Re: [Paddlewise] Stove Oil

I've always relied on simply building a fire as a backup but a couple of
years ago Pam brought along a little fireplace she had purchased over the
Internet ($10 or so but I can't recall where she bought it) and we
experimented with that. The experiment was pretty successful and we both
felt that the little stove would serve well as a backup. It folded (or
disassembled) flat and boiled water using only twigs and scrap wood we
gathered up around the campsite. That seemed liek a worthwhile addition to
the kit with the only drawback being the possibility of rust.

There is also a famous Irish cooker (Kelly Kettle - https://kellykettle.com)
which is not cheap (about US$100) but also burns sticks, pine cones, etc.
and is reportedly very useful on camping trips. Kelly makes aluminum and
stainless steel versions in several sizes and they claim they can boil water
in 3 to 5 minutes using natural fuels.

Of course, if you are a canoeist you can just bring along an assortment of
dutch ovens. :D


Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
www.nwkayaking.net



On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:36 AM, Jim <jimtibensky_at_fastmail.fm> wrote:

> Chuck Holst said: That experience made me consider carrying a spare
> stove next trip. A
> repair kit is lighter and more compact, but I figure I might not always
> have the best conditions in which to disassemble and reassemble the
> stove or pump.
>
> For what it is worth, I always carry a spare stove that is a Trangia.
> Tiny, foolproof, no moving parts, and I use stove alcohol to prime my
> Whisperlite anyway, so taking a little more along is easy.  Once used
> the Trangia for the whole trip when I couldn't the Whisperlite to talk
> to me.
>
>
> Jim Tibensky
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