Backpacking Stoves that are Good for Your Bug Out Bag

March 16, 2015

Spring and summer are just around the corner and many of us will do some camping.  This is a great time to try out some of the equipment that we have been accumulating. This last few summers I have been able to try a number of different backpacking stoves. 

I have had the chance to try out quite a few different types of backpacking stoves and have narrowed it down to the styles that I like.  Personally, I like ones that use available biomass for fuel.  I have avoided the ones that use various camp fuels and butane or propane.  In an emergency, it will be hard to get additional fuel.

After playing with quite a few different stoves over the past few years the stoves that I prefer are the The SilverFire Scout Biomass Stove and The Solo Stove.  Of the two, I think that I prefer the SilverFire by a slight margin.  However, the windscreen made by Solo is the best I have ever found.  It can be purchased separate from the stove.  Both of these stoves are very efficient and will get the job done.

  • Compact Camp Stove Kit for Backpacking, Camping, Survival. Burns Twigs

  • No Batteries or Liquid Fuel Canisters Needed

  • Great for 2-4 People

The only backpacking stove that I would use other than one that burns biomass is one that uses alcohol for fuel.  Two stoves that I  have found to work well are the Esbit Alcohol Stove A Review of the Esbit Alcohol Stove and Cook Set and the Trangia Swedish The Trangia Alcohol Stove.  Both of these are good stoves and will put out a lot of heat for the amount of fuel you need to carry.  They burn denatured alcohol.  This can be found in most auto part and hardware stores.

Recently I heard of a counterfeit Trangia that was manufactured in China fail by melting.  If you decide to purchase one of these backpacking stoves make sure you get the real thing.  A lot of the ones on Ebay are counterfeit.

Howard

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