Outdoors 101: The Lightweight Portable Stove

What does backpacking, hiking, camping, and every outdoor adventure need? Food! Food is one of the single most important elements to retaining and gaining energy to complete an outdoor adventure safely and efficiently. Whether you are on a hike, camping, or hunting trip, planning a meal on the go is one of the most challenging task. Questions like "Cooked food or dehydrated? What to cook? How to cook? How to transport the raw food/ingredients?"etc all seem to arise before an adventure. So what's the best way to tackle a meal? That depends on the type of trip you will be taking. For a quick day trip, dehydrated foods and meats can be a great option for space and convenience. For an extended 2-3+ night hike or camping trip, cookware is generally needed for both convenience and safety. This is where a lightweight portable stove comes in handy. For convenience, most of the modern portable stoves fold up into a flat pack and lightweight assembly, which allows for easy packing and transport. These stoves allow you to quickly cook small meats, beverages, and also to purify ground water. While a camper can easily make-do without a stove by utilizing rocks and sticks, a lightweight portable stove allows you to quickly cook or boil beverages over a small twig fire/oil source. Compared to placing your food on a heated stone, the portable stoves provide a solid and clean base to cook quickly and efficiently. They also allow you to quickly clean up, pack up, and hit the trail! So next time you hit the trail, be sure to plan a few steps ahead grab you a lightweight portable stove. Now you can focus on the hike, while also enjoying a hot meal or cup of joe! Happy Adventures!