RE: [Paddlewise] looking for a stove that can simmer

On 9 Dec 2004 at 10:47, Jackie Myers wrote:

> On one paddling trip we reached 9 degrees F (my shoes 
> froze overnight).  I was carrying a single-burner 
> Coleman propane camp stove.  My stove was the 
> only one in the group that would work.  No amount of 
> pumping would get the other stoves working.  I had a 
> long line of folks waiting to use it. 

Interestingly, I've had exactly the opposite happen to me, where my 
old Coleman 505 white gas stove lit and no other would.  A hot 
breakfast in the snow was definitely appreciated by those with non-
functional pressurized gas stoves.

Here in the Great White North not many would put a lot of faith in a 
pressurized gas stove in the winter, preferring liquid fuel.  When it 
gets cold, liquid gas stoves are more likely to light - however, it 
does take a bit of experience.  Preheating the burner is as essential 
as pumping.  If you don't use some fuel as a starter (or a starter 
paste for some) the evaporation of the liquid fuel won't happen and 
the stove won't light properly.  There seems to be a correlation 
between stove success and experience in cold weather.  I've never had 
a problem with either my old 505 or my Dragonfly in winter. YMMV.

Mike
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