Re: [Paddlewise] Stoves and sleeping bags

I have been using an MSR Dragonfly stove since spring this year and am very
pleased with it.

Likes:
it simmers
it boils water quite quickly
it fits in my MSR 1.6L stowaway pot with lid
it will burn virtually any fuel (this is a theoretical like since I have
only used white gas so far)
it just works (no fiddling or frequent cleaning required)

Dislikes:
noisy, especially at high output settings
expensive (but worth it)

Techno bit:
This stove is different from the other MSR stoves in that it controls the
fuel flow after it has been vapourized instead of controlling the flow of
liquid fuel.  This is what gives the precise heat control, even at low
settings. The green colemans that many of us used to have worked this way
as well.  

Harold


At 02:30 AM 10/15/98 EDT, you wrote:
>I have two questions.  In your own humble opinion based on your experience,
>what stove and sleeping bag do you like best for use while canoe or kayak
>camping during the summer months?  
>
>Why do you like it or dislike it?  What does it do better than other makes?
>Understanding that most things are a compromise, give good points and weak
>points.  If you had to replace it, what would you choose this time around?
>
>We can skip the obvious "because that is the one I have" and "I got whatever
>Walmart had".  We have all "been there, done that".  Let's get down to some
>techno stuff about the gear.
>
>While we are at it, if you have some gizmo that has turned out to be a really
>neat piece of gear or you find that life on the canoe trail just would not be
>the same without it, you might include comments on that too.
>
>Thanks,
>
>John
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