Fuel stoves have become and essential piece of equipment for your pack on any over night expedition. The stoves generally safer and much lower impact on the environment than the traditional campfire. The debate rages as to which is the best kind of stove on the market. The answer is easy – mine! But since you don’t believe me, I have put together a chart that compares different aspects of different stoves so that you can pick one for you.
 Now these figures are pretty general and will vary greatly depending on a bunch of things like model of stove, fuel quality, weather conditions. But it should give you a feel for the main differences Follow this link for test done by real people on real stoves The stove types compared are Campfire Wood Gas (or gypsy stove) Compress kerosine (Esbit or Hexamine) Compressed gas (LPG or Butane) Metholated spirits (pepsi can or Trangia Multi-fuels (separate fuel tank) (MSR) Multi-fuels (built in fuel tank) (Colman) The elements compared are; Weight (grams) Standard Fuel container Running time Purchase Cost Running Cost / per hr Time to boil 1L of water (mins) Energy Output (BTU's) Ease of lighting Temperature control Noise level Availability of Fuel Supply Ease to refill Ease to judge fuel remaining Use in Fuel stove only areas Smell/smoke Use in Snow
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