I love my Sierra zip stove. http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=13930&memberId=12500226 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> http://www.zzstove.com/ > > After sending the last link, I looked up the manufacturer. They make a > titanium version, as well as a jumbo version (the "eagle"). I've been > using mine for years. It's tough to get started, but it's wonderful > when you do. No worries of running out of fuel, no problems > transporting by air, etc. I carry one extra AA battery that fits both > my stove and my LED light-- and that's all I need. Rain is your enemy > with one of these, though-- wet fuel doesn't burn... Eagle is really a jumbo-version, not for a solo or 2-person cooking. Titanium Sierra makes a lot of sense for a hiker, but regular stainless version weighs about a pound without steel pots (I carry it in aluminum pot), - light enough for a kayak. In fact, it is a bonfire with forced air inflow. It is more fuel-effective than a bonfire, and works easier than bonfire on wet wood, even with its fan off (just don't shut the switch off when battery is dead - airflow shutter is open when throttle is in the "ON"). But I still have to collect wood and feed it in - this isn't a sort of walk-away automated device, even though advertising might leave such an impression. I still take stainless Sierra Zip as a backup in remote trips, but for weekends my backup is tiny alcohol burner and 0.5 liter bottle of Methanol - enough for a weekend (and main stove is a propane one). No wood collecting, no watching and feeding it, no sooty hands and pots. The very process of collecting wood (Sierra Zip doesn't need a lot) and feeding it, of course, can be enjoyable, why not... It also keeps mosquitos away (not much). *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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