Re: Stoves
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:07 pm
New here too but have been camping all my life and backpacking for a "few" years (decades ) Ouch am I getting old. Anyway, for a long time my peak 1 was my stove. I have and had several Coleman stove and lanterns. They all have been very reliable. I still have my grandfather's lantern that is probably over 65 years old and still works great. The peak 1 is bulletproof and has never failed me plus I like being able to see how much fuel I have left. We like to cook meals as well as have hot drinks when it gets chilly. I like the idea of alcohol stoves but don't have the patients. I now have a Giga and so far like it a lot. I am still testing it to see how much fuel I will need and how to cook with out the burning. As we do most of out trips in the fall and temps are sometimes low, I may stick with the peak 1 or depending on the weather take both for a try.
On a side note, I had and still have a coleman 442 ( predesessor to the peak 1). I used to carry it in the saddlebag on my horse on many mountain trips. That and the little aluminum 2 cup coffee pot went everywhere. One time my horse spooked and we went over the side. the horse and I rolled about 50 yards down the steep side of a mountain. I managed to stay out from under him but my saddlebags didn't. We both got a little scratched and dinged up but were OK. When I pulled the stove and coffee pot out of my bags, the pot was flat and the stove burner was bent like a taco. I pounded it back out straight and it still worked great.
The older I get the lighter I try to go so that Giga may just grow on me.
On a side note, I had and still have a coleman 442 ( predesessor to the peak 1). I used to carry it in the saddlebag on my horse on many mountain trips. That and the little aluminum 2 cup coffee pot went everywhere. One time my horse spooked and we went over the side. the horse and I rolled about 50 yards down the steep side of a mountain. I managed to stay out from under him but my saddlebags didn't. We both got a little scratched and dinged up but were OK. When I pulled the stove and coffee pot out of my bags, the pot was flat and the stove burner was bent like a taco. I pounded it back out straight and it still worked great.
The older I get the lighter I try to go so that Giga may just grow on me.