[pct-l] Fuel Canisters

[Kent Spring]

I'll add my 2-cents worth to what Mark said: canisters are NOT 
available at Mojave/Tahachapi.  And, JetBoil is designed for 
special 'small' canisters. So - sometimes you'll only find the 
larger variety.  I still like canister cooking, so you might 
want to spend the time researching it all.

Kent

> 
> 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).
> 
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