[pct-l] Pct-l Digest, Vol 16, Issue 42

[Sean Carey]

I went ahead and got the whitebox stove. I looked at some more reviews of it
and it seemed to fit generally what I am looking for. I will mess around
with it before I leave. So I can see what it is capable of and what size pot
etc I will be using. Once again thank you everyone for all of the advise. I
am leaving around may the 5th and can't wait! I am sure I will be posting
some more before I leave. LOL.

Sean C.

On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 2:00 PM, CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net> wrote:

> Good morning, Flop,
>
>
>
> I haven’t used a Whitebox Stove – I resist paying over $20 for the
> functional equivalent of what I can make for myself in 20 minutes out of
> two
> cat food cans – but I do have a smaller open-top contact stove.  The
> stability of it is really bad.  If you elect to use the Whitebox with a
> separate pot support I suggest you measure the performance with, and
> without, the support.  According to the Whitebox instructions it is made to
> have the bottom of the pot in direct contact with its top to force the
> vapor
> out the side holes, and it may be like my little contact stove which gets
> really cranky and performs less well when the pot is on a stand up and away
> from the stove.  Your results may vary, but I’m just klutzy enough to tip
> the thing over without a pot support.
>
>
>
> Steel-Eye
>
> Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT -- 1965
>
>  http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
>
>  http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Peter Hanson <xphanson at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I used this stove on my hike last year.  I had no problems with it and
> I'll
> > keep using it.  My only complaints are: 1) while you place your pot
> directly
> > on the stove, the small size of the stove means a lack of stability (you
> > must use care); and 2) you do have to wait a short amount of time (about
> a
> > minute)  for the stove to heat up before you place the pot on and start
> > heating.  This means that you are wasting a small amount of fuel each
> time
> > the stove is used.
> >
> > Both problems above could be solved by using a separate pot support made
> > out of chicken wire or something - I didn't bother.
> >
> > There is a good review of this stove on YouTube:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYjn8Urk7YA
> >
> > I have a question.  Last year I carried my alcohol in a 12 oz. aluminum
> > that was red and labelled "Fuel".  Someone on the trail told me that it
> was
> > not safe to carry alcohol in an aluminum bottle.  Has anyone heard of
> this?
> >
> > Thanks,  Pete Hanson / Flop
> >
> > --- On Fri, 4/10/09, pct-l-request at backcountry.net <
> > pct-l-request at backcountry.net> wrote:
> >
> >
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> > Message: 4
> > Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 19:46:19 -0700
> > From: Sean Carey <seanpct75 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [pct-l] stove
> > To: Pct-l at backcountry.net
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> > Hello,
> >
> > I am really considering the whitebox stove. I like how it looks. Anyone
> > like
> > this stove at well? Good choice? If not other options? Thank you. Oh it's
> > only $20+ $3 shipping to. :)
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> >
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