Light weight backpack hunting cookset

[rclouse79]

After a lot of searching and testing I came up with what I am going to bring to cook with on my elk trip this year.  I posted a description with pictures below if anybody is interested in checking it out.

http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/41768-alcohol-stove-and-gsi-minimalist-cookset/

 

[Matt Brimmer]

I am a big fan of the GSI products.  I tried the Alcohol stoves years ago and the time it took to boil water was just unacceptably long.  I elected to add 6-8 oz and switched back to a fuel style (MSR Whisper Lite) or JetBoil.

 

[rclouse79]

This will be my first year hunting with the alcohol stove.  Maybe I will come to the same conclusion as you did and end up switching back to my gas.  I could see wanting a fast boiling stove if you were using it for breakfast and needed to get out hunting.  I found a homemade granola recipe with powdered milk that is pretty good, so I am going to try that for breakfasts this year.  My current plan is to only use the stoves for dinner, or if I need a hot cup of coffee for a mid day break.  If I am taking a break I would not be in a hurry, and if I am cooking dinner I can always set up the tarp and get my bag and bivy set up while the water is boiling.  I guess I will have to wait and see how it goes.

 

[spchurch]

I am new here but I use a lot of outdoor light weight cook gear.  Have you looked at the snow peak starter kit on REI?  Here is the link.  I have something similar and with a small bottle of fuel I can boil 11 pots of water.  http://www.rei.com/product/787957/snow-peak-starter-kit

 

[troyc]

I use a jetboil sol.  I used a single (smallest can they sell) can of fuel for 8 full days.  This was breakfast, dinner and the coffee/hotchocolate/apple cider.  Now mind you this is simply boiling water and not cooking on top of the thing.  It boils 2 cups of water in about 50 seconds.  Worth its weight in gold for the way I hunt.

 

[rclouse79]

The jetboil sounds cool.