I have a MSR Whisperlite and would like to know how to carry it. Do most people take the tank off and carry the tank out side the pack and stove inside ?
Or leave it connected and pack it inside or outside?
I have nightmares thinking about a little white gas leaking inside my pack.
Velroc
When I use it I leave the pump on the bottle, the bottle outside the pack and inside a ziploc, upright. Put the stove inside your pot or in its bag it came with.
One thing these do is leave fuel in the hose after you unhook it. Unless you do this; just before your food is done, HOLD the hose and turn the fuel bottle on it 180* so the bottle is now “upsidedown”. This puts the fuel pick up in the top of the bottle now and the air inside will force the fuel out. When the flame dies, turn it off and unhook it. No dribble. And the bottle is depressurized also. Fewer chances of leaks.
Bushwhack
if you unscrew the pump and put it with the rest of your stove and then store it with your cooking pot the fuel smell will mask any food smells, or so I have been told.
The Hobo