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Anonymous Thu 16 May 2013 17:20:51 No.116384 View View Reply Original Report

Hey /out/ I have a question for you. Starting in about a month, I am taking a bicycle trip from San Francisco bay area to Argentina. I will be camping on the side of the road as much as possible, at least in California, and I'm wondering if I should bother taking a little portable stove with me? Here are my questions for you.

Has anybody done camping without the portable stove? If so, does this limit your eating options? Can you cook fine on the embers of the fire, or if you fashion a spit above them? How would I boil water for example on a campfire? Obviously it's been done before, think of like cowboys in the 1800s, they had no stoves, yet ate on a campfire every night.

Secondly, if I did get a stove, I would need one that is light, fuel is easy to buy in a country like El Salvador or Panama, and reliable. Any reccomendations?

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Anonymous Thu 16 May 2013 17:33:46 No.116387 Report

Quoted By: >>116393

I would say a soda can stove would be ideal. Super light. Easy to replace if broke/lost. Can run on just about any alcohol.

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Anonymous Thu 16 May 2013 17:48:49 No.116393 Report

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>>116387
This

A bottle of heet is only a few bucks and you can buy it almost anywhere. I think 2oz burns for 30 min

Plus these things are fun to make

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 May 2013 18:09:46 No.116410 Report

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I too favour the simplicity of meths burners.

Though I'd go with a trangia one because they're sealable with meths still inside, which is really useful. The simmer ring is pretty handy too.

Though it depends what kind of fuel you can get hold of on the way. Might be hard to find meths in a country you don't speak the language of. Multifuel stoves are good shit for this, they burn petrol or kerosene or well anything really. The downside is they're expensive, and way more complicated than a meths burner. Very nifty pieces of kit though.

Campfire cooking would be a pain in the ass to do every day. Not always possible due to stealth or lack of wood or any number of reasons.

A tripod made of sticks is great for hanging a pot/kettle from to boil water btw.

I myself have just been fucking with my cooking kit. I have a ti pot with lid that can also frying pan. A ti pocket stove which can hold a meths burner, hexamine tabs, or function as a diddly wood burner. A ti spoon. A pot/lid cosy, and a wind shield. Should be pretty light all in.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 May 2013 19:02:25 No.116444 Report

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>>116384
>What is a hobo stove?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 May 2013 19:10:34 No.116451 Report

Quoted By: >>117176

>>116384
Primus multifuel is most fuel versatile and burns most stuff up to diesel, other than that a hobo stove, but I have no expirience with those.
Are yous sure you're upt for this cycling trip OP?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 May 2013 16:52:50 No.117153 Report

Quoted By: >>117173

No I'm not sure I'm up for it, but I'm going to put my feet on the pedals and push myself until I cant anymore, then I'm gunna keep going. Fuck it.

Will look into the Trangia alcohol stove, I have actually had that one suggested to me before.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 May 2013 17:18:06 No.117173 Report

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>>117153
Thats the spirit! One hint, take a good inflatable mat with you, even if it costs you some money, a good sleep is worth it if you're cycling all day.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 May 2013 17:23:42 No.117176 Report

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>>116451
They've got an omnifuel model out now which is supposedly even better

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 May 2013 17:29:20 No.117180 Report

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I use a coleman sportster II when backpacking. It's hard to beat for $60

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 May 2013 17:39:31 No.117185 Report

Quoted By: >>117195

I'm looking further into the trangia alcohol burner, it looks very nice... Do I also need a wind screen and pot stand with it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 May 2013 17:47:16 No.117195 Report

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>>117185
Usually they sell it as a set with pots, pan, screen and stand. And yes, they are highly recommended. The 27 is the 1-2 person kit, the 25 is the 3-4 person set.

Only downside of the trangia is that you have a limited cooking time between refills. For this reason some people combine a primus with a trangia kit. Also primus burns virtualy everything.

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