Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 8.54 x 8.23 x 5.39 inches |
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Package Weight | 1.1 Kilograms |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 6.75 x 4 x 8.5 inches |
Item Weight | 2 Pounds |
Brand Name | Primus |
Color | Grey |
Material | Titanium |
Suggested Users | unisex |
Number of Items | 1 |
Manufacturer | Great Lakes MP |
Part Number | P-321987-PRI |
Sport Type | Camping & Hiking |
Primus P-321987 OmniLite Ti Camp Stove with 0.35-Liter Fuel Bottle, Heat Reflector and Windscreen, Grey
Brand | Primus |
Fuel Type | gas;gasoline;petrol;diesel;kerosene;paraffin |
Material | Titanium |
Product Dimensions | 4.4"L x 3.6"W x 2.2"H |
Maximum Energy Output | 2600 Watts |
Item Weight | 2 Pounds |
About this item
- Weight: 12 oz. (341 g)
- Weight w/out pump: 8.43 oz. (239 g)
- Output: 2600 W (8900 BTU/h)
- Boil Time: 2 min 40 sec w/1.2L Eta pot (+ preheating)
- Burn Time: 100 min on 8.1 oz. (230 g) gas cartridge
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Product Description
OMNILITE TI MULTI FUEL STOVE
Swedish outdoor cooking since 1892
Primus backpacking and travel friendly stoves are the key to quick, fresh-brewed coffee and hot meals no matter where your adventures take you. The OmniLite Ti is our lightest multi fuel stove, based on the same technology as our award-winning OmniFuel Stove. This stove is designed to handle the most demanding situations and environment.
-Stove Kit includes an OmniLight TI multi fuel stove, fuel bottle with an ErgoPump, travel pouch, windscreen, heat reflector, and a multi-tool with cleaning needle.
-Adapted to work with the latest generation of fuel-efficient Primus PrimeTech pots with integrated heat exchangers.
-Travel friendly, works with a variety of fuel types including canister gas, white gas, kerosene, diesel and aviation fuel.
SPECS
- WEIGHT: 8.1oz
- SIZE: 4.5" x 3.5” x 2.2”
- OUTPUT: 8,900 BTU
- FEEDS: 1-2
- Gas not included.
- Invented in Sweden, made in Europe.
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Swedish Design & FunctionPrimus has powered expeditions and fueled pioneers since 1892. Primus products are engineered in Sweden with an emphasis on technology, innovation and sustainability, resulting in reliable equipment that serves as life-long companions on any outdoor adventure. |
Lifelong CompanionsWe develop products that are built to endure extreme conditions and durable enough to pass down for generations. Our products are designed to be serviced by their owners and we offer a wide range of replacement parts to keep you cooking. |
Sustainable SolutionsWe continually try to improve our products by integrating eco conscious materials and processes into new and existing products. Additionally, Primus brand fuel and gas is CO2 neutral (and has been since 2013) - and is still the only climate-neutral camping fuel on the market. |
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ASIN | B007IGP2K2 |
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Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #318,855 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors) #798 in Camping Stoves |
Date First Available | March 8, 2012 |
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Customers say that the portable stove is a great product. They appreciate its high power output, lightweight design, and stability. Customers are also impressed with its ease of use, saying it is simple to control and easy to maintain. They are also satisfied with stability, heat output, and simmers. However, some customers have mixed feelings about the size.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the portable stove. They mention it works well for low and high output, and it is a great product. Some say that the burner design was improved a little.
"...It has already worked very well on regular car petrol during the 2-week trip in Armenia (it burned 2 liters for 3 people) - never needed any..." Read more
"...It's so innovative, I love it. And so far, has proven pretty bomb proof. Facing one way, the fuel that's been pressurized flow through...." Read more
"Nice stove, cooked on it for a week while camping and also made coffee.good heat output and simmers nicely.multiple fuels is also a great feature" Read more
"Light, excellent quality. I plan to use my OmniLite Ti for many years to come. It took a couple of days ti get used to light ir properly...." Read more
Customers like the weight of the portable stove. They mention that it is very light, portable, and compact. Some customers also appreciate the short warm-up time and the fact that it works as it should. Overall, customers are satisfied with the weight and portability of the product.
