I'm looking for a petrol/pannel wipe stove that isn't stupidly noisy.
I have an MSR Dragonfly which gives good heat and great control but sounds like you are sitting in the after burner on a jet fighter. Other than that the only thing I dislike is the plastic pump unit. It hasn't given me any trouble yet but it just feels wrong if you know what I mean.
I'd like it to be fairly small overall and not stupidly heavy as it will tend to go in my grab bag/daysack ad be mainly used for brews but will get used for cooking aswell.
I've been looking at the Optimus Svea but I am unsure if that would be best. It's nice and simple with a built in fuel tank and is a nice size but the nova is twice as powerful but with the pump adds complexity that may break and a separate fuel cylinder ads bulk and weight. Both also seem pretty noisy but maybe not as noisy as the dragonfly?
I don't want a meths based solution as
a) I'm not particularly fond of them
b) Take ages to boil water
c) Burn times aren't great and refilling has to be done once cool.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should be looking at?
Cheers
Grebby
I have an MSR Dragonfly which gives good heat and great control but sounds like you are sitting in the after burner on a jet fighter. Other than that the only thing I dislike is the plastic pump unit. It hasn't given me any trouble yet but it just feels wrong if you know what I mean.
I'd like it to be fairly small overall and not stupidly heavy as it will tend to go in my grab bag/daysack ad be mainly used for brews but will get used for cooking aswell.
I've been looking at the Optimus Svea but I am unsure if that would be best. It's nice and simple with a built in fuel tank and is a nice size but the nova is twice as powerful but with the pump adds complexity that may break and a separate fuel cylinder ads bulk and weight. Both also seem pretty noisy but maybe not as noisy as the dragonfly?
I don't want a meths based solution as
a) I'm not particularly fond of them
b) Take ages to boil water
c) Burn times aren't great and refilling has to be done once cool.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should be looking at?
Cheers
Grebby