grace
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Post by grace on Oct 6, 2016 12:44:17 GMT -8
I went with the Jet Boil the first time around bc I declared it Least Likely to Burn Down The Forest. With skill and experience I'll end up with something different, but I think it's a good first stove for me. I won't be out in extreme temps or anything like that for a while.
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franco
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Post by franco on Oct 6, 2016 13:02:28 GMT -8
Do you have anything without spam ?
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Post by hikingtiger on Oct 6, 2016 13:10:18 GMT -8
The eggs bacon sausage and spam doesn't have as much spam in it.
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Post by rebeccad on Oct 6, 2016 13:16:32 GMT -8
RebeccaD can the White Box stove handle very cold temps? I am very interested in getting one. Zeke gave good tips here. I've never gone out in VERY cold temps, but it works okay on frosty mornings. It really helps if you pre-warm the stove in a pocket for a while, and though I hadn't thought of it, Zeke is right about warming the fuel, too.
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Post by paula53 on Oct 6, 2016 14:49:56 GMT -8
Thank you Zeke and Rebeccad!
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Post by franco on Oct 6, 2016 16:42:30 GMT -8
I see. I guess that "spam egg spam spam bacon and spam" wasn't my best choice for an almost spam free meal. Can someone post a link to the OP stove ?
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Post by tigger on Oct 6, 2016 17:31:46 GMT -8
I have used a Whitebox stove in temps below 0. I use mine year round and winter snowshoeing is my favorite style of hiking these days.
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Post by rebeccad on Oct 6, 2016 20:01:27 GMT -8
Can someone post a link to the OP stove I don't think so. The OP was clearly spam, and if he included a link (I vaguely remember laughing because he didn't), it's been removed, in keeping with our policies.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2016 2:53:38 GMT -8
Has anyone been to the SPAM museum?
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Post by hikingtiger on Oct 7, 2016 6:30:47 GMT -8
if he included a link (I vaguely remember laughing because he didn't), Steve said he killed it immediately because it violated forum policies.
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Post by BigLoad on Oct 7, 2016 18:27:01 GMT -8
RebeccaD can the White Box stove handle very cold temps? I am very interested in getting one. Alcohol stoves work quite well in the cold, once you get them lit. It takes a while to get the fuel heated up well enough to get going, but at least it's possible. I prefer them to canister stoves in when it gets much below freezing.
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Post by mk on Oct 7, 2016 19:08:42 GMT -8
They fail when it's really cold. By "really cold," do you mean below freezing? Snow? We use JetBoils and while I'm interested in other stoves, my husband is a firm JetBoil devotee. They've worked fine so far, except when the igniter fails. (but that's what matches are for, right?)
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Post by tigger on Oct 8, 2016 6:23:14 GMT -8
Whatever stove you have, I strongly suggest you do your own experiments. This applies to all sorts of gear. I remember years ago, reading all sorts of theories in which particular equipment didn't work in specific conditions. After doing experiments galore, I found many of the theories to be just that. For example, my alcohol stove was supposedly not able to work in freezing temps. Years later...it's the only stove I use year round and have absolutely no problems getting it to work. I don't do anything fancy, don't store my fuel in any magical way. The only specific thing I have to do is make sure to put it on something so that the fuel can covert to gas.
Be cautious with your experiments (bring backups in case your theories don't pan out), but don't hesitate to try new things/methods/ideas.
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Post by reuben on Oct 8, 2016 6:40:44 GMT -8
Whatever stove you have, I strongly suggest you do your own experiments. In your bathrobe. In your garage. I'll hold your beer.
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Post by Hungry Jack on Oct 8, 2016 10:04:00 GMT -8
Those piezo igniters can be fussy, but the Jetboil one is easy enough to tinker with. Something about the spacing that needs occasional adjustment.
In the cold I always sleep with my fuel canister inside my bag down by my feet. It seems to help in the morning, when coffee cannot wait.
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