A generator is my fav when convenient, but a Honda 1000 with a little gas in it weighs 35# and doesn't live in the plane. Sometimes the need to preheat happens when you didn't expect it so the gennie would be in the shed at home. In cold weather I take an MSR stove as survival equipment so the ammo box is an easy carry and it works great. It's a nice heat box for coffee or to warm hands or a sandwich, too. I'd like a lighter weight box but never found the need to make the time.
Different days favor different solutions. Would I choose my ammo box to preheat in town? No. Would I carry a generator on a fly-out day to snowshoe or ski or ice fish? No.
Different days favor different solutions. Would I choose my ammo box to preheat in town? No. Would I carry a generator on a fly-out day to snowshoe or ski or ice fish? No.