WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT THIS STOVE IS IT’S FUNCTIONALITY AS AN ALPINE WORK HORSE; IT PUTS OUT 9000 BTU FROM A REMOTE CANISTER WITH SOME OF THE LOWEST CO EMISSIONS GOING, COOLS RAPIDLY AFTER USE, IS EASY TO HANG AND IS ADJUSTABLE. NO OTHER STOVE DOES ALL THAT, SIMPLE. THE ONLY THING IT DOESN’T DO IS CONNECT AS A HAND-HELD UNIT LIKE A JETBOIL.
THE TWO MAIN ROLES OF A STOVE ON AN ALPINE TRIP IS MELTING WATER AND WARMING THE ENVIRONMENT IT’S USED IN, AND FOR THIS A STOVE NEEDS TO BE FUEL EFFICIENT AND BURN SAFELY. THE REMOTE CANISTER MEANS IT SITS MORE SAFELY IF USED ON THE GROUND, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY IT MEANS THE CANISTER CAN BE INVERTED, WARMED IN WATER OR BY THE STOVE ITSELF (SEE WARNING ABOVE) TO BOTH KEEP A RICH BURN AND MAX ON FUEL USE. HAVING A LARGE BURNER UNIT AND A VAPORIZING TUBE MEANS THE COMPROMISED GAS SUPPLY THAT’S A GIVEN IN THE COLD AND AT ALTITUDE CAN BE EFFECTIVELY COUNTERED, SO EVEN DURING AT OVER 7000m WE GET FULL CANISTERS BURNING WELL RIGHT TO THE LAST DROP WITHOUT HAVING TO MAN-HANDLE THE STOVE TOO MUCH.
FOR INSIDE TENT USE (READ THE WARNING) THE STOVE BURNS CLEAN WITH NO DISPROPORTIONATE CARBON MONOXIDE PROBLEMS AND COOLS SUPER FAST FROM BEING TITANIUM – VITAL WHEN SURROUNDED WITH NYLON AND DOWN. RIGGED WITH A WIND SHIELD (ALSO TITANIUM. IMAGES ON REQUEST, NOT SHOWN FOR A LEVEL OF SAFETY) THE STOVE AIMS MORE HEAT AT THE POT AND BLEEDS SO LITTLE INTO THE ENVIRONMENT IT’S BOTH SAFE ENOUGH TO HOLD YOUR HANDS AROUND BUT SO EFFICIENT IT NEEDS OCCASIONAL REMOVAL TO AFFECT THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.
THE 3 FOLDING LEGS PROVIDE AN OBVIOUS AND EASY WAY TO HANG THE STOVE, WHICH BY NOT BEING A REACTOR-STYLE STACKED DESIGN HAS A LOW CENTRE OF GRAVITY THATS SAFER AND REQUIRES NO DETATCHING (HANGING RIG IMAGES ALSO ON REQUEST). THE CABLE IS LONG ENOUGH TO REACH THE GROUND OR SIT ON SOMETHING LIKE A BOOT OR HELMET IF NOT
