[pct-l] Fuel Canisters

[mark v]

Canisters are available seldom enough that you'll want to plan out your usage and just how often you'll need one.  In 2008, there were canisters at:

Idyllwild  ~mile 200
Big Bear   ~mile 350
Vermillion Valley or Muir Trail Ranch  ~mile 850
Tuolumne Meadows store ~925
South Lake Tahoe ~1100
Mt. Shasta City  ~1400??
Ashland   ~1600
Bend     ~1850
Portland  ~2100


Probably a couple of other places had them, but i didn't need to switch out canisters all that often.  Often there are used canisters in hiker boxes too, but the trick is estimating how much fuel is left in a given mystery canister.  

I did send canisters to myself in 2 places to bridge long distances with no availability: Kennedy Meadows (~700) and halfway through Washington (~2400).