New Cook Kit

Preparing for a 2 month backcountry/backroads solo trip presents some new situations and challenges. Today's blog is about cook stoves. I have an msr white gas stove I have used for my weekend 14ner backpack trips. On an 8 week solo trip, how does one resupply gas? The common  size is one gallon containers, and generally in more specialized shops. How much to carry? The white gas backpacking bottle would cover perhaps 4 to 5 days with 2 boils of a liter each. I'd have  to score more fuel 10 to 12 times during the 2 months. I could replace with a multi fuel msr or equivalent, as gas stations a prevalent. So I am faced with carrying lots of gas, and probably not carrying a full gallon several times with chance of running out, or buying a new stove. On the new stove side,  there are also biomass stoves that burn twigs, kindling, pine cones, buffalo chips, etc. For those, you need not carry fuel. There are alcohol stoves that use isopropyl alcohol, everclear,or even Heet the gas additive. Some alcohol stoves work with biomass stoves. This is the route I chose, biomass with alcohol backup. I can carry a minimum amount of alcohol for backup. After research I chose the Solo Stove. I like the compact size (it fits in my cookkit)  and it is a 2 stage burner system with  gasifier design that increases efficiency and burns cleaner. The alcohol burner fits into the stove when packed up as well.

Test boil burning biomass, w/ new cook kit