[pct-l] Official reply for cook stoves

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

When they ban fires in SoCal they usually also ban smoking. So we  
might be stricter here.

On Aug 18, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> I'm *pretty sure* that alcohol stoves are not considered "self  
> contained",
> because they do not have an on/off switch, and they are basically  
> an open
> flame in a cup.  If I remember correctly, when there are fire bans  
> in SoCal,
> those bans include alcohol stoves.  I would assume it's the same  
> everywhere,
> but I could be wrong.
>
> Yogi
> www.pcthandbook.com