As a tea guy, Its so much easier to deal with tea in the mountains and I have 0 need for any fancy gadgets for it. Boil water. Pour in to cup. Add tea bag. Quick and easy delicious morning caffeine.

Thanks for the videos, Dan! You're part of reason I got into backpacking and I essentially watch almost every video you make. Safe trekking from Oregon!

Are Trangias not a thing in America? You have a great collection of cook kits, but you're missing a Trangia which is like the classic car of cook stoves. Maybe you wouldn't like it. It's bulky and quite heavy. But they are really reliable and so timeless. They make you feel like your on Everest in 1953. Perfect for the snow. Also they are completely silent. One thing you didn't mention in this video is the sound of the cook kits. It can kill the beautiful moment to switch on the Boeing 747 Jetboil. Alcohol stoves are completely silent, which can be nicer when on a peak. Treat yourself to a Trangia.

That was fun... As always, thanks for showing us a variety with your takes on the different styles and giving links for us to investigate further. I appreciate you investing in the different types and allowing us to make more informed decisions without having to spend the $$$. Keep up the good work.

I’m that rubber band guy and still watching!!! Still love the channel Dan, keep killing it. I have the Soto Amicus and it is by far my favorite stove I’ve used. And the Soto helix coffee system is also my favorite. I’ve tried abotut 4-5 other brew systems and none match the Soto as far as weight, cleanup and discarding the grounds and only a paper filter to burn or pack out, also sits above the cup so the pour is easier. Huge Soto fan here

Took the Stanley pot out on a canoe trip on the Buffalo River in Arkansas and I was blown away by its performance! Quick to boil hot water for my Aeropress and was a great size for single meals. I used the cups and found them super easy to clean.

I started backpacking back in the 70's so I had an Optimus stove and Svea cookkit. I went through MSR whisperlites, pocketrockets (my favorite) and MSR cooksets from the XPD to a titan pot/mug. That's what I still use, pocketrocket and Titan solo pot/mug. Made a hanging kit for it for winter camping and can't say enough good about it.

I'm happy that you do consider the option of actually cooking a meal from ingredients in you overview vs. just referring to boiling water as "cooking" like so many outdoor channels do. Thanks, Dan!

For solo backpacking. I love my Stanley adventure. It works well with canister stove, my hobo twig stove or on an open fire. Slight modifications makes it very versatile. My BRS has worked flawlessly for 3 years now.

I ended up going with the Soto Windmaster because the pot is kept closer to the burner than with the Pocket Rocket. Not because I really needed those three seconds from faster boiling back in my life but because that smaller gap - even though it doesn't seem to be a big difference from the PR - keeps the flame significantly more protected from the wind.

Great video, I really appreciate you showing us all the different options out there. You have a great sense of humor. Thanks brother

Thanks Dan, this was helpful. I have the Stanley cup with a small ISO can and the BRS3000, small bic lighter, iso can stand, hotlips, small scrubby, some twine around the Stanley sitting in a Glacier steel cup. Its pretty simple and cheap.

The Stanley Adventure Cook set is bomb proof for those of us on a budget. Great video thank you for sharing this information.

I really do like the jetboil flash that I’ve gotten. I can fit everything in it that I need to. Fuel can, the large pot adapter, the French press kit, even the little empty can punch tool. It all fits in one and I can’t get enough of it.

