Stoves and cooking ... lets see what your packing :)

[paul78]

Winter = cold, wet and dark nights … only so much time I can spend on my trainer so thought I would pull out all my cooking stuff and have a play.
My usual kit is solid fuel ..
- Ti esbit stove
- Alpkit My Ti mug
- Plastic cup
- Aluminium foil as lightweight windbreak
- Alpkit Snapwire Spork
- lighter and weather proof matches
- small knife .. fend off those trying to steal my coffee ☺


Weighed without Esbit fuel tablets

Used at El and Back though was a pain finding a flattish surface for stove and took a while to get water hot …. cold morning ☺
I bought a Caldera cone my main stove for Arrowhead 135 so decided to pack that up as an alternative as Meths or white fuel is definitely more efficient especially pared with the cone in which the MyTi mug sits in the top of providing an excellent stable base. Much the same set up as the esbit kit ..

Weighed without any fuel ..

I think this is my new winter set up.
So finally when you absolutely, positively have to boil water as quickly as possible .. accept no substitute .. the Primus Omnifuel .. weighed with probably 100g of fuel in the bottle but no cup, spork etc.
This is my “when your life depends on boiling water as quickly as possible” set up ☺

So this is my starting point for a summer, winter and extremely winter set up .. interested to see what everyone else is using.

[Bearbonesnorm]

This is used for nearly every trip unless I'm playing about with something else.

SnowPeak 450ml Ti mug + sip band
Bear Bones 10g stove
Tapered foil windshield
Foil mug lid
Lighter
AlpKit foldy up Ti spork. One edge sharpened to act as a knife ... sometimes substituted with an AlpKit long handled spoon.
100ml fuel bottle

All (except fuel) fits inside mug with room left for tea bags

[gairym]

GSI Halulite 'Minimalist' kit - 150g for the pot, lid, cover, handle and a spork.

Homemade meths stove comes in at about 30g.

Wind shield - another 40g (if I remember rightly).

I can boil 400ml of water with about 50ml of meths and so the weight of that on top for one nights food.

Works a treat!

[slugwash]

Lightweight - as used on El 'n back, solid fuel (one tab to boil 400ml cup. 2 tabs in winter)


Morning Brew in Progress by Slugwash, on Flickr


115 Grammes Without Fuel by Slugwash, on Flickr


MYOG Stove in Solid Fuel Mode by Slugwash, on Flickr

Over nighters, weight not an Issue...


£0.78 Boil in bag Bombay Aloo by Slugwash, on Flickr

Multi day touring, mini trangia....


DSCN0241 by Slugwash, on Flickr


DSCN0317 by Slugwash, on Flickr


Mid Ride Coffee Break by Slugwash, on Flickr


And whatever's at hand for picnics & beach barbies, power cuts, etc.....



Beach Barbie Downgraded to Sausage Sizzle*.... by Slugwash, on Flickr


Power Cut in Dittisham (& Cornworthy) by Slugwash, on Flickr


DSC_0042 by Slugwash, on Flickr


Swiss Storm Kettle by Slugwash, on Flickr


116/365 - Morning Coffee by Slugwash, on Flickr

[johnnystorm]

I've got a Simple stove and Alpkit mug with lid for day out brew-ups.

For El-an Back it was a jetboil with alpkit Ti Pan to boil up two meals at once. MSR Ti cutlery from Uni days when 15 years ago Ti was a big deal and they cost twice as much back then as they do now!
I did find the built in ignition didn't like the cold so it was back to good old matches.
You can almost see it behind it's windbreak.

[FLV]

Alpkit 450 mug,
BearBones 10g Burner

Fuel is out of sight, as is a Ti spork from alpkit.



I've made brews and coffee on it, I'm tempted to see what else I can make on such a small stove

[Ray Young]

Seen before but here it is again. Pop can stove, pot stand/stove holder made from a tin tray, foil lid/windshield, Trangia 1l pot cut down to 600ml. Everything fits in the pot and the foil lid is more robust than you would think. I cook everything in it and drink tea/coffee straight from the pot. I still need to make a foil cosy.

2012_0607cookset0003 by youngray50, on Flickr
The scales aren't 100% accurate and you need to add the weight of fuel and a plastic fork.

2012_0607cookset0001 by youngray50, on Flickr
In action.

2012_0607cookset0006 by youngray50, on Flickr

[gairym]

I do like the look of your set-up Ray!

[Cheeky Monkey]

What, no pan grippers?

I don't have photos and I'm sceptical I'll weigh it but my set ups are either:

1) Lightweight (ish) - Alpkit myticup, one of Stu's diddy stoves, foil shield, fuel (whatever size the bottle came withthe stove - 100ml?), spork, lighter and matches. TBH I just throw in the lid from the larger Alpkit pot and use that - I guess I could use a foil one).

2) "Normal" Kit - Alpkit Mytimug + lid, Ti gas stove burner and small canister, spork, lighter, matches plus brew makings (all inside the mug). Writing this I realise I just make do with boots or whatever as a windshield. MIght have to sort something out there.

3) "No Hassles" kit - either a big or large trangia, depending on the number of folks, and all the paraphenalia that goes with it.

[Ray Young]

What, no pan grippers?

That's what gloves are for, mind you, if they are wet the heat goes straight through them, ouch! .

[Ian]

What, no pan grippers?

I use a piece of scourer as a pan gripper - seems to work quite well and useful as a scourer, rattle stopper and muffler.

Depending on how long I'm going for, I'll probably use this:

Breakfast by ianbarrington, on Flickr

Caldera Clone is out of shot, but shown below. Current one uses a thicker material as the old one was too thin to deal with the heat from the stove:

Caldera Clone Mk 1 and Mk 2 by ianbarrington, on Flickr

That all comes to 228g without fuel: http://www.geargrams.com/list?id=11207

For simple one-nighters in not-too-cold conditions, I use 8g stove, 450ml mug that Stu has up there.
Nice and light at 107g without fuel: http://www.geargrams.com/list?id=11208

For multiday touring trips with a bit of real wilderness, I'd take my mKettle.

mKettle fired up for breakfast by ianbarrington, on Flickr

It would include an additional pan to some flexibility, though it fits neatly over the top of the kettle.
549g all up (fuel sourced as you go): http://www.geargrams.com/list?id=11209

[Cheeky Monkey]

Should have included a winky after the pan grippers line

[Bearbonesnorm]

Should have included a winky after the pan grippers line

Saying that, I know a certain person (who shall remain nameless) who now has a piece of duct tape over the sleeve of her expensive down jacket to patch the hole she burnt in it ... when she pulled it over her hand and used it to pick a pot up.

[Cheeky Monkey]

ooops

[nobby]

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Swiss Storm Kettle by Slugwash, on Flickr

I'm impressed by that. I thought I'd got the only Swiss stove that hadn't melted! :)

I'm thinking to use the mKettle this year with hexy back up if my new luggage arrangement has the space. It is heavy but I only boil water and it works very well at that plus it holds a half litre in itself.

[Boblo]

My name's Bob and I'm a stoveaholic....



That's a collection made over a long time and each has its own specific function.....
Paul78, the Primus Omni Fuel is now available in Ti flavour.... go on, you know you need it. :D

[nobby]

Ah, well if we are coming out of the closet then my name is nobby and I'm a stoveaholic ...

... and there's a camping gaz stove in the shed somewhere :)

I still prefer the little Vargo solid fuel burner!