Originally Posted By goldenteardr
This is a little off from your question about fuel canister but I found that my portable wood stove serves me best. Better than a gas stove like propane and the wood stoves burns anything I find along the way. It takes about 12/14 minutes to boil one litre of water. Works in any temperature and at any altitude but is temperamental in windy weather. Weight is about same as MSR whisperlite.


And, illegal when fires are banned. Which is usual where i hike. Which means I'm best served by one of my alcohol or canister stoves, at half that weight to boot.
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