"...Its small, light weight (for a stove of this type) puts out some heat and is easy to control...." Read more
"...but none of these match in all three main criteria at the same time: light/compact, precision simmer, extreme fuel efficiency (fuel sipper) and..." Read more
"Light, excellent quality. I plan to use my OmniLite Ti for many years to come. It took a couple of days ti get used to light ir properly...." Read more
"...multi-fuelstove, a real classic from a Swedish manufacturer, very light - titanium, easy to maintain and clean, incredibly reliable in cold and..." Read more
Customers are impressed with the power of the portable stove. They say it works well for low and high output, has high power output, and is an excellent multi-fuel stove. It burns a variety of liquid fuels, including gas, and it is very light in weight. Customers also appreciate the fact that it uses hardly any fuel and that the differences in flame output are negligible.
"...Also you may cook on very low power (simmering) without any problems (the Omnifuel tends to cool down and shut off in such conditions)...." Read more
"...made to a higher standard but this little stove does it all and uses hardly any fuel. Only used white gas so far." Read more
"...including automotive gasoline and diesel in a pinch, and the better fuel efficiency compared to gas canisters in colder weather makes this a great..." Read more
"...camping and also made coffee.good heat output and simmers nicely.multiple fuels is also a great feature" Read more
Customers find the portable stove easy to use. They mention that it is simple, strong, and easy to control. It is also very light, and incredibly reliable.
"...light weight (for a stove of this type) puts out some heat and is easy to control...." Read more
"...It is much simpler and has innovative features simplifying maintenance...." Read more
"Great stove easy to use. Pump less to simmer." Read more
"...It took a couple of days ti get used to light ir properly. It's very simple and strong...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the stability of the portable stove. They say that it is both rock solid and draws heat really well, making it easy to pump. Customers also mention that it has a wider support for a larger pot, and is incredibly reliable in cold and windy weather. The pump is better built than the MSR ones and provides a very stable support.
"...the way how you access the jet was improved,- it works more stable than Omnifuel on lowest possible power...." Read more
"...with little chance of repairs, I'd need something super simple and reliable, so if clean white gas was available, the Optimus SVEA wins hands down...." Read more
"...It's very simple and strong. I will use it in my next mountain trip to Mendoza for the first time, in january." Read more
"...very light - titanium, easy to maintain and clean, incredibly reliable in cold and windy weather. The bottle is small, but it's for light weight...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the heat output of the portable stove. They mention that it's both rock solid and draws heat really well, eliminating the need for a separate heat source. Customers also appreciate the versatility of the product, which can be used in different settings and environments. They also appreciate its cold weather efficiency, flexibility, and improvements compared to older multi-fuel.
"...Its small, light weight (for a stove of this type) puts out some heat and is easy to control...." Read more
"...to the stove element means that it is both rock solid and draws heat really well, thus negating the need for a looped generator...." Read more
"...stove, cooked on it for a week while camping and also made coffee.good heat output and simmers nicely.multiple fuels is also a great feature" Read more
"...Faster to heat than other MultiFuel systems I've used- Massive heat output- VERY stableCons:-..." Read more
Customers like the simmers. They mention that it has a good heat output, and it simmers nicely. Customers are also impressed with the multiple fuel options and the ability to boil water consistently over long periods.
"...well is out, but I'd gladly give that up for a guaranteed ability to boil water consistently over long periods without continuous maintenance...." Read more
"...for a week while camping and also made coffee.good heat output and simmers nicely.multiple fuels is also a great feature" Read more
"...This stove is light, portable, multi-fuel capable, reasonably quiet, simmers, and has a metal (mostly) pump...." Read more
"...That's the only fuel I've used. It simmers well and easily.It's just way too expensive (thus the 4/5 stars)...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the size of the portable stove. Some mention that it's small and cool, while others say that it takes up a ton of space compared to gas canister stoves. The bottle is small, but it' s for light weight, and it''s very stable. However, some customers mention that the bag doesn't fit the bottle with the other parts, and that it is loud.
"I have a collection of stoves and this is my best purchase. Its small, light weight (for a stove of this type) puts out some heat and is easy to..." Read more
"This stove packs small. Works well with white gas and LPG canisters. That's the only fuel I've used. It simmers well and easily...." Read more
"...I dislike the case which comes with the stove - it's very big (it accommodates the entire kit including the 0.33 l bottle!)..." Read more
"It is small and really cool! But, as frequently blocked at the spindle grooves, careful maintenance are needed...." Read more
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- see the more rigid connection to the outer shell,
- the way how you access the jet was improved,
- it works more stable than Omnifuel on lowest possible power.
