[pct-l] Alcohol availability? Mailing fuel

[Phil Newhouse]

Frodo,

Will you use the pocket rocket on your next "thru"?    :-)

How often did you have to get new canisters?

phil

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Mann <bmann1 at san.rr.com> wrote:

> When Scout and I thru-hiked in '07, we used an alcohol stove for most of
> the
> trip, but wanted something a bit hotter and easier to use for the last
> part.
> We used a pocket rocket that attaches to a butane canister.  We had REI
> ship
> us canisters (they only ship the small ones), and that worked out great.
> Never any worries.
>
> BTW, we packed out our TP.  Wish all hikers did the same.  It was no big
> deal.  Didn't do anything special with it in bear territory, it just stayed
> in our toiletry kit (zip-loc bag) with fresh TP and Purell.
>
> -Frodo
>
>
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