isItFallYet
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I love hunting with guys that bring a jetboil!Last year I went cold food with no stove. This year I have an old alcohol stove I made years ago. I found one fourth of a single plastic shot bottle filled with 91 percent isopropyl alcohol is enough to keep it lit for 7 minutes which will just about boil my lightweight pot full of water. I am looking forward to an occasional cup of coffee and noodles with tuna at night. I will have to see what the whole setup weights, but it feels like nothing. Way lighter that the jet boil with a full fuel canister.
There is a windscreen for the snowpeak, but the reviews are not very good. I'm usually able to find some type of area to block the wind when I use my stove. I wonder if bringing a small piece of foil would be beneficial if I ever need to use the stove in the wind. I've been using this for 3 years so far and haven't really had an issue other than it taking longer to boil water sometimes when it is windy.I have found the SnowPeak is very poor in the wind. I picked up a Soto Windmaster with triflex pot support, weighs the same, should be more fuel efficient.
I used one many years ago when there weren’t nearly as many choices as we have today. The windscreen worked better than without for sure but it’s a little heavy and bulky. Still not a huge penalty if you think you need it. My kit then was an MSR Kettle, GigaPower with the windscreen and a Ti Sierra cup.There is a windscreen for the snowpeak, but the reviews are not very good.
This is a great tip and something I learned over the summer. I was packing a lot of spares and what-ifs. Trust your layering system!Probably the biggest thing I do is I don't over pack on clothes. I pack an extra pair of socks and thin base layer bottoms but thats it other than my layering system and that thats for 7 days.