[pct-l] Stove fuel

[dsaufley at sprynet.com]

My experience is the same as yours.  I will add that when we went on Mountain Education's winter preparedness course, we also had temps in the 20s and blizzard conditions in addition to the elevation -- and our alcohol stove worked perfectly with no discernable difference in performance.  

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: jeff.singewald at comcast.net
>Sent: Feb 23, 2007 2:43 PM
>To: Nathan Miller <erccmacfitheal at yahoo.com>, pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Stove fuel
>
>Nathan,
>
>I utilized an alcohol stove throughout my 2006 thru-hike and never experiencied issues at elevation.  I had multiple nights above 10,000 and even one at 11,000 and never did I have problems bringing several cups of water to boil.  I would highly recommend going with this option.  As far as fuel goes, I resupplied through mail drops 95% of the time and I simply shipped myself the HEET in my mail drops.  Not a problem at all.
>
>Elevator
>
>-------------- Original message -------------- 
>From: Nathan Miller <erccmacfitheal at yahoo.com> 
>
>> I've pretty much decided on an alcohol stove for 
>> backpacking. There's virtually nothing to break 
>> or become clogged. There's a saying: "The more 
>> you overwork the plumbing, the easier it is to 
>> stop up the drain." Alcohol stoves certainly 
>> seem to be the very antithesis of this. I do 
>> have a question or two about them: 
>> 
>> -I've read that alcohol doesn't burn well above 
>> 7000 ft. How many of you have found this to be a 
>> severe disadvantage as opposed to a mere 
>> inconvenience or annoyance? 
>> 
>> -I've read that denatured alcohol can be 
>> difficult to find in some places. I'm also aware 
>> that mailing it might be a bit twitchy. What 
>> other fuels can one burn in an alcohol stove? I 
>> imagine anything liquid would work (at least in 
>> theory, although I really wouldn't want to try 
>> gasoline!). 
>> 
>> -The PCT guide books mention in the introductions 
>> to at least one section that fires are restricted 
>> or prohibited. Does this include stoves and 
>> specifically alcohol stoves? 
>> 
>> -How much does alcohol weigh (about the same as 
>> water?)? What kind of container does one use to 
>> carry and/or mail it? 
>> 
>> Nathan Miller 
>> Newberg, OR 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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