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Trail talk: weighing fuel canisters

Three Points of the Compass believes there are two essential tools required when looking at fuel requirements for a backpacking trip. These are digital scales and a sharpie

Cooking

Gear talk: the G-Works Gas Saver Plus

The G-Works Gas Saver Plus is a handy little device for utilising cheap cartridges of butane, or gathering together the contents of almost empty canisters into one. Though simple to use, extreme care must be taken nonetheless.

Cooking

Gear talk: gas canister adaptors

Most backpacking stoves have lindal valve type connectors. Using an adapter opens up the possibility of using different canister types

Cooking

Gear talk: O-rings- check ’em!

Many of us will have managed to fit in a few weeks of backpacking this year and some gear might have been having a rough time of it. Beside cleaning, re-proofing and condition checking, think about including an inspection of the O-rings fitted to gas and multi-fuel stoves.

Cooking

Gear talk: The BRS 3000-T gas stove

The BRS 3000-T is possibly the smallest and lightest that a gas stove can practically be

Cooking

Gear talk: The Flat Cat Gear Ocelot heat exchanger kit

The simple adapter plate from Flat Cat Gear enables a Fire Maple stove to be used with heat exchanger pots

Cooking

Gear talk: Kovea Spider

As the temperature creeps down, it is time to use a gas stove admirably suited for winter use- the Kovea Spider

Cooking

Gear talk: the MSR Pocket Rocket 2

The Pocket Rocket 2 is one of MSR's most popular stoves, extremely suited to controlled simmering and rapid boiling of water while backpacking. It draws on the most successful design elements of two earlier products and has won both plaudits and fans.

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Three Points of the Compass

Trail talk: weighing fuel canisters

Gear talk: the G-Works Gas Saver Plus

Gear talk: gas canister adaptors

Gear talk: O-rings- check ’em!

Gear talk: The BRS 3000-T gas stove

Gear talk: The Flat Cat Gear Ocelot heat exchanger kit

Gear talk: Kovea Spider

Gear talk: the MSR Pocket Rocket 2

Gear talk: making a stove on trail

Gear talk: What gear wears out on a long hike?

Trail talk: A winter wander on the South Downs Way

Gear talk: looking at stove choices

Gear talk: Playing with fire, again…

Gear talk: Playing with fire…