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Posted by Tom D on May 30, 2008 at 11:05:59 pm EDT
In reply to Stove suggestions for a (hopefully) future PCT hiker. posted by jmrdelorean on February 27, 2008 at 11:30:10 am EST

There are a lot of sites devoted to long-distance hiking. White Blaze is one well-known site. If you ask on them, you will get a good idea what through hikers use. A big part of the decision will be based on what you intend to eat. A lot of through hikers just boil water for instant meals, so anything will work. Others may want to be more creative or have more choices, so they might choose a canister stove.

I have a Coleman Xtreme, among others. I bought it to use as a winter stove. Once the canisters are unavailable, the whole reason for buying it will be moot. The adapter is big and awkward from the picture I saw on the Coleman site. I would never use this stove on a through hike-too heavy and the cartridges aren't readily available. Plus, if you don't have one already, I'd definitely stay away from it.

There are some pretty light canister stoves. I have a Primus Micron, but most stove manufacturers make at least one canister model.

You can buy alcohol stoves online, but if you want to make one, there are dozens of designs available and plenty of sites that show how to do it. There are also videos on YouTube on how to make them.

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