Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Hot Food....Less Weight

How much does your cookset weigh? A pound? 2 pounds? How about a complete cookset that weighs less than your current pot?

  I'm still not sure I'm a big fan of "solid fuel" stoves, like the esbit stove below. But wow...they sure are light. And for that reason alone, I plan to continue playing around with it.  I used it on a hike this past Friday, and it worked quite well for the one meal and the cup of coffee I made during the trip.

Backpacking Light Firelite Titanium Esbit Wing Stove

So take the kit on Amazon below. Total weight, for a stove, ti pot with lid, spork and windscreen - under 4.4 oz.  Wow...that's light.  Pretty sweet setup for the price.

http://www.amazon.com/TOAKS-Ultralight-Titanium-Cook-System/dp/B00CGTWYIY/ref=pd_sbs_468_20?ie=UTF8&refRID=0288BDFHWD8T3XNM5GN3#customerReviews

Each solid fuel tablet weighs .5 oz.  I can make my morning coffee with only 1/2 a tab. On a recent trip, I cooked a rice mix with tuna completely with 1 tab. So 3 tabs will cook 2 meals and 2 cups of coffee.  And there is no empty canister weight when your fuel has been used.

So...3 tabs plus the above kit weighs less than 6 oz.  About the only lighter option is eating cold food. And..your weight drops 1/2 an ounce every time you burn a tablet.





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