For cooking, butane sucks bad. Isobutane seems like it sucks, but is super common. Sterno and alcohol are total garbage imho. I'm not boiling water here, I'm making meals. A man can't survive on hot pockets & ramen alone, and decent food is the only thing that keeps this body going. Wood can get you in trouble in some places. I like propane. It's fast, easy & powerful. No mess, no fuss, just get it done.
I'm in the market for a new backpack stove. They all seem to be isobutane!! I can run one of those green Coleman cylinders for WEEKS cooking bacon and eggs for every meal. Isobutane tanks last an hour. I traveled with a kid for a while that had this teeny stove in a little plastic case. He said he got it from REI for like $50 and it fit on my Coleman propane cylinders. I think he had an adapter. Problem is I can't seem to find it on their site & I'm not in REI land atm. I'm housed and have a few days to order something if I want...... recommendations?
I'm in the market for a new backpack stove. They all seem to be isobutane!! I can run one of those green Coleman cylinders for WEEKS cooking bacon and eggs for every meal. Isobutane tanks last an hour. I traveled with a kid for a while that had this teeny stove in a little plastic case. He said he got it from REI for like $50 and it fit on my Coleman propane cylinders. I think he had an adapter. Problem is I can't seem to find it on their site & I'm not in REI land atm. I'm housed and have a few days to order something if I want...... recommendations?
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