That Stanley pot is heavy, but a great buy. I was a wilderness therapy field guide for a couple of years. We used the $5 stainless steel Ozark Trail cups that you can get at Walmart for every meal, which was great because we cooked over an open fire. It was nice to be able to prop the cup up on the edge of the fire and heat up tea at the end of the day. I went looking for a lid to this cup to protect my tea from ash. I found the Stanley Adventure set and about died with joy. As heavy as it was, I nested that Stanley pot inside my Ozark cup, dropped in one of the green mugs that comes with the Stanley, put my Snowpeak stove in that, and set a small fuel canister on top, and it all fit with the lid on! Best part, the Stanley lid FITS the Ozark cup perfectly! Every morning on trail, I would use my stove to boil water in the Stanley for my oats and coffee. While the water boiled (and it does take a while longer in that tall, stainless steel pot), I would prep my oatmeal (complete with diced up dried fruit, peanut butter, and honey) in my Ozark cup, and prep the green mug with my Medaglia D'Oro instant espresso. In the evenings, when we had a fire going, I could use my Stanley as a third pot for our group (we carried two MSR pots regularly), or I could heat up water for myself and fellow guide to have tea. And if I was just doing tea for myself, I could slap the Stanley lid on my Ozark cup and heat it up in the fire. Some guides carried the titanium Toaks cups, which seemed great until they over heated, but they were less comfortable putting the titanium in the fire. I love using stainless steel because I can use it on my stove or over a fire, and I regularly do both. If I'm going light, I'll take just my Ozark, the Stanley lid, and one of the green mugs. If I know I'm only using a stove on a particular trip, I'll carry my cheap Chinese aluminum set, I think mine's a Wuudi and it looks just like the one in this video. The large fuel can fits inside, it's lightweight, and water boils fast in it. Much faster than in the Stanley. Thanks for the video, Dan. Good work!

Try the jogo coffee filter straw. I use it in the back country and love it!! No more instant coffee! And no need to bring any type of coffee strainer/filter. Just boil water, pour on course coffee grounds and cover for a few mins. When your ready take your straw out and drink straight from the pot. The filter at the bottom of the straw prevents any coffee grinds from being sucked up!

I've only gone on two backpacking trips, but I use the Stanley cup set and I think it works pretty great. The small canister fits inside with my pocket rocket 2, a microfiber towel, and a sponge. And I nest the Stanley cup in a ozark trail camp cup. It's the prefect setup for me.

Perfect timing! Just came off the first thru hike of the spring season and definitely need to lighten up the load on the cooking situation. Woman in our hike had that Stanley set up she used with her son and ❤️❤️❤️ it! The other guy had the Soto mini and it worked great

I made a gas stove out of an old can of beans, soda can, and an old rag. Honestly has worked absolute wonders for me

The MSR Windpro was my first ever stove. I’ve bought a lot of equipment since but I always keep coming back to the Windpro. It’s solid as a rock and has never failed me.

appreciate your content ive been hiking as early as my father deemed i could walk and the past two years ive been getting into 3-5 day backpacking trips and I definitely notice a consistent change and modification to my systems etc

My favorite stove was one I rented from my college. I used it on a four day trip to the beach. It had 2 AA batteries to run a small fan which turned the chamber into a blast furnace. I fueled the thing on popsicle-stick sized pieces of driftwood while camping on the beach in winter. It worked great.

You can find alcohol burners that have a sliding top plate which controls the flame size, such as on the Trangia burner. It comes with a separate lid which allows you to leav eiquid fuel in the stove when it is packed away. Brent

So many good things! I actually use a Bear Bowl as my pot with a Firebox Nano. I generally just use sticks, but sometimes I will use an esbit. My utensil is the Uco Switch. I love that it can be used separately as a fork and spoon, or connected together to become a super long handle.

You've been the absolute best for info. I've learned so much and thank you for all the help. The only thing I can add is that titanium does not conduct well. its not that it transfers heat to well, but actually not well at all and thats why you get the hot spots

Great video as the choice of gear, especially for newbs, is bewildering. I still use my Trangia 27, that was bought as an 18th birthday gift 39 years ago, but with a gas canister conversion. Heavier but I mostly do cycle touring so the extra weight is worth it for the convenience. I use a wood burning 'stick stove' for other stuff.

After years of struggling with titanium and hard anodized aluminium whereby everything sticks to it, I now solely use non-stick pots and pans - They weigh a bit more, but I no longer need to waste water and paper towel trying to get my cooking vessels clean. I use a cheap non-stick pot from the Australian equivalent of Walmart and I use the Jetboil skillet as my non-stick frying pan... Never looked back...

Ha ha ha “I don’t want to talk about it “ killing me! Your stand up has game!

I'm new to the camping/ backpacking stoves. The first one I ever came across was the Jetboil Flash, and I loved the concept of it, that it could quickly boil water, or, with the pot support, be used with a skillet. Plus, almost everything fits right inside the cup, and it doesn't weigh much at all. I didn't think for a $100, it was prohibitively expensive.

