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"While I was there like a big doofus waiting and waiting for the water to get warm; most all other had cut off their stoves and were eating."

I've been in that situation when I was the guy with the stove and my companions were going cookless. Now I'll roll that way too, for solo trips at least. Give it a try, maybe that could be the next step on your "personal stove journey".

The ultimate in lightweight and simple stove is having no stove at all. Kind of a zen thing ("what is the ultimate stove? no stove at all").
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Brian Lewis
http://postholer.com/brianle