every gear thread seems to descend to the ultralight ounce counting debate these days. sigh.
I stopped long ago caring about the weight of certain gear items I consider essential. A canister stove is an essential item in my pack, period. Canister weight is a fact of life, just like gravity. Never stopped me from reaching my destination, but I still have all my eye brows, don't smell like a gas station, and get a stove going the moment I push a button - 4 minutes later two cups of water are boiling. Life is good.
OK, so I am missing out on all the fun this guy is having:
Fiery inferno by
speedcenter2001, on Flickr
I've long ago answered all my stove questions and have moved on to the solving more pressing problems of the universe such as discovering the perfect backcountry pillow