Good video Dan. I love your sense of humor. Completely resonate with it - makes me laugh! Thanks for making.

Perfect timing I’m wanting to upgrade my cook kit and I get on here to see what you’d recommend and you post a video three days ago about them. Awesome! Thanks for the great content man!

The lid for the Stanley cook pot fits perfectly on the $5 stainless cup from Walmart. I’ve watched the hacks for replacing the tab on the lid with a key ring. That works but I’ve replaced mine with the spring from a wooden clothes pin. It’ll stay upright and cool to the touch. I’ve never seen that hack on the all knowing you tubes. For a small inexpensive cook pot it’s awesome.

I just got the Soto Thermostack cook set. It's the same pot, but they add in a smaller pot and a stacking cup. The neat thing is that the way the smaller pot and cup nest creates an air gap and seal effectively making a thermos. I tested it out and it worked about as well as a cheaper (think starbucks) thermos. Also, the lids are the right size to place under a canister to keep it off of the snow.

I also enjoy packing out my firebox nano for weekend adventures. You can use sticks around camp for fuel. The downside is you have to constantly feed the fire and boiling water takes about 8 minutes. But on weekends when you are kicking back and it’s not about miles, it’s a fun stove.

That Chinese canister stove was my first backpacking stove too, I got it off Amazon along with my GSI minimalist cookset. It lasted me a good 5 years. The stove itself still works but the arms stopped folding out. I upgraded to a jetboil minimo and never looked back.

One thing with Trail Designs Caldera Cone stuff. They have something they call the "Sidewinder Ti Tri." It fits in the pot and also has add-ons you can buy to make it a wood stove so the bulk issue is gone. Everything for my Ti Tri (Kojin, pieces for wood/twig stove mode etc.) Fits inside the Evernew 900ml wide pot I bought with it. It also has a piece for Esbit cubes

My go to burner is still a MSR XGK .Burns anything at almost any temperature ,any altitude. Boils very quickly .

The MSR frying pan is great. Unless I need to shave every ounce, it goes with me every time. Perfect for cooking most foods - I do agree, Ti pots are best for boiling and also good for cold soaking. Al tends to flavor food unless it has a really good coating.

Hey Dan. Awesome video. I love my jet boil mini mo if I had to pick. Comes with the insert for pots and pans and love the regulator on the burner. But you should check out the toaks 650. I can put a canister, pocket rocket, msr sparker thing, hot mit fingers thing, then lid, then on top of that the jet boil 3 point stand (optional) then upside down on top of that the sea to summit collapsible tumbler (I think, next size down from mug). Then put the whole stack in the orange sleeve and it fits. Just gotta keep the sea to summit cup thing clean, taste like rubber sometimes. Also possibly swap out the 3 point jet boil stand for a French press 👌 done deal there. Hard to beat.

I have almost as much camp cookware as you. I am really surprised that I came to a very similar favorite as you. I certainly prefer evernew titanium to any other brand. I use a ruta locura carbon fiber lid and a msr pocket rocket deluxe. I have a 12g DIY titanium windscreen which greatly increases fuel efficiency saving nearly 35% of my fuel. One difference, I don’t care for packing my fuel tank in my mug. The inside of my mug is one of the few places where thing like chips or crackers don’t get destroyed, so I use it as such. Great video and insights.

Love the channel. I just picked up a toaks 550 and can’t wait to give it a go. A couple years ago I bought an Espro “ultralight” French press. It’s a backpacking luxury item that every coffee fan should consider grabbing! Highly recommend

Thanks Dan for the honest review. Having considered the cooking container options I ended up with the Stanley at AUD $25. Now to figure out what can stove to get.

Have had my cheap Chinese stove from Amazon for 3 years and still working well. I use the Stanley pot too. Works great. Whole cooking system with stove is $25-30.

That Stanley option is friggin great: Take out the cups, throw in your medium sized stove (or smaller), the small canister fuel, and then just nest a 550ml cup under it......simplicity works.

Thanks Dan, getting some cookware for bike touring. You answered a lot of questions I had. You da man!

