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MNDan
06/20/2012 10:46AM
  
Some good info. I'm going Emberlit myself - I love Ti!


http://tenkaratracks.blogspot.com/2012/03/vargo-vs-emberlit-wood-stove-comparison.html
 
yellowcanoe
06/04/2012 05:17PM
  
I would go with the two bigger bottles. It can rain all the time and you can spill fuel.


I have had solos like that. I hope you don't though! I don't think that you will have so much excess to be annoyed with the added weight.
 
MNDan
06/18/2012 12:55PM
  
Or you could bring just enough fuel for your simmering requirements, and pick up one of these for the rest! Then you will have no worries about running out of fuel...


http://emberlit.com/

I'm not affiliated, just know a lot of guys like them here & I'll be ordering one soon.

http://www.kifaruforums.net/showthread.php?t=28469&page=6
 
IBFLY
06/18/2012 09:16PM
  
I plan for 6 oz a day. I generally don't use that much, but.
 
IBFLY
06/18/2012 10:43PM
  
quote MNDan: "Or you could bring just enough fuel for your simmering requirements, and pick up one of these for the rest! Then you will have no worries about running out of fuel...
http://emberlit.com/


"
I like both this and the Vargo. I like the emberlit because it is a little more flexible as to what size pots you can use on top, but I like vargo's assembly and bottom panel better.


Such a dilemna!
 
Minnesotian
06/18/2012 08:44PM
  

While I think wood burning stoves are sweet and will probably get one someday, the problem with them is that they are useless during a fire ban in the BWCA.


And yes, i know that a fire ban isn't a problem in the B-dub right now so that fallacy is mute.
 
Jeriatric
06/01/2012 03:14PM
  
quote Minnesotian: "Go with the 33 and 22 oz. That will be plenty, with some to spare for frying up the fish. "
Yep
 
missmolly
05/31/2012 12:18PM
  
I think you'll have plenty of fuel with two bigger tanks.
 
BigAl2
05/31/2012 02:26AM
  
Need advice from experienced solo trippers. I am packing for a 10 day solo trip soon. I need to estimate how much fuel I will need. I use a MSR dragon fly stove with coleman camp fuel. I am not planning on cooking via a camp wood fire. Meals which will need fuel presently consists of:

Supper and lunch: 6 Mountain House pro-pak meals, 2 quasadilla cheese meals, a Hamburger Helper meal, 1 or 2 Mac and cheese meals, 1 Knorr meal, and a Fettuccini Alfredo + tuna meal.

Breakfast: 6 Oatmeals, 3 or 4 pancake meals (about 2 or 3 pancakes per meal).

Hot drinks: 9 breakfast drinks with coco and/or coffee, a few hot drinks (hot todies) before going to bed.

Other: If I catch fish (ha ha, will fry 2 or 3 meals of fish either with veg oil or bake with tinfoil.

I have in the past taken a MSR large fuel tank(33 oz) and small one (11 oz) for a 6 day trip. Both times they lasted, though on trip 2 yrs ago, ran out of fuel but I found out the small tank (was unaware it was leaking) leaked out on 6th day. Though on those trips, I did not use dehydrated MH meals.

Should I take a 33 oz tank and 22 oz tank (or should I take the 11 oz tank) for a 10 day solo trip.

Thank you for your advice - Prefer you answer for a "solo" trip, not a group of persons.
 
BeaV
05/31/2012 09:39AM
  
I did a 15 day solo trip last year using the same stove and fuel. I did a higher ratio of pancake breakfast than you, no hot lunches, and similiar dinners ( I fried fish about half the dinners with a side dish, too). My fuel usage was 3.5-4 oz per day. If I had used the stove for lunches, I probably would have used 5-6 oz per day.


I would think you will be fine with your 33 and 22 oz bottles for the trip.
 
Minnesotian
05/31/2012 09:47PM
  
Go with the 33 and 22 oz. That will be plenty, with some to spare for frying up the fish.
 
IBFLY
06/20/2012 01:43PM
  
Thanks for the review. That matches my thinking. They are priced about the same.

I think I'd add a few holes to the bottom of the Emberlit floor - so ashes could fall out. They have a few nice accessories too.