Gear Closet: Trail Designs Ti-Tri Fissure

Making dinner on the Big South Fork.

This great stove from Trail Designs is truly a joy to use. Finding a unique blend of space savings, weight and functionality that hits the nail right on the head. Looking at this stove, it is clear to see how far this ultralight company have pushed the envelope past the mainstream gear companies. Not only from a weight perspective, from a usability point of view too. Let’s say you are out on the trail and your fuel bottle is leaking, with the Ti Tri Series you can also burn wood too. Or, you could have a fellow that misjudged the fuel left in his canister, or cold temp/wind effect it and he stumbles into camp. You could fire up with a few pencil sized sticks and get him settled into some dinner, shoot everyone in camp even. Once this sucker starts up, just keep adding some sticks to keep it rolling for as long as you need, think of it as an insurance policy. If your looking for the lower profile Sidewinder, check out my review here.   http://getoutbackpacking.com/gear-closet-trail-designs-sidewinder-ti-tri/

The Caldera Cone comes in two pieces that fit together.

Here is what the wood burning option looks like. It has a titanium cone, a Afterburner screen for clean burning and a grid to keep the ashes and the sticks separate for efficiency. A floor is used to reduce the impact to the environment.

The optional Starlyte Stove comes with a lid to keep any extra fuel inside.

Or you can use a fuel tab or the alcohol stove if that is your cup of tea. Once this sucker starts up, just keep adding some sticks to keep it rolling for as long as you need, think of it as an insurance policy. With a cuben stuff sack the whole kit and caboodle weigh 6.2 oz. before fuel. Now for folks that haven’t used a alcohol stove before, it is a very cheap and lighter alternative to the traditional canister. A gallon of this fuel is like $15, which will last you a long time. Everything rolls up and fits inside your pot, I have a 850ml Toaks. If you use a larger volume pot, you can usually put the fuel bottle in there too. This keeps all the parts consolidated and safe inside your pot from getting bent or worse. Plus, it saves on space too, which is a huge benefit when you want to use a smaller pack for a trip. You can get different upgrades like a Starlyte Stove, Simmer Rings ect. So, do some research into what size pot and features you would like before going to order one.  I have had three of Trail Designs Stoves over the year, the Caldera, a Ti-Tri Sidewinder, and now a Fissure. All three have held up and functioned perfectly through a good deal of use by the way and a whole lot of miles.

The “Afterburner” screen goes in the bottom and all three cones and the floor roll up into a provided Tyvek cozy, nice and neat.

Done deal, pack it up and go!