QuoteOriginally posted by oldrubline:
PistolPete...I like your stove idea and had actually been looking at similar DIY options on Bushcrafting sites.  I am guessing you get it going with the cotton balls then feed with twigs?  Just makes sense to me to use what fuel is already all around the mountain!   Those fancy little fuel stoves cost a bunch too...

Dan

You got it. Cheaper, lighter, and simpler. Not faster, but not much slower, either.

I always have several packs of precooked bacon.  C'mon, that stuff will last FOREVER.   I use it on tortillas with peanut butter.  Plenty of calories there.

I really like Patrick Smith's wild casserole.  Google search should turn up the recipe.  Big bag dehydrated weighs nothing, and will easily handle a week.  It's one thing that I don't get sick of too.

You can get the butane stoves on Amazon for $10 to $25. Around here fire bans are common so a stove that has a shut off is required. Sometimes there is a complete ban of any stove so you have to go no cook.