Works great. For times when wood is too wet I carry along a Trangia alcohol stove, which fits nicely inside the emberlit. For things like dehydrated foods (I make my own with an Excalibur dehydrator), during lunch I put the evening's dinner in a Nalgene bottle or fair share mug and fill with water. By dinner all is hydrated so you don't need to waste fuel and time to do that work, just heat it up. You can do the same with beans by beginning to soak in the morning or previous evening.