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I use a Peak1 (hey, it simmers well).

I use a Peak 1 Multi-Fuel. Not the lightest, but it has served me well for 20+ years. I think db's comment about simmering well, is the key to limiting your fuel needs and conserving fuel on your trip.

The Peak 1, will simmer for approximately 6-7 hrs. When I tripped with 3 other guys, only 2 of us had stoves. On a 8-10 trip we would often up with just the fuel left in our Peak 1's, even though we each brought 2 quart bottles of Coleman fuel :o

The reason we always ran low, was becasue while we were out fishing or getting wood, the other guys would want some coffee/hot chocolate/ dehydrated food water and would run the stoves on full blast unless I caught them and made a scene.

Thye couldn't get it thru their thick heads ( wasn't their stove/fuel or in their packs) so they didn't give a damn.

Yes, it takes a few minutes longer to boil water/cook meals, but the fuel savings is worth it and it's really about using your time wisely ;)

Breakfast on travel days, I have water pot full and ready to heat. I pack up gear in tent and then set the stove on simmer. By the time I've broken down the tent, packed everything but dry-fly and breakfast gear, the water is boiling and I'm eating oatmeal and having a steaming mug of coffee. Day's I don't travel, I get up put water on simmer, and visit the facilities. By the time I'm done and maybe pick-up some more firewood, the pot is boiling.

Meals, I bring water to boil, stir in whatever, and them put on simmer for 15-20 minutes. If you used a good cozie, you could bring to rolling boil, mix ingredients well and go fishing for 20 min or so.

I still bring more fuel than I need for a 2 week+ trip. Stove full, plus a quart and pint. Even breaking my rule and not trying, I usually end up with the pint still full, or maybe just the stove.

I think the simmering would extend fuel with any type fuel, as long as your stove simmered well.

Preacher,
Your ZEN Stove link was very informative and is now a bookmark ;)