Camp stoves

I do a lot of backpacking and bike touring. I’ve been using an MSR Whisperlight for years. I think it’s over kill for me. I really just need to boil water quickly.
Any recommendations?
Thanks

 

Fire?

 

Obviously you can’t always have a camp fire.

 

Look at the MSR pocket Rocket 2

 

I have one of these portable butane stoves. It's really light weight and what I think would benefit you. Can boil water, small fry pan etc. Just needs a cheap butane can and you're in business and they're really cheap too. Less than 10€ I remember. And a pack of 5 cans even less, and over a few years now I've only needed 2x cans.

 

I have the $20 Primus stove. Weighs 8 oz which is not the lightest, but its a simple durable design and it has a fast boil time because the burner is nice and large. Youre gonna have to pay a lot more money just to shave off a few ounces. Been a great stove I have had it for over a year and use it often.

 

You can always have a campfire . Be discreetly illegal , even if it's lonesome .

 

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Inflation?

 

No way. My favorite place to explore is the Methow valley in northern Washington. The wild fires have been awful there . I could never be that selfish and irresponsible.

 

Some great suggestions folks. Thanks. I’m going to look further into some of those.

 

The Forest Service says the safest camp-stove is fueled with a gel . When all other fires are banned this
is the one cooking fire that may still be allowed . One familiar commercial gel is Sterno . There are others ,
and an eco-biofuel can be easily be homemade - as well the stove can be made from a tin can .
Cooking heat : 9000 btu .

 

They make those single burner things. I used one when I went on wilderness course during boarding school. Is there a Dick's Sporting Goods where you live? They probably have them there, or other sporting goods stores. Anywhere they do camping I would imagine.

EDIT: The ones we had were like this one.

 

The small, folding wood-burners are great as well as pretty simple. So is my beloved pop-can stove, which burns alcohol, including HEAT in yellow or red bottles, EverClear. or denatured alcohol from the paint section of your hardware store. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the popcan stoves here yet.

 

I should also mention that, when building a popcan stove, you can put some of that gray, non-itchy fiberglass insulation in the can and it will prevent tip-over spills, should you have any. It's a low probability, but then again....low probabilities tend to start awesome conflagrations.

MeAgain else mentioned the SVEA 123 stove, and if you don't want to build a popcan stove and have the cash, I highly recommend one of these. They not only boil, but they also simmer better than any other stove of it's kind, including the Whisperlite style, which I also have used.

Look up the Penny Stove and you should find a link to the original popcan stove. Unlike the originals, I use the outer rim for priming instead of the inner section. I also put a 1/4" hole in the center for filling instead of the small holes. The penny is still mandatory. Enjoy.

 

The Kelly Kettel made in Ireland around 1880, but still made today. I have the steel version, but you can get the aluminium one even quicker to boil and comes in three sizes too.

 

Had one off these in 1978, great fun and a good bit of kit. The wind brake is simple but very effective and self-contained. Must improve the boil time too. Outstanding design and use off materials.