Coleman F1 Power PZ Stove

im just not sold on gas yet they arent any where as good as a liquid fuel stove, you cant beat the good ol trangia, plus they are soo much cheaper to run. plus the empty cannisters have to be carried with you once they are finished. the only gas stove i would consider is the jetboil and maybe the msr omnifuel, but for a cheap but very good stove it has to be a trangia, especially one of those swedish army small ones they are really compact and lightweight.

Posted: 29/05/2009 at 23:10

Consider that tough flying regulations today means all the fuel bottes/containers must be left at home so why buy an expensive botteled high-altitude burner if you have to leave the fuel bottel at home? Pack the gas burner and your off and buy the canister at destination.  A good gas stove will give 2700 watts or higher, anything lower will not deliver the needed heat. Snow Peak Titanium with PZ with 2900 watts, but not sure if 80 gram difference is worth the money. In Europe there will be three different possible canisters: The screw type like the above F1 uses, the French Camping-Gaz type (no threads) and the punkture type. You can buy adapters (Markill) for the French and puncture type.

Posted: 17/12/2009 at 20:05

> especially one of those swedish army small ones they are really compact and lightweight.

Funny, my Swedish Army 'Trangia' (a SVEA, actually), weighs 909g.

My Mini Trangia weighs 240g, buts it's only a small pan (735ml).

And you can hardly call me a 'meths stove knocker'...

Meths is half as energy dense as petroleum or gas fuels.  So, even though the container is usually lighter, the other fuels catch up on trips longer than 2 or 3 days.

All fuels have pros and cons.  You just need to find a system that works for you and your needs.

Posted: 18/12/2009 at 13:26