I have that coffee filter pour-over spring thing and it is excellent. Pour the water in slowly around the edges at first to allow the grounds to steep and not flow right through. I’ve used it at home and on the road too. Give it a try.

one of my favorite sets for summer is the msr titan and pocket rocket 2. nests in wonderfully with a small canister full size bic and a napkin :). winter requires me to use my msr whisperlight and 1.1l alpine stowaway pot. ide buy a titanium pot like it (with the handle/latch locking) in a heartbeat. msr gear is rock solid imo. also the humble trangia must never be forgotten.

The first stove I got was the solo twig stove with a titanium pot to boil water, then I got a Pocket Rocket. Just a few days ago I got the Jetboil Stash and stove, and I can't wait to try it out!!

Great video! I too carry just a a boiling cup and a small frying pan. No need for anything more. Right now it's a 1 liter steel cup which fits in my water bottle pouch, around the bottle. Lid goes underneath. Small 6 sided non-stick aluminium pan inside the backpack. I dont use gas canisters. I carry a Trangia-style or beercan alcohol burner in the summer. Multifuel burner with petrol in the winter.

I liked your video. The thing I enjoyed also was the background of equipment you had behind you. What an awesome setting.

I hiked the AT with the Stanley cook pot you showed and a home made alcohol stove 😂. Upgraded to Toaks 750 and a pocket rocket in Hot Springs, NC. It was life changing. Cool video, was fun all the way through.

I used a first gen Jetboil for a few years. Decided I hated that the pot was connected to the stove. You can’t make coffee and cook at the same time. So I bought a snow peak titanium pot lid and cup set at Rei, used the Jetboil burner and pot ring for awhile until I found the folding version of the Optimus Crux. I love that set up. Recently I bought a double wall titanium coffee cup off of Amazon for like 20 bucks. Ditching the DIY Mylar bubble wrap sleeve and using the mug. To accompany this kit I have a folding titanium spork and GSI pour over clamp on coffee filter. I boil a bunch of water at once, use some for my meal and the rest for coffee. It’s a hodgepodge of a kit but it works and is like half the weight of my Jetboil

I am a 4 season backcountry expedition guide. the Best and most reliable pack stove you can buy is the MSR whisperlite international liquid fuel stove. You can fix it on the fly, and pretty much use any fuel in it. I've even used diesel in a pinch. Its also much easier to get it through customs.

I've got a 750ml Toaks pot and a stainless steel mess kit for the cooking that I do in the woods. I've tried virtually all the stove set ups on the market and I go back and forth between my alcohol stove which is basically an overbuilt Trangia, or my MSR Pocket Rocket which I've had for like ten years now. Those Esbit tabs are awful smelling, but you're right they're a killer fire starter.

Dude! Love this vid, you are hilarious!!! I just picked up the toaks 550!! Already had it out for a weekend trip! Awesome and super light!!

I think the Toaks is the champ. I have the Stanley as well, but the small surface area on the bottom makes boiling water a touch longer. The locking lid is nice though. Another nice one is the Joe Robinet 500ml stainless steel pot. It has a hanging handle you can hang it over a fire with, as well as a normal handle that folds in. Great video Dan! Been with you since the beginning. (Also a Wisconsinite!)

Greetings from New Brunswick, Canada. Loved your walk thru the menagerie of stoves, pots & utensils. My wife teases me about having too many camping or backpacking stoves - is 4 really too many? I think she can step back now after seeing your gear closet. After somewhat fewer trials & trails than you, I also landed on a 750mL Ti pot (Boundless Voyage) with Optimus Crux Lite canister stove as my preferred cook system for 3-season hiking. The 750 pot works for boiling water for a couple of coffees or reheating a good-sized solo meal (Crux stove can simmer). Really enjoy your videos - you seem very relatable, down to earth. Keep on putting out these entertaining & informative videos.

I love my good old rugged Stanley pot, but I absolutely love my new Toaks 750 even more! I've been running the same "BRS" for years now, with zero issues (to be fair, I use it maybe 20 days a year). I have all kinds of utensils, including a long handle titanium spoon, but my favorite is my Toaks titanium folding spork (it also fits inside the 750 with the canister and stove). I mostly just boil water, and titanium effin' ROCKS when ounces count! For coffee: Folgers Coffee Singles (tea bag coffee) is my personal go-to, since it requires no special equipment and isn't instant freeze dried instant coffee. I know I've commented this on your videos before (and not just yours!), but... just cut the top off the dang freeze dried meal bags and then you don't get messy hands when using shorter utensils... it works wonderfully - trust me! Just pull out that trusty SD Classic and snip it off!

