Mountaineering gear news, reviews and tests
I’ve been a real fan of the Primus OmniFuel stove for a while, so I was really excited to get word that the company’s newest invention, the Primus OmniLite Titanium stove is about to be released in stores this December. I’ve thought for a while that the OmniFuel probably deserves the mantle of being one [...] Read more »
I’m ashamed that it has taken me this long to finally getting around to writing an MSR Whisperlite Review. I should have done it ages ago because it is not just one of the best liquid-fuel stoves out there, it is also by far one of the most popular. A quick description The Whisperlite is [...] Read more »
I’ve been looking fora while for some real data on how different camping stoves stack up and finally stumbled across a great comparison of the amount of time that it takes to boil some water using different sorts of stoves. The results are pretty stark in showing how much more powerful both canister gas stoves [...] Read more »
Some bits of gear are just so darned simple and reliable that it is hard not to love them. The Trangia stove is one of them. Well, I should say Trangia stoves because there is a whole range of them in a variety of sizes. Yet they are all still true to a very simple [...] Read more »
A friend recently asked what I thought was the best multi fuel stove for expeditions and camping, and when I thought about it I figured that actually I couldn’t give him one simple answer because in my opinion there are at least two that are great and they are the MSR DragonFly and the second [...] Read more »
I guess mountaineering stoves are a lot like cars or dogs; you always have a soft spot for the first one you ever owned. So although I haven’t used it for year (in fact my father nabbed it back) I still have happy feelings for my old Optimus Svea. This was a real jet engine [...] Read more »
How efficient is your stove? Four of the best mountaineering and backpacking stoves are put to the test: MSR DragonFly, MSR XGK, Optimus Nova and Primus OmnifuelWhen you are humping your way up a hill, and every ounce in your pack feels like it is trying to hold you back, I often find my mind [...] Read more »
After a long day on the hill or trail there is nothing that compares to the sound a stove buzzing away and the smell of supper cooking. It is probably for this reason that most mountaineers and hikers have a deep emotional relationship with their stove. It is not just another piece of gear but [...] Read more »
Who would have thought that something has humble as little gas canister stove would create as much of a stir as the Jetboil has. Mention this funky little cooker to someone who owns one and they’ll likely go cross-eyed and start talking about it like a lover or friend, not a darned canister stove. Time Magazine features [...] Read more »