[pct-l] Stove Fires

[Timothy Nye]

Wolf Taffy last year coming down Mt. San Jacinto just before the faucet.
$70,000.00 possible assessment for firefighting costs.  Alcohol stove in
winds.  He turned himself.

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 5:32 PM, <ned at mountaineducation.org> wrote:

> Clearing the area of combustible material includes the campground's wooden
> table top! Who is it on this list who has that great picture of 3 or 4
> burned rings on the top of just such a table?? Care to share?
>
>
>
> "Just remember, Be Careful out there!"
>
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
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> South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert W. Freed" <robert at engravingpros.com>
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 12:19 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Stove Fires
>
>
>  Pepsi can alcohol stoves are light weight and hot. A strong wind can blow
> them around spraying pressurized fuel as it goes. Also, since they
> pressurize by heating the entire stove they are not easy to stop with your
> hands. Plus there is no way to turn them off. This scenario has led to at
> least two forest fires that I have heard of.
> I use esbit. A half tab will boil a cup of water in about 7 minutes. They
> are easy to blow out and easy to carry. Plus mailing them in your drop box
> is easy. (Legal?)
> Robert
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