It’s your gateway to food and water (if you’re boiling it to kill bacteria), and as such, you want a reliable, lightweight stove. Right now, the MSR PocketRocket Deluxe ($85) is my favorite ...

This included three metrics: how long it will take to boil 1 L of water with and without wind, and how fuel-efficient each stove is while doing so? First, I started without wind. The MSR came out ...