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How to choose backpacking stoves?


Category: Backpacking

A backpacking stove, which is portable and lightweight, is specially designed for backpacking or camping.
Due to the obvious advantages of backpacking stoves, they have long since replaced cooking over an open flame for camping and there is a wide variety of backpacking stoves out there on the market. When selecting a backpacking stove, you should take the following factors into consideration:

Size and portability

It depends on specific situation. How long would your trip be? How many people you will be cooking for? What's the allowed weight of your backpacking stove? A lightweight stove will be favored for long distance lone-wolf backpacking journey. And multi-burner platform is suitable for short trip groups.

Fuel to be used

Petroleum fuels release great heat and still work in cold weather. Liquefied Gas is easy to operate and convenient to bring. Alcohol is clean burning fuels which can remove health concern. Chemical Solid Fuels are simple and safe to use.

Other factors

Besides the fuel and portability issues, the other factors like cooking needs, personal preference, environmental concerns, safety and health concerns, ease of use and etc also play an important role in choosing a backpacking stove.

- Petroleum Stoves - excellent performance in extreme cold temperatures and high altitudes.

- Liquefied Gas Stoves - easy to operate, but may not work in cold weather.

- Alcohol Stoves - fuel consumption is much more than others.

- Chemical Solid Fuel Stoves - simple, light but bad for the environment.

- Wood Stoves - the cheapest option, but have good flame control.

- Candle Stoves - may not work in windy areas and easy to spill.

- Solar Stoves - eco-friendly but slow at cooking.

- Flameless Stoves - lightweight and flameless oven, generally safe to use.

- Electric Stoves and Immersion Coils - need an electrical outlet.

Backpacking stove usage tips and warnings:

When backpacking in the wilderness, try to put your stove on level surface and never cook inside tents. And be careful when using gasoline or other petroleum products, don't overfill stove. Remember not to unscrew stove unless the valve is firmly closed. Last but not the least, refer to the accompanying manual of your stove ahead of time.

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