The peak power output is very high, this stove is still more than enough for 3-4 people. Also you may cook on very low power (simmering) without any problems (the Omnifuel tends to cool down and shut off in such conditions).
I've never had any major problem with my Omnifuel during the numerous 4-season trips in Iceland, Russia and Ukraine, and I'm positively sure that the Omnilite will also last for years even in the toughest conditions. It has already worked very well on regular car petrol during the 2-week trip in Armenia (it burned 2 liters for 3 people) - never needed any cleaning.
I dislike the case which comes with the stove - it's very big (it accommodates the entire kit including the 0.33 l bottle!) and it weighs more than the stove itself. I have a small neoprene pouch which will be used instead of that one.
The only major flaw of this stove is the MSRP, many people will choose the less expensive Omnifuel which performs almost equally.
I own most of the currently sold liquid fuel stoves as well as quite a few older ones, and to my mind, the Primus Omnilite is the best choice of a fairly good sample of liquid fuel stoves for flexibility, compactness, fuel efficiency, and reliability, though, it has couple of small negatives.
Long story short, if I could only have one stove to take with me on a journey that could take me all over the world, the Primus Omnilite TI would win hands down. That's not to say it's a perfect fit for all scenarios. In any given category, there is another stove I would rather take, but only the Primus has the reliability and flexibility I would want on a global adventure. It is as close to bomb proof as these stoves can get, and work every time, effectively.
SPECIAL SIDENOTE: If, and only if, you plan to go to remote places where only very dirty fuels are available, like bencina, or cheap unleaded, or old re-processed oils disguised as kerosene, I should note that because the omnilite uses a secondary spindle throttle at the stove end (which greatly enhances simmering precision and consistency), it does require considerably more maintenance than those that have only a single throttle at the fuel bottle end, because of carbon buildup at the spindle throttle. All liquid fuel stoves that use a heat concentrator base and fuel rod to vaporize fuel (coupled with a secondary throttle at the stove end), instead of a generator coil and a single throttle, suffer this disadvantage. The MSR Dragonfly, Brunton Optimus Nova, Katadyn Optimus Nova/Nova+/Polaris Optifuel, Primus Omnifuel/Omnifuel 2/Omnilite, all have this problem to varying degrees. Stoves that use a generator coil and only have a single fuel throttle at the fuel bottle end do not suffer this problem nearly as much, but they also require some maintenance, and many suffer from very imprecise simmering to no simmering capability at all. The MSR XGK/XGK EX/Whisperlite, Edelrid Hexon, Soto Muka, most BRS/Bulin/Kovea liquid fuel stoves fit in this category. To clean stoves that have the secondary throttle at the stove end, you actually have to remove the spindle to clean it. First open the throttle all the way, then open the bolt all the way, and then pull out the spindle throttle. You will notice at the tip there is a needle point and threads right behind the point. Within the thread, there is a groove (sometimes two grooves) where the fuel runs through. This is a prime "corridor" where liquid gets vaporized and leaves sticky carbon deposits. A Swiss army knife's plastic toothpick or similar can be used to scrape the sticky carbon out. Incidentally, in use, the hotter the flame is, the less carbon is deposited. Even with this issue among all of these dual throttle stoves, it's a worthy price to pay for the incredibly precise simmer control, and particularly with the Omnilite, for the additional small size and light weight.
(Side side note: if you do use unleaded, use 87 octane. Fewer additives, so fewer desposits than 91. 91....bad.... 87...good...)
So what about the scenarios?
If I knew I was only going to use liquid fuel, but wasn't sure if it was going to be kerosene, diesel, or white gas, the Optimus Nova+ or Polaris Optifuel would win. It is much simpler and has innovative features simplifying maintenance.
Same scenario, but less involved cooking, and the MSR Whisperlite or Whisperlite Universal would win.
If i planned on going somewhere so remote that only dirty fuels like bencina or cheap kerosene was available, the MSR XGK wins hands down. No other liquid fuel stove can handle very dirty fuels as well as the XGK. Of course, simmering is no longer an option, so cooking really well is out, but I'd gladly give that up for a guaranteed ability to boil water consistently over long periods without continuous maintenance.
