[pct-l] Propane/butane canister availability

[Bob Bankhead]

The stores at both Tuolomne Meadows and Reds Meadow had the propane/butane cylinders (and Mountain House Freeze-dried dinners)  last summer. I expect they will again this year.

Kennedy Meadows (north) burned down last year.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Travis Beals 
  To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 10:44 PM
  Subject: [pct-l] Propane/butane canister availability


  Hello all,

  My wife and I are planning to hike the Sierra section (Walker Pass to  
  Soda Springs) of the PCT this summer. I've been trying to find  
  information about availability of propane/butane fuel canisters (i.e.,  
  MSR IsoPro, Snow Peak GigaPower, Primus, or any other brand of screw- 
  on canister that would fit a Snow Peak Giga Power stove). I have the  
  Pacific Crest Trail guidebook and also Yogi's PCT handbook, but  
  neither lists canister fuel availability.

  Here's the information I have so far:

  Onyx: ?
  Kennedy Meadows: ?
  Lone Pine: Very likely (has multiple sporting goods stores)
  Independence: ?
  Muir Trail Ranch: Yes (according to web site)
  VVR: Very likely (website says they carry stove fuel, but does not  
  list kinds)
  Red's Meadow / Mammoth Lakes : Maybe in Red's (website unclear) / very  
  likely in Mammoth Lakes (has multiple sporting goods stores)
  Tuolumne Meadows: Maybe
  Sonora Pass / N. Kennedy Meadows / Bridgeport: N. Kennedy Meadows is  
  unknown, Bridgeport may have fuel (one sporting goods store)
  Markleeville: ?
  Echo Lake / South Lake Tahoe : Unlikely in Echo Lake, very likely in  
  South Lake Tahoe (has multiple sporting goods stores)
  Soda Springs / Truckee: Probably can find fuel in Truckee

  Most of this information just comes from the internet; I haven't ever  
  hiked the trail and can't personally vouch for any of it. If you can  
  confirm either the presence or absence of fuel canisters in any of  
  these towns, that would be very helpful to me (and probably others on  
  this list). If you do have information on any of these locations,  
  please mention the specific store where you found fuel as well as the  
  year you hiked. Some of these stores may have changed hands recently,  
  so it would be helpful to know how recent the information is.

  Many thanks!

  -Travis
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