I have a Soto Windmaster, amazing stove for New Zealand ridgeline wind and general terrible conditions. I pair it with an MSR Pika teapot, excellent combo!

Also... I think the OG tiny "no name" stove was the Firemaple. FMS-300T. That one has the steel fins less prone to warping under heat. That and the 550 mL Toaks rock as a little boiler kit!

I bought the Soto Amicus stove and their 1L+.5L pot set and it's definitely my favorite stove. Super light, I love the four pot stands, and works quite well in the wind (though not as well as the windmaster, but then, I always find a makeshift windscreen anyhow). As for your alcohol stove, You can DIY one yourself that works much better. I made a 2-inch double-walled one out of a coke can, which allows for the heat to create a vacuum and disperse the flames out of jets you can drill into the "shoulder" (on top of the can). I filled the "wall" with plumber's high-temperature felt as a wick. I use this in winter and 2 oz of denatured alcohol or Heet can last 14 minutes and boils in 2-3 minutes. You can create a simple windscreen as well out of aluminum sheeting. Mine doubles as a pot stand by running 3 long, thin bolts in a triangle pattern through the top of the sheeting and increase air flow by drilling holes in the bottom. All of this fits into my GSI pot as well. All this to say, if you have the time, you can make a decent alcohol stove+kit that is light-weight and works well in winter.

Good info✌🏻 I use the Jetboil Minimo with a summit skillet. Perfect for me, light and can actually cook a fish, potatoes, sausage, pancakes, tortilla... excellent setup.

I primarily car camp (small sedan), Motocamp and bike camp. My back can’t handle backpacking anymore. Weight isn’t so much the issue for as volume and flexibility is. My smallest is a small single burner like what you can put on a canister, but offset from the fuel canister so you can use larger/heavier pans if you want. It’s about 4” x 4” in its container and the flame control is at the canister, good for using larger pots and pans, and is compatible with both butane and propane (up to 1lb canisters). I also have a regular single and double burner stove that I also use depending on the trip. I love my Stanley pot/cup set, but I primarily use it for making tea or coffee. I just got Stanley’s skillet set that I look forward to trying out this summer.

When you try the Helix - couple it with a Soto Thermostack! It is awesome - You get basically a double-walled cup, that can be separated into two cups. You boil on the first cup, then you pour over into the second cup- Afterwars you can connect them back together to form your insulating double-walled cup. Especially nice in winter.

For me, I 🖤🖤🖤 the GSI Outdoors Halulite Minimalist Kitchen Kit. It is PERFECTION!!! My fuel, stove, utensils, GSI Cleaning Scraper, and bandana fits in it nicely. It comes with a lid that doubles as a drinking lid and a cozy along with a folding spork (that's actually pretty nice,... believe it or not!) and a unique but practical silicone and magnetic finger pot holder. It's super compact and lightweight. I started with the Stanley Adventure Cook Kit, which I still really love to this day, but found that the GSI one works best for me. Fun video to watch but can't believe that you had to try so many to find your one.😂

What a great video Dan. I have a ton of stoves too. I also have quite a few ways to make coffee. I like the Aeropress, the OXO pour over, and the little instant packets.

Toaks Conundrum: When I first got into backpacking at Covid start, I went out and acquired a Toaks 750, 550, and (I think ) a 350 for coffee. The 750 was right out too big as I eat alone and don't make big meals. The 350 was OK just for my coffee, but not for a meal, even ramen. The 550 had a lid just like the 750, but it had handles like the 350 mug. I then took the 550 for cooking and the 350 for coffee, with the 350 nestled inside the 550 perfectly, but I realized I seldom eat food while simultaneously drinking coffee, so I dumped the 350 mug like it weighed pounds instead of grams, and now I use the 550 w/lid for drink AND food. I then found smaller fuel cans and a tiny stove that fit inside the 550, saving holy space. There are TOAKS configurations for everyone likely, but for me the 550 hits that sweet spot of working fair enough for both drinking and eating.

