RE: [Philmont]: RE JetBoils at Philmont / High Adventure

If you go to

http://www.consumersearch.com/www/sports_and_leisure/backpacking_stoves/reviews.html

you will find summaries of reviews of backpacking stoves. You can then go
to the stove reviews for further information.

One issue not frequently mentioned is heat transfer matching capability. It
is important to consider not just the backpacking stove but the cooking gear
that will be used with it. A certain amount of the heat energy is taken up
in heating the cooking pot or container. Some of this heat works its way
into the interior of the cooking pot but some from the container wall heats
the surrounding air. It works best to have a cooking container or pot with a
bottom about the same size in surface area as the surface area of the
stove's heating surface. The walls of the pot should be no taller than is
necessary to hold the items being cooked. You want as much of the heat as
possible to cook your food and not heat the container and escape from the
container walls as heat that doesn't contribute to cooking. You "match" the
heat production surface to the cooking surface which results in best use of
the heat for cooking.

Experimenting during a shakedown with your cooking stove by trying different
size cooking containers you are considering taking is a really good idea.
Try boiling water and time how long it takes to come to a boil with
different size and shaped pots for the same amount of water.
The effect may be small on a day with little wind to move heat by convection
but with even a gentle breeze it may be larger.

This may seem like overkill in evaluating a backpacking cooking system (you
are evaluating both a stove and cooking containers) but finding a system
that is in the cooking "sweet spot" for your needs can be well worth the
time. I have memories of backpacking stove cooking that allowed for
delicious meal preparation in a minimum amount of time compared to other
stove experiences
where it seemed like a major pain to just get the water to boil. You don't
want to waste time or physical energy in meal preparation

The heat generated is determined by the fuel characteristics. Search on
Google for "heating characteristics of fuels" and "heating characteristics
of backpacking stove fuels" to locate useful sites that discuss the issues.

An interesting discussion of selection of backpacking stoves is available at

http://zenstoves.net/StoveChoices.htm

Remember at Philmont that you are at high elevations and cooking times and
procedures need to be adjusted. A good discussion of this issue will be
found at

http://www.thecookinginn.com/haltitude.html

Finally, there is no rule at Philmont that says you have to eat plain, bland
foods. Bring some of
your favorite gourmet recipes to Philmont, invite neighboring crews to
evaluate the results, and sit
back to enjoy the appreciation you will receive.

It is especially fun to cook up a special treat for your Ranger that shows
appreciation for his hard work.

Word will get back to camping headquarters about the crew that really has
its cooking act together.
:-)

Joe Jansen
JAJansenJr@gmail.com
Philmont 1965; 1978
Scouter's Key

>From: "James H. Moss" <bsa.rec.law@gmail.com>
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
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>Subject: RE: [Philmont]: RE JetBoils at Philmont / High Adventure
>Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:54:29 -0700
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>I've been working with Jetboils' since they came out. I would not take them
>to Philmont. I won't take mine anywhere except if I want hot chocolate. It
>boils water fast, but you can modify your cooking system to be just as fast
>and more efficient.
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>It does not simmer. It does not boil more than a cup to a cup and a half
>of
>water. Makes washing dishes very hard to do.
>
>Jim
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Received on Mon Apr 3 02:45:37 2006