ManBearPig wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2011 at 8:51pm:

Does anyone have a suggestion for camp stove?  I am leaning towards the MSR Whisperlite International.  I like the "burn any fuel" feature and it looks like it folds up pretty compact.  I welcome any suggestions [smiley=dankk2.gif]

Do you want a stove that you can grow into or a stove that just boils water?

Is it only going to be used for Canoe Camping?

Iso Butane stoves dont care much for cold temperatures, winter camping in the future....late fall trips...how do you feel about the canisters and waste stream?

White gas is a very available fuel domestically....I have only once heard a story where the multifuel aspect of a stove came in handy...well sort of...a buddy and his friend ran out of fuel and "resorted" to the JD in an MSR XGK (a high altitude snow melter) and ended up melting the spatula and frying pan in the canyonlands of UT....

They are tools, and it all depends what you want to do with it and how much you want to spend...and how much you want to fuss with it...

Got my first Whisperlite in the 90's, I like pancakes and I gave it away after I used a friends MSR Firefly and then the Dragonfly came out it was a no brainer, but the noise does grate on a being...thats why I am moving to the above...isobutane is convenient though too but you pay for that cup of quick coffee ;)

There are a lot of options out there....whitegas, isobutane, alcohol, solid fuel, wood....StOOOOOves!

the stovaphile