Love your content! A video on your favorite backcountry brewing method would be awesome!

I LOVE this video. It looks like you raided my gear closet. I have most of the same stoves/pots that you have and then some. I have this obsession that I find a new pot, then I look for that perfect stove to go with it and still be able to fit a small fuel canister. I'm so bad that when my go-to stove was the MSR Superfly and MSR discontinued it a couple years ago, I actually bought a second one, in case my first ever broke. Currently, my go-to stove is the Jetboil MicroMo. I can boil 2 cups of water for a freeze dried meal and use only 7 grams of fuel. Probably the only item I have more of than stoves is backpacks.

I just discovered your channel last night and I'm totally addicted! Love it!

I use the toaks 550, BSR stove and a neoross windscreen. All 3 are just are just over 5oz total. The windscreen is good for moderate wind but has the added bonus of making a more stable base for the tiny BSR.

I use the Stanley set with a gsi cup that the Stanley nests in. 2 small cans of fuel sit in the Stanley pot and my snowpeak stove all in a stuff sack. Been using that set up for close to 10 years. Pretty prefect for me.

I've ended up with the same setup, BRS stove in a 900ml titanium pot with the same handle as the stanley pot. Love it !

I love the Helix Pour over coffee maker! Definitely worth taking on a backpacking trip. My only recommendation is to use larger #4 cone filters instead of the ones they provide. The smaller ones hang down into your mug too far. I get a better cup and a better experience using the larger filters.

I use the GSI Outdoors Ultra Light Java Drip. It works just like the thing you’re going to try but doesn’t require filters that you’ll then have to pack out as trash. There’s nothing better than a hot cup of real drip coffee in the morning. I’ll never go back to instant coffee on trail anymore. I’d recommend testing the GSI one. I’d love to see your opinion.

Stanley pot fits in the ozark trail 500ml and both fit down in a mollie Nalgene pouch off Amazon 230gram fuel on top Chinese stove with the igniter down inside with spoon and 1/3 green scratchy with yellow sponge and outside pocket on the mollie pouch holds sea to summit coffee drip maker all contained and under $50 I love it.

I have to have my morning coffee and use the little lightweight spiral jobbie and it's perfect. I have a Stanley stainless steel pot too - first thing I bought and I thought I scored when I found it at Target on clearance. Since graduated to the Minimo, which is just wonderful. Next adventure will be using it with a lightweight pan to make an actual meal and not just boiling water. Wish me luck.

Fantastic review...loved the variety shown... Incidentally the titanium pots or mugs shown . I have one which I moulded sugaru to the handles to eliminate heat to the handles making them easy to lift.. And it works... But you may already know of this idea....

I've watched a lot of your videos and I've never thought this before but in this video, for some reason, you're really reminding me of Jim from The Office. Love your videos. Keep up the great work. I'm heading out to hike Pictured Rocks this weekend and I'm hoping to get better weather than you did. Take care. Moo

FYI, if you take the press mechanism from a 1L french press it fits the stanley cook kit perfectly. on backpacking trips or car camping it can be a huge morale boost having non-instant coffee in a small form factor. also, on shorter trips, if you don't mind the extra weight, a hand coffee grinder for fresh ground coffee. just saying. it's been a winner (though i have to lug this stuff around lol). i can take a pic if you want, but i'm sure you get the idea.

As far as lightweight coffee making goes... Pour hot water over some grounds in one cup, steep for about 4 min like you would for French press, stir it down and wait another 5-10 min, and then pour it into another cup. You don't really need a filter or screen as the grounds settle out. Another option would be to make Turkish or Cuban style coffee. Edit: you can also get a large tea brew basket and put your coffee grounds in that, steep for about 4-5 minutes, then pull the basket out.

wow, so much information, thank you! it answered so many of my questions!

Evernew makes a non stick titanium skillet in three different sizes. The trick when cooking with titanium is to use a low heat , not a blast furnace. My favorite stove is a triple fuel one , wood , alcohol or solid fuel. Light weight titanium and packs really small. It's the Firebox Nano Gen 2 in titanium with the X Box. The alcohol burner I use in it is the Evernew titanium one. Titanium heats up fast and cools down fast when you are threw using it.

