Backpacking Stoves

A Backpacking Stove...this one from MSR.

There are two primary types of backpacking stoves available...the liquid fuel stove and the canister stove.

The liquid fuel stove is similar to the one in the photo to the right. A fuel bottle holds the fuel. The fuel generally consists of white gas, coleman fuel or, on occasion, unleaded gasoline. The fuel bottle itself can be refilled.

By contrast, a canister stove is a miniature version of the popular campground stoves. The canister comes "pre-loaded" with fuel. Once the canisters fuel has been used up, it can't be re-filled.

Which one to get? Liquid fuel stoves have a lower cost of ownership. Additionally, the fuel bottles can be refilled from many sources (depending on what types of fuel the stove can burn). However, they can be harder to light than a canister stove. Shown below are some backpacking stoves that are available through Backcountry.Com.

Liquid Fuel Stoves

Brunton Bantam Liquid Fuel Stove $69.9	Brunton Lander Dual-Fuel Stove $96.95	Brunton Vapor All-Fuel Stove $147.95	Coleman Denali Expedition Stove $199.95
Coleman Fyrestorm Ti Multi-Fuel Stove $219.99	MSR XGK EX Multi-Fuel Stove $149.95	MSR DragonFly Stove $129.95	MSR SimmerLite Stove $99.95
MSR WhisperLite International Multi-Fuel Stove $89.95	MSR WhisperLite Stove $79.95	Snow Peak Giga Power WG Stove $149.9	Snow Peak Giga Power WG Stove - Large Burner $174.9

Canister Fuel Stoves

Brunton Talon Canister Stove $29.9	Coleman F1 Ultralight Stove $49.95	Jetboil Gourmet Cooking Set $149.95	Jetboil Group Cooking System with 1.5 Liter Cooking Pot $119.95
Jetboil Helios Cooking System $149.95	Jetboil Helios Guide Cooking System $199.95	Jetboil Personal Cooking System $99.95	MSR Pocket Rocket Stove $39.95
MSR Reactor Stove $159.95	MSR SuperFly Stove $59.95	MSR WindPro Stove $89.95	Primus EtaPower EF Trail Stove $109.95
Primus Express Stove w/ Piezo Ignition $48.95	Primus Micron Ti Stove $59	Primus TiLite Stove $149	Snow Peak GigaPower BF Stove $79.9
Snow Peak GigaPower Stove Manual Ignition $39.9	Snow Peak GigaPower Stove, Titanium Manual Ignition $64.9

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