If gas canisters in cold weather was the plan, the Optimus Vega would win.
If Going really far from civilization, with little chance of repairs, I'd need something super simple and reliable, so if clean white gas was available, the Optimus SVEA wins hands down. And in addition, the Firebox.
If going on a trip in the US, and wanting to go super light but also wanting to to some pan cooking, stews and/or soups, I'd dump my standard wind screen (that I take with everything else), and take just the Soto WindMaster. An incredible ultra compact stove that simmers and has an optional extra stable pot support.
If going on a weekend trip in the summer and wind might be an issue, and I was only concerned about water for hot drinks and re-hydrating food, the JetBoil wins.
If going ultra light....and we're talking 20lbs or less, than the Snow Peak GigaPower or the Soto compact folding stove wins.
If I was going somewhere where I knew kerosene, and only kerosene was available (it being one of the safest fuels around), and I was going for a fairly long time, the Butterfly #2412, older Primus/Optimus kero stoves, or most likely the Liberty Rocket would probably be my goto.
In all of the above examples, I'd also take the Emberlit mini. It's titanium, super thin when folded up, and flexible with fuels.
But, if I was going on a trip, and just didn't know what to expect, than there is no question, the Primus Omnilite would be my only choice. The Primus Omnilite would be the only choice I'd be comfortable with. The Optimus Polaris Optifuel, MSR Whisperlite Universal, Edelrid Hexon, Coleman Denali Expedition, as well as some BRS/Bulin/Kovea have this level of fuel flexibility, but none of these match in all three main criteria at the same time: light/compact, precision simmer, extreme fuel efficiency (fuel sipper) and reliability.
So, what are the downsides?
- Different jets. One advantage of the Primus Omnilite ti is also a disadvantage. Unlike some other multi-fuel stoves, the Primus requires that different jets be used for different fuels. That's great because the size of the jet hole changing means optimization of fuel, and it's noticeable. With the Omnilite Nova+, you can really tell that Kerosene struggles, no matter how hot you make the stove during priming. With the Omnilite TI, of course you get different results depending on the fuel, but the differences in flame output are negligible, thus ensuring consistent maximized fuel use. But, since each jet is the size of a small hex bolt, the potential for losing one is pretty high, and the number stamping is really light, making it difficult to see under low light conditions. As such, it's wiser to know what fuel you'll be using and pre-setting the correct jet, or, making sure you find a good spot to do the change.
- Second, the Omnilite comes with a small multi-tool. It contains a traditional hair thin metal pin to clear debris from the pinhole jets. It's...traditional. Other stoves have added innovations like building the cleaning pin into the burner valve, or creating mechanism in the stove that utilizes magnets to force the pin through to clear the jets. This is not a huge deal, but losing that multi-tool or breaking that hair-thin needle would be painful.
- Third, while the stand/pot support flattens together to help conserve space, there are more efficient designs out there.
- Fourth, maintenance is required on this stove, so bringing two sets of spare parts and two multi-tools on a long expedition would be smart.
- Fifth, great care must be taken to ensure debris doesn't get into sensitive areas, something that's all too easy to do in dusty environments.
Having said that, I still think this is the quintessential stove for me to take on every adventure where there are unknown factors that are likely to come into play.
I've added two Kovea adaptors too, one for Coleman propane tanks and one for Asian style gas canisters. this further increases the flexibility of the stove (though the same could be said of any stove with a lindal connector). But, it also means that the omnilite are among a very few stoves with that level of fuel flexibility, and that's impressive.
Some things I do like:
- Among liquid fuel stoves, and i own many, this is one of the most fuel efficient. I call it the sip'per because it sips fuel so slowly. A 600ml bottle easily lasts me over two hours, and when simmering, considerably longer than that. Compared to this, the Omnifuel, Omnifuel 2, Nova+, Polaris Optifuel, Whisperlite, and even the Dragonfly are all fuel gulpers (with the XGK and Soto Muka being fuel guzzlers). The Coleman Exponent lasts longer on simmer, but the simmer control on the Omnilite is much more precise, and dumping fuel prior to hoping on an airplane is more of a pain with the Coleman Exponent. On a journey to wherever, the Omnilite is the fuel sipper king.