Haha haha haha, the BRS stove and a cheap titanium pot is my setup for dayhike

My favourite is the titanium pot and burner by Primus. Great video. For cold climates isobutane is the gas you need.

If you keep the fuel upright in the tokas 550 you can store a mini bic lighter under it and the brs stove on top. Lid just off a little bit but a strong rubber band works. It’s worked for me for 3 years now.

Thank you for the quick review on so many great products.

I used the Stanley on a solo backcountry elk hunting trip and it worked great.

This is just the video I was looking for all the time 🙌 Thanks for helping us out 💪🤌

I love cooking! Super stoked to see these pots!

A big drawback to the Stanley is its instability on stove supports. The Stanley pot diameter is much smaller than the Toaks 550, for example, and the Stanley pot has curved bottoms relative to its height that make it more tip-prone.

I love my Jet boil flash. A 100mil fuel,support legs, burner, pan adapter, and coffee press all fit inside. It makes great coffee mug too. Perfect for dehydrated meals, pan-fried trout, and most importantly... a great cup of coffee.

Nice overview, thank you! I'm done buying those camping gas canisters. They're expensive and it seems recently they are often out of stock at local sporting goods shops, so I've stopped using those systems. Now I use a Sterno Inferno system (wind screen and cooking pot) in combination with a Trangia style alcohol stove which comes with a resealable lid and a temperature regulator to allow for simmering. Alcohol fuel is cheap. I buy the 12 ounce bottles of HEET for $1.68 each online.

I love that pour over coffee spring. I have one I use for work because the machine coffee there sucks and it's compact enough to fit in my purse along with the filter, ground coffee and cup. I hope you didn't pay too much for it as it's easily available in Daiso for $1 (AUD$2.80/¥100). Also, you can get cheap long handled bamboo/wood spoons at most Korean marts/Asian grocer/Daiso, they usually come in a set with a pair of chopsticks or fork for a couple of dollars.

Coleman cooke set + ozark trails stove + small fuel canister = $50 **The small cannister fits inside the coleman cook kit. Cheap, light and compact. Youre all set with those few items. It all will fit in a molle 200 round SAW pouch.

..What's extra nice about the Toaks 750 mil is that you can boil enough water for both a dehydrated meal plus a hot drink with one boil ... carry a second non-metal cup ,, rigid or collapsible for your drink cup ... use canister stoves for 3 season temps above freezing ... personal preference MSR Pocket Rocket Deluxe ... .. In winter temps below freezing use liquid fuel stoves , my preference is a MSR WhisperLite International (can burn almost any flammable liquid) ....and there are others by MSR and more that work well also ... once the temps drop below freezing ,, leave the canisters home ....use liquid stove ,1st choice ....wood/twig stove ,, Firebox 2nd as backup .. as long as wood is available ...... If wood products are readily available and is more of a multi day basecamp than Firebox 1st choice to save liquid fuel for trail use ... ... Have backpacked over 50 years and have a trunk full of pack style stove's ,,, some work better than others in the given situation .... some are just cool collectables ,, like the self contained all brass SVEA ...

I have the Soto Helix and have only been able to find the proper filters online, not in any stores near me. You can find cone filters pretty much anywhere, but all the ones near me aren’t a true cone, they have a sort of flat tip to them, which is not ideal for the Helix since the pointed cone filters like they include allow your coffee to steep in the water after you pour over.

I just went with the Optimus Elektra kit. For $70, there’s the Crux Lite stove (tons of good reviews on this stove), 1 L Al pot with nonstick and integrated heat exchanger, matching lid (tiny skillet), piezo igniter, aluminum wind screen, and carry case. Not the lightest or smallest kit, but it’s complete and high quality for $70.

Dan, stoked to find your channel! I just moved back to the mountains and have been using your videos to find out what I missed over the last 10 years to build my gear back. One question I can’t find much info on (hoping your the man with the answer…) - are liquid gas stoves dead? Have canister stoves improved that much? My Whisperlite International and Dragonfly are still in perfect condition and I’d love to see a video on this topic.

Trying to get ideas on what to bring kayaking/canoeing and stumbled across your channel. I have a few things that we bring but could definitely shave off more weight. I have enjoyed your videos. Thanks.