What fuels do you use to cook on?

the money for these units is nuts. Worthington brand. sure marine services out of seattle has a better price than west marine. you could probably find hoses as well there.

 

got one of these?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EI88IsJSuM

 

Check out a propane company if they are in your area, can custom make a hose, may not be cheap compared to one off the shelf.
Duane

 

I have few stoves that I use for different things.

My most commonly used stove is a propane Coleman Triton stove. I have a 5# refillable propane bottle and I carry a 1 pound refillable bottle from sports basement as back up.

I also have an MSR whisperlite that I bought in 1995 that runs white gas. I use this for backpacking especially when I need to melt snow for water.

I have two soda can alcohol stoves that I use when I don't have to melt snow.

I bought an esbit tablet stove years ago and maybe have used it two times.

I have one of those butane stoves from Ranch 99 that I bought when I forgot my stove one time.

Campfires are also a source I'll use from time to time. However, I frequently don't have a fire because I'm too lazy to build one or I got to camp too late to build one.

I'm thinking of adding something like an MSR pocket rocket to turn into a hanging stove for when it's snowing too much or too windy to cook outside when backpacking/climbing. I almost always bring freeze dried food so I only have to boil water.

 

I have a ton of stoves, displayed along most of one wall in my garage. When heading out to camp or backpack, biggest decision is which stove(s) to bring.
Duane

 

a few functional at the moment stoves :quick food msr windpro is a fave

 

Red oak campfire. Everything tastes better over red oak. Folding campfire grill, then cast iron skillet or dutch oven on top. Late, just before bed, put some boudain in that cast iron dutch oven with the top slightly off of it so the smoke can get in, set it by the fire, downwind, and in the morning you have the best, crispy-skinned smoked boudain for breakfast!

Jet Boil in the boat, sometimes small one-burner propane. In fish camp, stainless steel Academy propane fish fryer with massive burner, heating massive enameled cast iron pot from Belgium that holds the heat when the fish go in.

Most favorite, 14x14 stainless steel fold-over grill with long handle over an open fire, usually red oak. Man, the food I have cooked clamped between that thing. Since the early 1980's, a very sentimental piece of my camping/hunting/FISHING kit. If it could talk...

And this:



Stanley Mountain coffee press. The make a different one now, but this one keeps the coffee HOT! JetBoil and this in the boat = fresh hot coffee between fish! Black Rifle coffee. Try it.

As for propane, have an old fitting that refills 1lb bottles from bulk tanks. Fills them a lot fuller too!

 

Bought a firebox stove in the beginning of winter and I have been pretty impressed how well it works. Works with wood/charcoal, solid fuel and gas burners. Very happy with it.

 

ya'll ever consider distilling your own white gas?

 

We usually cook with Coleman Camp Fuel in our Coleman dual fuel stove. For Christmas my sis bought me the propane adapter to run my camp stove. I fired it up with a 1lb bottle and it worked, but haven't tried cooking on it yet. We bring along our BBQ sized propane tank for our 'lil red campfire, but also have an adapter to refill the 1lb cans if needed. Pumping up and starting the Camp stove can be a pain, and my wife is not a fan of that process, but overall I really like the Coleman fueled stove. And yes, the oven on the stove works pretty good!

 

I had to buy a one burner butane stove in Baja when the regulator in our propane stove failed and the butane job was the only thing I could find in San Felipe. In the US the fuel isn’t always easy to find so @otis24 I liked the tip on Ranch 99

 

I've been camping a lot more recently at high altitudes. Propane kind of sucks at high altitudes.

$16 Tire Supply 4 PCS TR416LP (Low Profile) Valve Stem

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https://www.amazon.com/Fineed-Compressor-Hand-Held-Convenience-Rechargeable/dp/B019FIERRO/

 

I read about that. I thought about going 100% propane, but I'll be sticking with the camp fuel for now too!

 

I'm a stovie, so I enjoy my stove time. It's neat to use old stoves and see what folks had to deal with 70, 80, 100 years ago. Yes, I do have a handful of 100 year old stoves.
I have a oven to use on one of my Coleman stoves. Fixed a game hen and sweet potato out camping a few Thanksgivings ago. Have done brownies and cookies too.
Duane

 

I havnt really cooked on propane much at high altitude. I usually use an MSR dragonfly or whisper lite with white Gas. Mostly because I need to carry all my stuff and melt snow. And I’m only boiling water to 185-190 degrees.

I spent a weekend at Barcroft Research station (12,400ft) participating in a high altitude medical research study in september. The guy doing all the cooking had some interesting stuff on cooking up there.
All their gas is propane trucked in for the whole site.

 

Yeah, there are some cool high pressure liquid fuel stoves if you cook w/ a wok.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/BRS...ng-Equipment-Super-Firepower/32904334184.html



https://snowpeak.com/products/gigapower-li-stove



The Snowpeak option is expensive, but you can find it on sale at the end of year for ~$225 so you can floss that snowpeak gear. At $160 the BRS-7 is great but has a major downside since Asbestos is still OK in China. All their stoves use asbestos primer wicks/pads. You could always get a fiberglass ribbon though and replace the stock pad.

These two are about equal in power output.

 

Tell me about your Aladdin Model B burners.

 

Damn you snowpeak!
So nice but so expensive!
That’s thing is no joke! 34,000 Btus isn’t bad.

 

No, 34,000Btu's is GETTIN' IT! You could deep fry fish on that thing.

 

Yeah, so with propane, I can flip the 1lbs canisters or even my 5lbs tank and run liquid since it has a generator tube. Since the vapor pressure for propane is higher, I get more BTUs for sure. I tried using the Propane Volcano grill for wok cooking, at 19,500 BTU, it's way too weak and the flame is dispersed. Liquid running w/ the Snow Peak is great.

The first one I got was on gift cards + REI 20% off on outlet items. It was $223 before the 20%. Another time it was on clearance at MooseJaw and I got that for $225 shipped too.

There's really no better comfort food than lunch of hot and fresh restaurant quality Dry-Style Beef Chow Fun at 10,000ft.