Reddit reviews Emberlit Stainless Steel stove,Compact Design Perfect for Survival, Camping, Hunting & Emergency Preparation
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Packs flat for storageWT. 11.45 ozBoils water in 10 minMade in USALifetime warranty
I don't own one but I think the Emberlit Camping Stove is better, as it is cheaper and folds flat.
I've used the Biolite, and the fan function is ridiculous. It burns through SO much fuel (this is a good and bad thing). I'm probably going to end up with this.
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http://www.amazon.com/MERKWARES-SS6510210-Emberlit-Wood-burning-Portable/dp/B00ADUYW9M
My hiking partner helped out, so to give you an idea, one of us took care of boiling water and cooking the starch (rice & pasta) interchangeably, while the other boiled water and rehydrated the proteins and sauces.
It took about 45-50 minutes to rehydrate each meal, but we had plenty of daylight left and I used my awesome Emberlit titanium stove to save on isobutane. I just kept on feeding it dry twigs inside a fire ring.
I didn't mind the time it took as it was one of the highlights of our trip aside from all the amazing Roosevelt elk and wild life we saw at every turn.
it's a normal titanium camping kettle (http://www.amazon.com/GSI-Outdoors-Halulite-Kettle-Ounce/dp/B0018BLKOU/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1367895130&sr=1-1&keywords=Titanium+camp+kettle) and I used a mini camp stove http://www.amazon.com/Emberlit-Camping-Stove-Stainless-Steel/dp/B00ADUYW9M/ref=sr_1_20?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1367895198&sr=1-20&keywords=Folding+camp+stove
Edit: if the links don't work it's a emberlit camp stove and a GSI outdoor halulite tea kettle
Stoves - I use a super cat stove. I've carried both canister and white gas stoves in the past, but this simple alcohol stove works best for my needs. The JetBoil really is only for boiling water. If you want to cook, you should get just about any other stove. The BioLite is very gimmicky. There are other backpacking woodstoves that work just as well, but weigh far less (My two favorites are the EmberLit and the Sierra Zip Stove). And since the charging port on the BioLite only puts out 400mA, you will not get any significant charge for your devices in the 20 minutes you will be operating the stove.
Shelter - I think you are going to be far more comfortable in a good sleeping bag under the tarp tent than you will in the bivy. Bivies suck. Really. And the emergancy tarp is not going to insulate you from the ground. It has zero insulation value. Get a closed sell foam pad or an insulated inflatable pad.
Packs - I love osprey packs. They are great. The only thing you want to do is not to buy too big of a pack. You will just end up filling it up with useless gear. Buy the pack last. Once you have everything else, put it in a box and measure the volume. Then you know how much capacity you need. Then weigh it. Now, when you go to the store to try on the packs, they will hopefully have weighted pillows that you can fill the pack with and see how it carries with the amount of gear you plan of carrying.