[pct-l] Stove canisters

[Postholer]

As a devout Esbit user, you'll find these problems don't exist. You can ship 
ground, not air. I kept all my fuel, 120 tabs, in my bounce box. It was 
always there when I needed it. I'd carry about 10 at a time. At 50 cents 
each, $60 dollars easily covers the entire trip, compared to $20 for 
alcohol.

 If you're doing simple cooking, hot water, rehydrating, etc, it can't be 
beat. The stove (3.25 oz) with 5 fuel tabs weigh 6 oz.

For more elaborate cooking I understand canister stoves are the way to go.

If you're a pyromanic and like walking through charred moonscape-esque 
landscape, by all means carry a pepsi-can alcohol stove. While you might be 
an icon of safety with an alcohol stove, I PROMISE the hiker next you may 
not be. No stove has done more damage to the forests along the PCT than the 
home made alcohol stoves.

In the west where fire season is 365 days, alocohol stoves are a trend that 
need to just go away.

-postholer

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It is my understanding that the folks who control the shipping rules have 
made it illegal to ship yourself - via USPS or UPS or others - stove 
canisters.  My experience is that they are quite limited in finding in 
stores along the trail. For those contemplating using a Jet Boil or other 
canister stove on the PCT, where can the canisters be purchased?

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