[philmont] stoves

I have used a Peak 1 Stove for over 25 years. Not sure when I started with it, but one of my fondest memories was a 800 mile bike ride from Milwaukee,WI to Rapid City South Dakota to visit my brother in the Airforce, and the return trip. Yes 10 speed road bike loadedd to the hilt. The Peak 1 worked beautifully , but certainly a bit more power than one person needs.

It has been on quite a number of biking, scouting, boundary waters and backpacking trips since then. [Does that make me an old stove collector -collection of one?]

Coleman Peak 1 and Feather Lites were the choice of our Troop prior to my son joining a dozen years ago.

Peak 1 or Coleman FeatherLite were our 2 crews' in 2000, and our one crew's in 2006 only source of cooking heat. Heated a full crew's water for supper easily. They will probably be our supply for 2 crews in 2009. Starting with full stoves, 3 qt MRS bottles were more than sufficient fuel for the Treks. Our other crew in 2006 took three different stoves. If we cook on a crew basis we will probably stick with the "white gas" Coleman Peak 1 and feather lites. If we elect to cook in smaller groups of 2-4, we may be taking whisper lites or Jet Boil or ???. Thats what all the fun in learning new things is about.

Only have experieinced one flare-up in all these years - a scout who decided to refuel immediately before relighting! Our rule has always been to refuel stoves after the meal is done eating and the stoves are cooled. Then they have all night or at least hours before next use to evaporate any spilled gas. Unfortunately the refueling was not witnessed byu adults and he only admitted to it afterwards.

We did not require any heat ribbon for our Philmont trips (both times in early August), but it might be necessary in colder temps, early in the year at altitude, to heat the generator at initial lighting. Have really only used heat ribbon with winter camping, so it may not be necessary. It may just take a little longer to full throttle burn.

Our other crew took three different stoves in 2006, owned by the different adults, on which the crew practiced a number of outings prior to Philmont. Hope to buy one or two more different models to let the boys have the experience and make their own choice for ownership down the line. And we are continuing to have fun learning the different properties and "best use" for each.

Whatever stove is chosen, PLENTY of experience in SAFETY, USE and REPAIR, PRIOR to Philmont IS MANDATORY!

YIS,

-mike-

SM T131/Skipper 007

Go Bobwhites!

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Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:07:18 -0500
From: kirkmaes@gmail.com
To: philmont@troop47.com
Subject: [philmont] stoves

anyone have experience with the coleman feather exponent stoves, might also be called peak stoves?

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