A place to chat about gear and the philosphy of ultralight. Ultralight bushwalking or backpacking focuses on carrying the lightest and simplest kit. There is still a good focus on safety and skill.

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Ultralight Bushwalking/backpacking is about more than just gear lists. Ultralight walkers carefully consider gear based on the environment they are entering, the weather forecast, their own skill, other people in the group. Gear and systems are tested and tweaked.
If you are new to this area then welcome - Please remember that although the same ultralight philosophy can be used in all environments that the specific gear and skill required will vary greatly. It is very dangerous to assume that you can just copy someone else's gear list, but you are encouraged to ask questions, learn and start reducing the pack weight and enjoying the freedom that comes.

Common words
Base pack backpacking the mass of the backpack and the gear inside - not including consumables such as food, water and fuel
light backpacking base weight less than 9.1kg
ultralight backpacking base weight less than 4.5kg
super-ultralight backpacking base weight less than 2.3kg
extreme-ultralight backpacking base weight less than 1.4kg
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Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove at Massdrop

Mon 02 May, 2016 2:54 pm

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Kovea Supalite Stove at Massdrop.

Weighing [strike]2.1 ounces[/strike] 60 grams, the Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove is compact, light, and powerful. This top-mount canister stove features a 4 minute boiling time for 1 liter of water. The burner head is specially designed for evenly dispersed heat, and the adjusting valve is easy to use and accurate. Overall, it makes for a reliable, compact stove.

Approximately US$45.

Re: Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove at Massdrop

Mon 02 May, 2016 10:44 pm

The BRS3000t just works so well though!

Re: Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove at Massdrop

Tue 03 May, 2016 5:40 pm

The BRS3000t is great if you are only going to boil water (and for a lot of walks that is all I do); if you are cooking food and with a Ti pot at least, it concentrates the heat too much and overcooks (ok burns) the food at the centre of the pot, I go back to my FireMaple 116T if I need to simmer cook (e.g., with my own dehydrated meals, rather than cooked in the bag freeze dried), I am guessing by the look of it the Kovea it would be better when simmering is required than the BRS3000t.

Re: Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove at Massdrop

Tue 03 May, 2016 7:27 pm

onward wrote:The BRS3000t is great if you are only going to boil water (and for a lot of walks that is all I do); if you are cooking food and with a Ti pot at least, it concentrates the heat too much and overcooks (ok burns) the food at the centre of the pot, I go back to my FireMaple 116T if I need to simmer cook (e.g., with my own dehydrated meals, rather than cooked in the bag freeze dried), I am guessing by the look of it the Kovea it would be better when simmering is required than the BRS3000t.

Bit of a tangent, but I use an MSR Microrocket and a Ti pot. Similar issue - heat concentrated in the centre of the pot, can burn. I use my own dehydrated meals, but do the same as I would for freeze dried - bring water to boil and sit for 10 mins. Usually with carbon felt pot cosy that doubles as a windshield. I tried it after my first experience of freeze-dried meals. Add boiling water, sit for 10 minutes, eat partially rehydrated vegies and 'beef' cuboid doovers (1% beef + 99% floor scrapings). Yep, it works just as well if not better with my own meals (where 'beef' = 96%+ beef).

Re: Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove at Massdrop

Thu 05 May, 2016 4:05 pm

I have the Ti version of that Kovea stove (heavier than this one), the head looks the same.
It does give a reasonably diffused flame.
The tricky bit is to make sure those arms are all fully folded out when you put a pot on it.
(I have a sort of auto re-fold feature on mine. Could be me...)

Re: Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove at Massdrop

Thu 05 May, 2016 4:46 pm

The burner head is the same as the revered Kovea Spider. Great stoves.

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Re: Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove at Massdrop

Tue 10 May, 2016 1:20 pm

I'd love a titanium model of the Kovea Spider.

Re: Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove at Massdrop

Wed 11 May, 2016 3:59 pm

Postage in account, these aren't a lot dearer from an au agent: eg

http://www.wildearth.com.au/buy/kovea-s ... e/TKB-0707

Re: Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove at Massdrop

Wed 11 May, 2016 7:49 pm

You can get it on Ebay from Korea for about the same with shipping.

Re: Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove at Massdrop

Thu 12 May, 2016 4:15 pm

Having a local supply chain includes some legal responsibility for the product. Each to their own, in the case of stoves I consider this important.

Re: Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove at Massdrop

Thu 12 May, 2016 7:36 pm

Nuts wrote:Having a local supply chain includes some legal responsibility for the product. Each to their own, in the case of stoves I consider this important.

If the stove is sold in Australia, it has legally been approved for use in Australia. Regardless of whether you buy it here or overseas.

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Re: Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove at Massdrop

Thu 12 May, 2016 9:09 pm

Local purchases come AGA tagged.
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