[pct-l] stoves and water filters

Michael McDaris mmcdaris at gmail.com
Thu Mar 26 08:09:18 CDT 2009


Bethany,
I use a coke can stove.  You can fuse HEET or Danatured Alcohol for fuel,
and find it almost anywhere.

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 2:06 AM, Bethany Cooper <bethanycooper at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am replacing my MSR Whisperlite stove and would like suggestions
> from past thru-hikers.  I am thinking of going with a screw-on
> canister stove.  Are the standard butane/propane canisters readily
> available in most resupply towns?  Any other thoughts, pros/cons with
> that style?
>
> I use an MSR Sweetwater filter.  For those who have thru-hiked with
> the same filter, what is your experience with filter life, i.e., how
> many filters did you go through over the course of the entire trail?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Bethany
>
>
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