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Every time i look at this it makes me laugh

I've had two now for a few years and they're great stoves. Have the pre-heat tube and a definite upgrade from the square style referenced. I had one of those before upgrading. You can also buy an adapter which allows you to use the cheap aerosol gas canisters, which means you can run it slightly cheaper in summer when these work at their best.

If you're going for a gas stove, a couple of pieces of advice. Firstly make sure it has a pre-heat tube. This passes the gas through the stove flame before sending it through the stove head. Makes the stove burn hotter. Secondly, use Jetboil fuel. This works down to much lower temperatures than most other fuels. I won't bore you with the reasoning, but on a cold night most basic fuel cans will stop working, even when there's loads of gas left in there. If it was still available, i would recommend the Advanta Power Stove (http://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/advanta-power-stove) but it seems to be discontinued. It was a rebranded fire maple stove. Nice hot flame and really quick to boil. With a quick look around, i would probably go for this one now. Has piezoelectric ignition built in as well. It's a bit more expensive, but should last you years. http://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/advanta-discovery-csx-supernova-stove

That gas can should last the time you require ,but to be on the safe side have a spare in the car . The stove people seem to rave about is the , not read a bad report ...Bluin T4 PS, i dont have a T4 my opinion is based on others experiences

That. shimmys are lush out the box and stay that way with a service every ten minutes. Even the old long casts, which were the most solid reels shimmy ever made, die after a few years proper use. I too have infinities, replaced shimmys with them. Never serviced them, they just go on and on and on and.....

I have had my diawa infinities for around 13 years now. Never been serviced, other than a clean down and oil every couple or three years by myself. I would never change them. I've never even been tempted to 'upgrade' them as I don't think they can be! I also have a pair of emblem spod reels for my spod and marker rods. These are also bullet proof but do need a bit more of a regular oil to keep them in top nick. I know coops uses these reels for his 'fishing' rods and loves them. There is is no doubt that there are some decent shimmy reels about though. Just that I wouldn't change mine to them, doesn't mean that someone else wouldn't.