- Mostly metal parts. I really like this. It's especially true on the pump mechanism, both the fuel line in the fuel bottle and the air pump mechanism is nearly all metal. The end of the air pump is plastic, and of course the gasket is not metal, but everything else is.
- I also love the fuel pump design itself. The air pump cylinder and the fuel line cylinder both angle towards the inner side wall of the fuel bottle, instead of straight down. This innovations allows the pump and fuel line to be straight, rather than having an L-shaped air-pump and using a plastic fuel line cylinder that doesn't quite go where it's supposed to. It's hard to describe just how great this little innovation is. It makes putting in and removing the pump much much easier, and screams reliability.
- Another great innovation is that there is no generator wrapping around the stove. Generators on liquid fuel stoves mostly seem like they use soft metals and seem easily broken. This is rather worrisome and I'd be nervous about damaging the generator at all times. It's not hard to mitigate those worries by encasing the stove correctly, but it would always worry me. The Primus Omnilite has the generator built into the fuel feeder on the stove end, and the continuous connection to the stove element means that it is both rock solid and draws heat really well, thus negating the need for a looped generator.
- removable copper heating element. It is easy to unscrew the copper heating element or wall (which looks similar to a napkin ring that is somewhat conically shaped). This simplifies changing the jets, but also simplifies cleaning and maintenance. Not even the new OmniFuel II, which was released in 2015, years after the Omnilite came out, has that feature.
- soot trap. In other stoves, it's easy to get soot all over the place. This gets on your hands and clothes and other gear and is hard to remove. The omnilite does a great job keeping the soot contained and it's easy to clean.
- Titanium heat shield and stand/pot support. It's not just that using titanium is cool....well...it is. Titanium doesn't retain or transfer heat well, so it's amazing how fast the heat shield and legs cool down. So fast that you have to be a little aware or else the cool titanium might mislead you to believe that the stove portion has cooled as well. The copper heating element takes much much longer to cool. But at least you can pick it up and move it almost immediately after turning it off. Just don't touch the inner copper heating element.
- Another fuel bottle feature is the pressure release mechanism. It's so innovative, I love it. And so far, has proven pretty bomb proof. Facing one way, the fuel that's been pressurized flow through. Face the bottle the other way by "turning it over" and the fuel stops feeding on instead, pressurized air releases, making it safer to remove the pump with fuel spraying everywhere. Love this innovation. The Optimus Nova+ also uses this mechanism.
- Speaking again of the fuel bottle, I really like how it requires much fewer pumps than every other pump-action liquid fuel system I've tried. I don't know what that is, but in either case, for the 600ml bottle, I can get fuel flowing with just 6-8 pumps, and once lit, I just give it a few extra pumps once in a while. The other stoves I've tried required at least triple that. Not a big deal, but a nice convenience.
Except for the fact that this system needs regular maintenance, I can't imagine trusting an unknown trip to any other stove.
Rock on Primus Omnilite Ti. You really are my all time favorite for reliability in the field.
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Not too long ago, I went winter camping with a Jetboil and noticed that the pressurized gas canister stopped working when there was still liquid in the canister.
After getting home, I looked it up and learned that pressurized gas canisters don't work that well in cold weather and in fact their efficiency drops on a curve. Many of the same forum posts at various sites also noted that while it's true liquid gas also loses efficiency in colder climates, it loses efficiency more linearly, and additionally, many stoves today are multi-fuel, making them useful in a pinch or when traveling internationally when certain types of fuel are unavailable.
I also learned that in very cold winter camping, you could still use a gas canister stove, but to get the bit of fuel out to burn, it's best to have the gas canister and stove separate and connected via a fuel line so you can get the fuel canister upside down.
After doing quite a bit of research, it became clear that there were a lot of options available that could do both liquid fuels and a gas canister that can be set upside down. Though I settled on the Primus Omnilite Ti, all the choices available seemed really great. The MSR had just a few negatives, but seems among the most popular and still highly reliable. The Optimus one seems good too, as does the larger version of the Primus multi-fuel stove. What you get really depends on what's important to you and your budget.
Unlike pressurized gas can stoves, liquid fuel stoves take a little effort to figure out how to use, with extra mechanisms, and small issues with fuel leakage until you get the hang of the sequence of steps (not complicated, and not a big deal if you leak a little fuel), and though I haven't needed to yet, they also require regular maintenance, mostly because most liquid fuels are a bit messy and leave soot behind.
