platty this weekend?Rode local track with das kid last night....he stopped after an hour of laps, pretty much the full time...I should have as well, too. Le pooped.
for car camping? I got one of these a few years back an they're bombproof...considering a camp stove... hvae a quasi immediate need.
i was considering that, but for how much they cost i can get something the same price i can use for backpacking & kayak camping too.for car camping? I got one of these a few years back an they're bombproof...
right now its me and andy. anyone else is welcome to join, although i know most people are going to creek for the GRT.You goin? Thought it was just Sammich at this point. It is still a possibility. Trying to determine if I can get a sunny Saturday off from fam & get back for 4pm party, or go for the rainy all day Sunday deal.
I also have to work on the dh bike, ehhh.
I have a WhisperLite that's probably 20 years old. It will burn pretty much any flammable liquid with the correct nozzle and weighs only slightly more than that one. It's taken a serious beating and still works very well. The new ones are built almost exactly the same. I highly recommend one if you don't want to go the canister route.
I have a WhisperLite that's probably 20 years old. It will burn pretty much any flammable liquid with the correct nozzle and weighs only slightly more than that one. It's taken a serious beating and still works very well. The new ones are built almost exactly the same. I highly recommend one if you don't want to go the canister route.
You have to burn something. Planning on extracting hydrogen from the atmosphere?i like the universality of this one:
http://www.rei.com/product/830342/msr-whisperlite-universal-backpacking-stove
but still requires carrying a fuel source.
edit: at this point i'm between something like the universal whisperlite and the biolite one... i like the biolite one for the fact that i won't have to carry fuel, and you can apparently get that thing to work in pretty much any conditions... super cold (my buddy that swears by it got it to work at like 20 below) and even works with wet wood/sticks (although it apparently produces a good amount of smoke)i like the universality of this one:
http://www.rei.com/product/830342/msr-whisperlite-universal-backpacking-stove
but still requires carrying a fuel source.
biolite uses biomass (branches, sticks, leaves, grass, etc). apparently it works with wet fuel even.You have to burn something. Planning on extracting hydrogen from the atmosphere?
Can't go wrong with the whisperlite. The last few seasons I've been using the Primus ETA for dinner meals and a Jetboil for coffee/breakfasts. (Car camping) On backpacks I pack the ETA and a coffee mug. I like them but hate canister fuel.
I've been checking out the biolite and it looks pretty badass! I don't know how much I'd use the charger but it is there if I did need it I suppose. (maybe it could charge my mtb night light?)
I've also been looking at the Kelly Kettles.
Cheers
I have a Whisperlite as well... and it's over 20 years old. It's not the multi-fuel version, but it's bombproof apparently.I have a WhisperLite that's probably 20 years old. It will burn pretty much any flammable liquid with the correct nozzle and weighs only slightly more than that one. It's taken a serious beating and still works very well. The new ones are built almost exactly the same. I highly recommend one if you don't want to go the canister route.
Two nights ago I dreamt that we had a fire drill at work. Yesterday we had a fire drill at work, and I remembered the dream only when the alarm sounded. Trippy.Howdy all. Sleepy this morning, odd dreams of failure and frustration.
I have a dragonfly, and used to have the Whisperlite (I passed it on to my brother so I could "upgrade"). The thing to keep in mind about the dragonfly is its LOUD. Like jet-engine-taking-off-loud. I kinda miss the Whisperlite for that. Also, somehow, the Whisperlite doesn't seem to get as gunked up as the dragonfly and the jets are easier to clean.I have a Whisperlite as well... and it's over 20 years old. It's not the multi-fuel version, but it's bombproof apparently.
If I were buying a stove now, though - I'd probably go for the Dragonfly from MSR - it has a way better "simmer" control. Simmering with the Whisperlite involves a lot of practice combined with some Voodoo.