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Bugger, so it is - wasn't this morning. I shouldn't have shouted about it to all and sundry.
That Esbit thing is really cool but I really don't need any more ways of making coffee. Aeropress is my go-to. Sometimes Bialetti (but not for back/bikepacking). Sometimes pour-over.
Have you seen the slightly more expensive but more compact and lighter alp kit jackal?
This popped up on my news feed today. May be relevant to some.
http://blog.strava.com/bikepacking-nutrition-12281/
I had, but hadn't looked closely til now. Seems not much lighter for the extra cash (availability notwithstanding) - Alpkit say 18% but by my maths 425 is 9% less than 466 - and is 750ml rather than 1000ml (so you'd damn well expect it to be lighter), and I'd rather have the bigger capacity.
Noticed that the Brukit is available without the stove as the "Brupot" for £17. Would it be foolish to pair that with my existing stove? Windshielding would be considerably less, but it would be more flexible - I could use a pop can stove with it as well for example.
Please don't go buy all of that stock now I've pointed it out!
I've tried a few stoves / pots but favourites for backpacking or bike packing are: -
Speedster meths stove - very cheap & not much bigger than a tea light & either the small pot stand & wind shield they sell or combine it with a Lixada folding wood stove.
I use the Alpkit Mytimug 650ml which fits stove, lighter, brew kit, fuel etc inside it. Sea to Summit collapsible mug fits perfectly on top of it too. Mytimug fits into the small Stem Cell pouch too
Carry a couple of 30ml aluminium bottles filled with meths & a bigger 250ml aluminium bottle which you can get for pennies on the net.
[url= http://speedsterstoves.co.uk/30ml-spill-proof-meths/alcohol-burner.html ]Speedster Stove[/url]
[url= http://www.tomtop.com/outdoor-appliances-107/p-y2400.html?currency=GBP&lang=en&aid=gplagbT&gclid=CJ_Bv5aRhM8CFZQK0wodP4sGlQ ]Lixada wood burner[/url]
Some good advice available on Bear Bones website and Bike & Bivvy - Wild Camping on FB
+1 for the Lixada I use mine with a Trangia for cooking then burn would after for the feel good factor.
thenorthwind > Just weighed my stuff.
The big mug is 200g, the "cookset" complete (big mug, little mug, drawstring bag*) is 300g altogether. The stove is 75g, add half a can of gas and you're looking at 500g total.
(* - apologies for earworming any 90s ravers.)