Backpacking

[Jeff Lebowski]

SB, you are killing me. I am so sick of winter.

[bluegoose]

That's a steal. What kind of fuel does it use? It looks like it just screws onto the typical iso canisters.

It is an incredible deal. Yes, it just screws right on to a small iso container. $4 at Sportsman's Warehouse.

I took an MSR Whisperlite Shaker white gas stove on this trip. I like my stove well enough, but it took about half as much time to boil water with this cheapo Amazon piezoelectric stove than with my MSR. And it cost about 1/10th the price and takes up about 1/4th the space in a pack.

Great deal. If they still have it I would jump all over it. I may even pick up a second one to save for future use.

[Jeff Lebowski]

It is an incredible deal. Yes, it just screws right on to a small iso container. $4 at Sportsman's Warehouse.

I took an MSR Whisperlite Shaker white gas stove on this trip. I like my stove well enough, but it took about half as much time to boil water with this cheapo Amazon piezoelectric stove than with my MSR. And it cost about 1/10th the price and takes up about 1/4th the space in a pack.

Great deal. If they still have it I would jump all over it. I may even pick up a second one to save for future use.

Just bought one. $9.94. Thanks, guys!

[ERCougar]

It is an incredible deal. Yes, it just screws right on to a small iso container. $4 at Sportsman's Warehouse.

I took an MSR Whisperlite Shaker white gas stove on this trip. I like my stove well enough, but it took about half as much time to boil water with this cheapo Amazon piezoelectric stove than with my MSR. And it cost about 1/10th the price and takes up about 1/4th the space in a pack.

Great deal. If they still have it I would jump all over it. I may even pick up a second one to save for future use.

I don't think it's going anywhere. There are a few sellers on Amazon (Prime, too!) that are offering it. I just snatched up a few anyway. Thanks!

[Surfah]

Just bought one. $9.94. Thanks, guys!

Dang. Might have to pick up some for the 72 hour kit.

[SteelBlue]

No kidding - I thought I might add something to this thread, but I'm hesitant to add photos to try to compete with these.

I appreciate all the kind words, but I promise you it's the setting and not the photographer. Goose can back me up here, but I'm certain you could send a monkey up there with a sketch pad and he'd come out with some amazing pics. It is just an incredibly beautiful place.

When they made it to that rock wall on the other side, they got out of the water right by the white high water mark. Our buddy climbed the wall to a ledge and dove in to the lake. I watched him the whole time, from the time he first exited the water to the time he was up on the ledge. He is a big dude, probably 6'5" or so. The ledge where he stood was MAYBE a head height above his head when he was standing at the edge of the water. So even if he was standing a foot above lake level, the ledge was at most 10' up, more likely 8-9' up. When they got back they asked if I had seen him dive in, saying it was crazy high - at least 15-20'. Yeah, sure guys. Insane. Jumping off a rock that is lower than the high dive at the swimming pool.

Dude, your brain was still frozen. It was 20 feet!

SB, you are killing me. I am so sick of winter.

I've got spring fever, can't wait to get out again.

[Donuthole]

New lightweight backpacking stove: No brand name. distributed by some random guy in Taiwan. Killer deal - $9, including shipping. Weighs 2.9 oz.

That is essentially the same pocket rocket that MSR sells for $30-40. Sweet deal.

http://www.rei.com/product/660163/msr-pocket-rocket-backpacking-stove?preferredSku=6601630012&cm_mmc=cse_froogle-_-pla-_-product-_-6601630012&mr:referralID=cfcdda29-7c51-11e2-97b3-001b2166becc

[SteelBlue]

This grease dispenser made by imusa but sold under the name "Mainstays" (or something close to that) at Walmart makes a fantastic and very cheap cook kit. It's aluminum, but quite light. The $4 iso fuel container and the amazon stove fit into it perfectly. $6.99 at Walmart in the kitchen section.

[bluegoose]

One thing about those stoves -

Since they do come from Hong Kong, or china or wherever, they estimate a longer shipping time. Mine took all of 4-6 weeks, as I recall.

I see that there are some other vendors that are now selling them. Not sure if they are the same stove or not, but if you need it in the next little while you may want to look into another supplier.

[BigPiney]

you guys are killing me. My wife was already talking about trying to do the John Muir Trial this summer, though I think it will wait till next year. Still I need to get out for a few trips this year.

Wales Lake (2 years ago):


and me and some friends resting on the top of Mt Williamson, the 2nd highest peak in the Sierra, with Mt Russell in the background.

[bluegoose]

I know the feeling, BP. When I hiked to the top of Cloud's Peak in the Bighorn Mountains I was suffering badly from the altitude. When we summitted I dropped like a rock and slept for about half an hour. Didn't even take a peak at the view as I was spent and sick as a dog.

[Paperback Writer]

That is essentially the same pocket rocket that MSR sells for $30-40. Sweet deal.

http://www.rei.com/product/660163/ms...3-001b2166becc

That was my thought as well. I've used the MSR pocket rocket for about 5 years now. Going to get one of these for a back-up/replacement.

[Paperback Writer]

I know the feeling, BP. When I hiked to the top of Cloud's Peak in the Bighorn Mountains I was suffering badly from the altitude. When we summitted I dropped like a rock and slept for about half an hour. Didn't even take a peak at the view as I was spent and sick as a dog.

When did you hike Cloud Peak? I've been meaning to get back to the CPW for sometime now. That's my favorite place to backpack. Thinking about doing the Solitude Trail loop with a hike up to Cloup Peak.

[SteelBlue]

you guys are killing me. My wife was already talking about trying to do the John Muir Trial this summer, though I think it will wait till next year. Still I need to get out for a few trips this year.

Wales Lake (2 years ago):


and me and some friends resting on the top of Mt Williamson, the 2nd highest peak in the Sierra, with Mt Russell in the background.

Dang, Wales lake looks awesome!

[bluegoose]

When did you hike Cloud Peak? I've been meaning to get back to the CPW for sometime now. That's my favorite place to backpack. Thinking about doing the Solitude Trail loop with a hike up to Cloup Peak.

It's been 14-15 years since I was last there. It was during a 2 week break while I was going to graduate school. My wife was in New York for some work training so I met my FIL and two BILs there for a 4 day trip. My FIL was working as a forest ranger in the Bighorns. They had a seasonal camp hidden away up in the mountains above Helen Lake where we stayed.

I've been there twice, but haven't really explored much, as both of our trips we used Helen as our base camp. Great area, though.