| Backpacking stoves have continued to get
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| | generally heavier, but provide fuel
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| smaller, lighter, and easier to use. With
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| | options. Depending on the stove, liquid
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| advances in stove design, improvements in
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| | fuel stoves can run on various fuels
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| pre-prepared backpacking food, and
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| | including Coleman Fuel, Kerosene, or even
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| regulations limiting fires in National
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| | Gasoline. This flexibility can be a huge
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| Forests, more people are choosing to
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| | advantage; not only because liquid fuel
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| carry stoves. This has resulted in more
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| | is cheaper, but it is easier to find.
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| choices for consumers, who are often
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| | Liquid fuel stoves also tend to heat
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| uncertain about what advantages different
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| | better in temperatures near freezing
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| types of stoves offer.
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| | while canister stoves become stubborn to
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| The two most common types of backpacking
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| | light and take significantly longer to
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| stoves are canister stoves and liquid
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| | heat as temperatures drop near or below
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| fuel stoves.
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| | freezing.
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| Canister stoves use pressurized
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| | The type of cooking that will be done is
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| disposable canisters that contain a
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| | also important in selecting a stove. If
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| mixture of butane and propane. Since the
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| | the sole purpose of the stove is to heat
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| fuel for canister stoves is already
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| | water to hydrate pre-prepared backpacking
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| pressurized, there is no need for pumps
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| | food and make hot drinks, almost any
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| or heavy fuel bottles making the canister
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| | stove will do. If simmering of sauces,
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| stoves small and light. The canister
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| | soups, or noodles is required, then the
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| stove simply screws onto the canister and
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| | small torch like burner heads on many
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| if equipped with a Piezo ignition can be
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| | canister stoves should be avoided as they
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| ignited reliably with the push of a
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| | tend to heat unevenly and burn the food
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| button.
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| | directly above the flame. Larger burner
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| Liquid fuel stoves use small hand pumps
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| | heads are generally better for simmering
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| to pressurize the fuel along with
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| | food even though they add size and weight
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| mechanical devices to atomize the fuel.
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| | to the stove.
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| These stoves have seals and moving parts
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| | Understanding the advantages and
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| that may need maintenance from time to
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| | disadvantages of the different types of
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| time including lubrication and seal
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| | stoves will help in selecting the stove
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| replacement. Liquid fuel stoves are
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| | best suited for the conditions.
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