But after futzing around a bit, I've become fairly familiar with how to make it work with Coleman White Gas and am reasonably confident I can get it to work with other fuels. I have some Klean-Heat, a kerosene alternative that burns much cleaner and leaves much less soot behind, and is also odorless.
One interesting discovery was that the direction the bottle is laying either opens or closes the nozzle naturally. So when you're done cooking, just flip the bottle and the flame eventually dies out, after which you can close everything up.
The fuel line is also really thin and flexible, but still looks reasonably durable.
The other advantage is that when using liquid fuels, you're creating less trash than when using gas canisters. Gas canisters are hard to refill and most people throw them away. With a liquid fuel stove, you are using a re-fillable bottle. You're still producing trash if you're filling the bottle from a fuel can that you throw away, but much less.
Finally, because the fuel source is kept separate, the stove is actually lower to the ground, which makes for a much more stable surface.
There are some negatives:
- more moving parts means more points of failure
- there should be four legs/arm supports instead of three. three is highly unstable.
- when the other reviewers say this is loud, they ain't kiddin', this thing roars.
- filling the bottles with liquid fuels actually wastes some because of spillage. But better some waste at home than some waste while out camping.
- you need a separate ignition source to get the flame going.
- it takes a minute or two to get it primed and warmed and ready to go, and takes a couple of minutes to kill the flame so that it's ready to put away.
- There's lots of loose pieces to lose, including the multi-tool and the different sized jet bolts.
- it takes up a ton of space compared to gas canister stoves, because unlike modern gas canister stove systems, you can't fit everything into the cup/pot you use.
- as already mentioned, takes more care and maintenance than a pressurized gas canister stove
All in all though, despite the cons, the fact that it can use a variety of liquid fuels, including automotive gasoline and diesel in a pinch, and the better fuel efficiency compared to gas canisters in colder weather makes this a great stove.
If you can afford a few different stoves, the ideal stoves for me would change depending on the type of trip I take:
- Winter camping: Multi-fuel like this one plus a backup fuel gel, alcohol or wood burning stove
- Long duration hike-in camping with ready access to bio-fuels: Good wood burning stove (I have 5 different ones of different weights. The heaviest is good for base camp style backpacking trips. e.g. firebox, 180 stove, emberlit, etc. Have a small backup fuel gel or alcohol stove for days when you have trouble getting bio-fuels to burn (e.g. after rainy days)
- Long duration base-camp camping with no access to bio-fuels: old school white gas stove with long term reliability. e.g. svea 123
- 1-2 week daily hiking trip w/ ready access to bio-fuels: Light weight wood stove (180 stove, or emberlit, or vargo) is great. And have a tiny gas canister stove as a backup (e.g. Soto compact folding stove, Snow Peak gigapower, MSR micro-rocket)
- As above but no bio-fuel access: A gas canister stove system (e.g. JetBoil or MSR Reactor or similar) with extra gas canisters, or a multi-fuel stove with an extra fuel bottle. The lightest option here is a rock solid alcohol stove, though it's harder to find non-toxic alcohol fuels, and the completely non-toxic burning 190 ethanol is super expensive.
- Long weekend daily hike w. ready access to bio-fuels: Light weight wood stove with a gas canister stove system
- Long weekend daily hike with no bio-fuel access: Gas canister stove system, (large like a JetBoil, or small like a Soto or Snow Peak), or alcohol stove.
- Ultralight late spring to early fall trip w/ bio-fuel access: wood stove + tiny alcohol stove as backup. Or a gas canister system.
- Backpacking where you have to fly somewhere outside the states: multi-fuel stove or liquid fuel stove.
I don't do much international travel, but the cold weather aspect means this will be my go-to in winter backpacking, and it also means that if I ever have an emergency at home, siphoning some gas from the car or a spare fuel tank would mean I always have a stove in a rough situation.
UPD: ok I managed to fix it with the tools included. I unscrewed the nut and flipped the leather patch and it seems to be working now. Still disappointed I had to do that.
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2019
UPD: ok I managed to fix it with the tools included. I unscrewed the nut and flipped the leather patch and it seems to be working now. Still disappointed I had to do that.