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MSR WindBurner Stove Review: Positively Radiant
15 Apr 30 Miles Arbour / Bikepacking GearOptimized for windy conditions, the MSR WindBurner Stove is an all-in-one canister stove with a one-liter pot and an ultra-efficient radiant burner that excels where other stoves fail. After several months of testing and bikepacking, find Miles’s MSR WindBurner Stove review here…
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The Redesigned Vargo Jet-Ti 2 Stove Weighs 55 Grams
0 Mar 4 Miles Arbour / DispatchIn celebration of its 20th anniversary, Vargo has released an updated version of its popular Jet-Ti stove with more titanium, improved stability, and less weight. Learn all about the Vargo Jet-Ti 2 Stove here…
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Jetboil Stash Review: The Complete Kit
16 Apr 14 Miles Arbour / Bikepacking GearThe Jetboil Stash is the brand’s lightest and most compact cooking system to date, with the entire kit weighing just over 200g. We’ve been testing one over the past few months to see how it performs as a lightweight bikepacking stove for one to two people. Find Miles’ review here…
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Solo Stove Lite Review: twig powered cooking
72 Jul 12 Cass Gilbert / Bikepacking GearCass tries his hand at cooking with the Solo Stove Lite, an ultralight cooking system that uses twigs, leaves, and other forms of biomass to generate heat. Read on to find out how it fares in both perfectly dry Spanish conditions, and less than ideal UK drizzle…
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MSR PocketRocket 2 Mini Stove Kit Review: When Packability Counts
18 Oct 8 Miles Arbour / Bikepacking GearNew for 2018, MSR’s PocketRocket 2 Mini Stove Kit takes the already compact canister stove we reviewed last year and incorporates an aluminum pot with lid, a bowl, an ultralight pot lifter, and stuff sack, all while leaving room for a 4 oz. fuel canister. Here are our thoughts after a few months and far too many instant oatmeals…
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Optimus Crux Review: Packable with a Punch.
11 Aug 24 Miles Arbour / Bikepacking GearThe Optimus Crux stove has been around for a few years, but remains a definite contender for an ultralight and ultra-packable bikepacking stove. As an added bonus the Crux shares similar specs to some stoves we’ve seen released this year… and it folds in half into an incredibly tiny package.
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Clikstand Stove Review: the Sound of Silence.
46 Mar 10 Cass Gilbert / Bikepacking GearThe Clikstand is a lightweight, minimal stove system designed around the classic Trangia alcohol burner. Diminutive enough to pack in a framebag, it’s also perfectly proportioned for a gourmet cooking campout. Read on to discover why we like it so much…
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MSR PocketRocket 2 Review: Trail Tested.
8 Jan 10 Logan Watts / Bikepacking GearMSR claims to have rolled in the best features from both the much-loved PocketRocket and the ultralight MicroRocket to offer a lighter, more versatile sequel. Here’s our thoughts after using the Pocket Rocket 2 ultra-compact canister stove for a couple months as well as a comparison to the Snow Peak LiteMax Ti.
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Evernew Appalachian Set Review: Ethereally light
12 Jan 21 Christophe Noel / Bikepacking GearAt 161g complete, Evernew’s Appalachian pot set is certainly a minimalist titanium marvel. But there’s more to camp life than skimming weight. So how does it perform?
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Snow Peak LiteMax Ti Stove Review + An Ultralight Cook Kit
11 Aug 27 Logan Watts / Bikepacking FoodWhen optimizing your gear list for a light-and-fast bikepacking trip, the kitchen is one area you can fine tune for weight and speed. Find our Snow Peak LiteMax Ti Stove review here and a detailed cook kit…
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Vargo Titanium Hexagon Stove + Ultralight Bikepacking Kitchen
19 Oct 16 Logan Watts / Bikepacking FoodThe Vargo Titanium Hexagon Stove was one of the most impressive new pieces of gear that we carried on our tour through Africa; and Vargo’s knack for efficiency innovation and elegant design doesn’t stop there, so we put together a full Vargo bikepacking kitchen…
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Vargo Bot Review: Bikepacking Cook kit for the Framebag
32 Sep 4 Logan Watts / Bikepacking FoodThe Vargo BOT is an elegantly designed 1 liter titanium water bottle with a titanium screw lid that triples in versatility as a cooking pot and an excellent storage container.























