All canister stoves are not all created equal. In my experience, the best bang for your buck is the Snow Peak Gigapower. More stable, lower height so pot less likely to tip over, flat pot holder so more contact area with pots, great quality, and wicked small (and made in Japan). All for 30-40 bucks. There are a few models but i like the basic, igniter less, stainless model. It blows the socks of off the competition. There is one 'design feature" that is less than optimal-- you need to turn the gas valve on to store it in its case-- not a big deal, just dont forget to turn it off before attaching it to the canister the next time.
With any canister stove, be sure to check how it attaches to the canister and what brands of fuel use the same attachment system. Keep in mind that most stores are legally obligated to tell you that a stove can only use the canisters from the same company as the stove (huge liability). This is usually not true-- do your research before buying anything. Canisters are amazing for day trips to week long tours-- longer than that and the benefit starts do go away. Time to start thinking about the Whisperlite International (a shockingly good product in my estimation). Cheers! cm -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
