Travel compatible Camp Stoves?
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Not sure if this is considered climbing gear, but it's kinda essential for climbing so i figured it'd be ok. |
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I can think of two options: |
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For flying somewhere and renting a car, I would stick with the backpacking stove. There's a business in Joshua Tree that rents camp stoves along with other camping gear. Maybe there are other businesses elsewhere that do this? |
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Yury wrote:I can think of two options: 1. Buy two single burner stoves like amazon.com/Coleman-Bottle-T… 2. - Fly to your destination - Buy cheapest two burners stove - Donate this stove prior to flying backHmmm...The Former is reasonable, but in the case I should just stick with my backpacking stove probably. And the latter would work, but again - could save money and just use what I have. mark felber wrote:For flying somewhere and renting a car, I would stick with the backpacking stove. There's a business in Joshua Tree that rents camp stoves along with other camping gear. Maybe there are other businesses elsewhere that do this? Have you flown with your backpacking stove? I've found that airlines do not like to see camp stoves in checked or carry-on baggage, and each airline has its own rules about them, mostly somewhat irrational.I've never had an issue, it's a tiny Kovea stove and it always goes in checked, They've opened my duffel but the stove's never been an issue. It's the stove only (no gas). |
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Gas cartridge stoves don't seem to attract as much attention. I've gotten all kinds of grief about my Whisperlite, even though it was completely clean and dry, and the bottle was empty, clean and dry. |
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Chris Rice wrote:The answer is jetboil.com/ Genesis model Of course you can take a vacation for the price (which is ridiculous) but it is the answer to your question I think.well that certainly looks interesting and expensive $$$ |
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Stagg54 wrote: well that certainly looks interesting and expensive $$$It really is a beautiful piece of gear but $350 - WOW! I have friends who have the regular Jetboils and they are the best thing ever to make morning coffee - boils water quicker than anything I have ever seen |
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Chris Rice wrote: It really is a beautiful piece of gear but $350 - WOW! I have friends who have the regular Jetboils and they are the best thing ever to make morning coffee - boils water quicker than anything I have ever seenYea I'm continually amazed by how fast they boil, but man. That's a pretty decent chunk of change. It's interesting there isn't something similar from other companys or even slightly more minimalist stoves (sans windscreen and lid and all that). It would seem sticking with what I have is the way to go for now. |
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I have a single burner Coleman that I fly with (propane). Kinda big but simmers well enough to actually cook on without burning everything. I've never had any problems taking it in checked baggage and the little green Coleman propane tanks are available everywhere. |
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The Jetboil Genesis looks very cool., but for that kind of money I could buy two stoves and cookware and have a much more flexible cooking system. |
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Agree on the backpacking stove suggestion. Liquid fuel is fine if you can clean it to the point where it doesn't smell like gas. I've flown easily 100+ legs with one and never had an issue. Clean the bottles with hot soapy water and rinse with hot water. Air out the bottle and stove overnight and u should be good to go. |
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I like my alcohol stove. No, it's not as fast as a JetBoil, but I'm generally not in that big a hurry. It's small, weighs nothing, is mechanically so simple it can't fail, it makes no sound, I can get fuel just about anywhere, and I've never had any issues flying with it. |