>>1180853I've never failed with my ancient whisperlite. I have used it down to -22c ambient priming can get interesting at that temp
Assuming you want to stick with the jetboil, and I would if you like it, there's no point in swapping stoves just for the limited amount of real cold you're likely to hit, there's a couple of things you can do:
-Shop for canisters that have a higher amount of propane in their mix. A 75/25 mix will work better in the cold than a 85/15. Adventures in stoving has a good article on this.
-Remember that it's not how cold the weather is that matters, it's how cold the fuel canister is. When you first get to camp in the evening, pull the canister out of your pack and put it in your inside jacket pocket. Then by the time you've setup the tent and sleeping pad and all that stuff and are actually ready to cook your body will have warmed the fuel up and it'll work much better. If you're a hot breakfast person throw the canister down in the foot end of your sleeping bag overnight.
Here is a good article about stoving that covers good brands of fuel & stuffs
>https://adventuresinstoving.blogspot.com/2011/11/whats-best-brand-of-gas-for-cold.htmlt. Girl who has hiked PCT & plan on doing AT this year!
