Camping & Backpacking : How to Choose a Backpacking Stove

Before choosing a backpacking stove, consider where the trip will be, what type of fuels are available and how the weight of the stove may affect the backpacking trip. Learn about the benefits of multi-fuel stoves with help from a recreational kayaking instructor and outdoor adventurer in this free video on backpacking stoves.

Expert: Dr. T. Scott Cook
Contact: www.weu.com/about_us.htm
Bio: Dr. T. Scott Cook has a degrees in Recreational Leadership and Outdoor Adventure from Greenfield Community College and the University of Massachusetts.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

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Sports

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• camping
• backpacking
• hiking
• tips
• gear
• equipment
• supplies
• backpacks
• wilderness
• skills
• survival
• campfires
• sleeping
• bags
• first-aid
• kits

[vh2k]

You've got the best kind of stove around right behind you. :)

[Woodenarrows]

You didn't mention alcohol stoves?

[beactivelife]

@vh2k Agreed right there, but it is nice to have another stove just in case.

[sheleg3s3]

Lmao, i got here only because i thought the name was "camping and backstabbing" and it looked like team fortress

[mtlyb]

Pretty basic intro without much detail. But I still liked a lot about it. I could tell the one stove was upside down. But wouldn't use it because of size. What of alcohol or wood stoves?

[7wt]

@Woodenarrows Question or statement!

[vh2k]

@carbondalekid83 I made no effort to collect anyone. I'm not for carrying much, but an esbit stove is my back up though if I can't get a small cooking fire going. I'll never use alcohol or propane.

[vh2k]

@carbondalekid83 Did you think using caps would make anyone pay you more attention? Seems far more are in agreement with me.

[MrRocque]

@blmeflmm66 abolutely RIGHT. Butane boils @ -0.5C when the temps. get to 0C it won't vaporize (NEVER heat a canister). Propane boils @ -42.1C, so its pretty much going to always vaporize unless you're into extreme tempurature camping. The idea behind the propane/butane mix is the propane is the propellant that expells the butane in colder temps. (near freezing). Below freezing, Isobutane (boils @ -11.7C) tends to be the winter fuel of choice for such stoves or pressurized liquid fuel.

[k2chris1983]

From watching this video, the stoves are ok for simple non long hikes. If anyone has hiked the AT, you will be throwing those stoves away or shipping them back. Mainly everyone uses penny stoves because they're ultralight, fuel is heat which is easy to buy and carry. Yes, I use a camp fire to cook but some trails/parks don't allow open fires...

[Monkeyboymug]

@Woodenarrows a liquid stove is an alcohol stove.

[yo6ial]

@Quex01 neighbors included! :D