Small light backpack stove/pot

AzTagSoup · Thursday at 8:33 PM

Looking for recommendations for a backpack stove/pot combo. Will only be used to boil water for dehydrated meals. Have been looking at jetboils but not sure they are worth the price. Also looking at the bsr-3000t on Amazon. But not sure what to pair with it. Thanks in advance for suggestions.

JPickett · Thursday at 8:35 PM

Just buy the jet boil. Their worth the price

Weiserbucks · Thursday at 8:58 PM

Jetboil is on record being anti hunting. Go MSR Windburner.

pushin_30 · Thursday at 9:27 PM

jet boil. Had mine for nearly 20 years

AzTagSoup · Thursday at 9:33 PM

pushin_30 said:
jet boil. Had mine for nearly 20 years

Which model? Or when you bought it there was only one model ha

Vanilla · Thursday at 9:46 PM

I have enjoyed my Camp Chef Stryker.

Full disclosure, my brother had one that had a pretty dangerous malfunction, but mine has worked flawlessly. It has performed equal to the jet boil in the backcountry on multiple trips.

hossblur · Friday at 5:48 AM

I'm not a backpack camper. But I use this with a pocket rocket for making coffee or cooking when we are in the swamp hunting birds in the winter. Amazon

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HIcountryman · Friday at 9:58 AM

Titanium Snow peak stove and Toaks 750 ml pot. About $65 and $35. Very light and small. ( u don't need fuel can this large. I packed it in and stashed it!)

link · Saturday at 8:56 AM

Jet boil would be my vote. Someone mentioned jet boil is anti hunting. If you boycotted every product or company that had an opposing view of yours, you'd be living on the streets eating stray cats and drinking your piss. If it helps you sleep at night, just picture the CEO of jet boil having a meltdown and sleepless nights because he knows a filthy hunter is out killing poor animals using his product.

hossblur · Saturday at 9:23 AM

link said:
Jet boil would be my vote. Someone mentioned jet boil is anti hunting. If you boycotted every product or company that had an opposing view of yours, you'd be living on the streets eating stray cats and drinking your piss. If it helps you sleep at night, just picture the CEO of jet boil having a meltdown and sleepless nights because he knows a filthy hunter is out killing poor animals using his product.

Send them a pic

JPickett · Saturday at 9:30 AM

Mountain house I’m pretty sure I remember being anti hunting too. They have fueled a lot of trips for me that ended in death to an animal. So take that MH!

They also tell you not to burn their packaging. So I burn everyone after I eat. Another thumb in the eye of the man!!!

Just buy what works guys. Who gives a chit..,

BroadHead · Saturday at 9:31 AM

Soto Windmaster with the built in piezo lighter. It can boil water in in the middle of a fierce windstorm. Has never let me down after many backpack hunts.

It's a bit on the pricey side ($69 average) and it's just for the burner, but they go on sale often.

AzTagSoup · Saturday at 2:19 PM

JPickett said:
Mountain house I’m pretty sure I remember being anti hunting too. They have fueled a lot of trips for me that ended in death to an animal. So take that MH!

They also tell you not to burn their packaging. So I burn everyone after I eat. Another thumb in the eye of the man!!!

Just buy what works guys. Who gives a chit..,

What pack/meal you like the best? Or top 3

JPickett · Saturday at 6:24 PM

AzTagSoup said:
What pack/meal you like the best? Or top 3

My favorite they don’t make any more. Sea food chowder. That was the best.

Beef stroganoff is up there. I love their Mac and cheese because it loads up the calories and tastes good to boot.

Back packers pantry has a hatch green chilli Mac and cheese out now that’s killer. I bought a pile of those

BrowningRage · Saturday at 8:15 PM

I used to wonder if Jetboil was worth the price... then I had a gift card to Sportsmans so I used it to get the Jetboil at what I thought was a more reasonable price...

Having used it several times on overnighters, I would pay the full price. Gets the job done quick as can be. My model has the push to light thing too, which came in handy when I forgot matches on one trip.

AzTagSoup · Saturday at 10:01 PM

Thanks for all the feed back i grabbed this very small light jetboil for what seems a great price at Caribou gear

Stillwater165 · Saturday at 10:58 PM

Buy the Jetboil……. I learned the hard way on my Utah adventure. Thought I’d save a few bucks and bought the el cheapo on the shelf next to the jet boil ……..junk took forever to bring water to a boil ! I guess I like to learn a lot of things the hard way !!!! lol

Vanilla · Saturday at 11:07 PM

AzTagSoup said:
What pack/meal you like the best? Or top 3

My two favorites:
Chicken and Dumplings
Lasagna in Meat Sauce

The Breakfast versions aren’t bad. And one they don’t make anymore, Turkey Tetrazzini was really good!

I haven’t dove too much into the Peak Refuel but the protein content in them has me interested. They are even more pricey than the already over-priced Mountain House brand, though.

JPickett · Sunday at 9:33 AM

Vanilla said:
My two favorites:
Chicken and Dumplings
Lasagna in Meat Sauce

The Breakfast versions aren’t bad. And one they don’t make anymore, Turkey Tetrazzini was really good!

I haven’t dove too much into the Peak Refuel but the protein content in them has me interested. They are even more pricey than the already over-priced Mountain House brand, though.

Yeah, see meat eaters new ones? Like 16 bucks just for the pleasure of seeing that d bags face on the package while you eat

DeerMadness · 2024-09-16T07:02:54-0600

Jet Boil is great but if at High Altitude get the MSR Whisperlite.

mata · 2024-09-16T11:02:44-0600

I use a “fire maple fixed star 1” it was cheap only 49 $ bucks, it’s lasted quite a while with no problems, but I only use it to boil water, I can’t reasonably pay $100 just to boil water that’s ridiculous, ONE FACT it does take a little longer to boil water than the jet boil, but only about a minute or two longer. Favorite freeze dry food., chili Mac

DeerMadness · 2024-09-16T16:36:03-0600

mata said:
I use a “fire maple fixed star 1” it was cheap only 49 $ bucks, it’s lasted quite a while with no problems, but I only use it to boil water, I can’t reasonably pay $100 just to boil water that’s ridiculous, ONE FACT it does take a little longer to boil water than the jet boil, but only about a minute or two longer. Favorite freeze dry food., chili Mac

I like my own FD meals of which Chili, Chicken Pad Thai and Creamy Pork Verde Soup are the best. I will never buy another FD meal again.