The biggest drawback is that canisters depressurize in the cold leading to weak or no flame. Normal pressure resumes when the canister temperature is increased.
Canister stoves have many advantages. They are pretty easy to use, they are compact and lightweight, they have good flame control, there is no spilled fuel, no priming is required and there is less soot on cookware.
The disadvantages of canister stoves are the poor cold-weather performance, fuel is more expensive, reduced heat output over time, it is difficult to tell how much fuel is remaining, it is hard to find canister fuel outside the U.S. and it can be unstable.
The Jetboil CrunchIt tool allows you to safety recycle your spent fuel canisters.
The built-in pressure regulator purpose is to provide consistent heat output throughout the life of the canister. This feature improves cold weather performance.
Stabilizers can be attached to the bottom of the fuel canisters which provide a wider base to reduce chance of tipping over.
The integrated stove system is paired with a cooking pot designed to work specifically with that stove which has lots of advantages over the traditional canister stove.
The integrated stove systems have lots of advantages. They have faster boil times, they have improved fuel efficiency, and they have increased wind protection.
The integrated stove systems have two main disadvantages. They are less versatile and they are much more expensive.
Liquid-fuel stoves perform best in cold temperatures. They most commonly run on white gas using a refillable fuel bottle that is manually pressurized with a fuel pump.
Liquid-fuel stoves need to be primed, a process that preheats the fuel line enabling the stove to convert the liquid fuel into a vapor.
Liquid-duel stoves have many advantages. They have excellent cold-weather performance, their fuel is inexpensive, they have a highly stable base holds larger cookware, and they take only the amount of fuel that you need.
The most common disadvantages of the liquid-fuel stoves are that the most of them require priming to operate, they cost more than other options, fuel spilling is a common case when using them, they are generally heavier and they requires separate purchase of fuel bottle.
Multifuel stoves can accommodate various fuels including white gas, unleaded auto gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel and diesel. They tend to cost more than any other camping stove.
Burn time refers to how long a stove burns using a given amount of fuel.
Average boil time is the time required to bring one liter of 70 Fahrenheit to boil.
The pot stability is a subjective rating of how well a stove's support arms hold a typical cooking pot.
Stove stability is a subjective rating of stability of the specific stove design.
No, priming is required for liquid-fuel stoves only. Its purpose is to preheat and vaporize a small quantity of fuel to ensure proper stove ignition.
The main advantages of white gas are that it is the cleanest, most efficient fuel choice, spilled fuel evaporates quickly, it is readily available in U.S and it is best for cold weather use.
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