i've posted this shot a couple times.before i head out on the canoe trips i spend the first night in a drive-in camp near the landing.to avoid having the hassle of re-packing in the AM i take a second set of cooking and tenting gear.a "odd ball" stove that i can get some photos to post is always a fun choice.
Ok..the cold weather hot water tip.on a very chilly June evening this Gaz stove would just not put out a decent flame,the water in the pot was just on the edge of warm but would not come to a boil.i spooned out the sort of warm water into the plastic cart holder and the burner started into a nice roar,and here is the kicker..it stayed that way thru the entire meal prep!the heat coming off the burner and the bottom of the pot was enough to keep the process going.i could have put a wind screen of some sort around it but i was just boiling water to heat up a can with stew in it.so i would say if you can get the burner going full blast it will stay that way in "normal"camping places,no ice bound ledges at -40..