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Jesus - two other pieces of team equipment that never went to the field. Cleaned and kept in their case for IG inspections.
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Ah, you should have used them. Probably a little heavy for pure backpacking compared to some of the modern space age materials, but like I said, damn near bulletproof. I have never had it not fire up (sounds like a jet engine when it is up and going) and heats water fast.
Takes a little throttle manipulation sometimes to get the generator vaporizing the gas correctly, and so if you don't do it right it can be frustrating, but once you learn it -- its easy. There is one operational downside, in that the stove always starts off with a bright soft (and soot generating) yellow flame until the preheating causes it to "go blue," unlike the propane or vapor canister stoves that start off pale blue from the start.