[pct-l] To Stove or not to Stove

[Mike Chapman]

Ive always used a propane stove and torch option for those reasons,but
its too heavy and takes up huge space. Esbit is my pct stove,but its
no life saver. Maybe a fire-gel would relax your mind? Ive camped in
the some of the worst conditions possible in cali,and still made fire
with some of that gel,even through iced up twigs. They found his body
yesterday and already determined it was because of freezing?
Interesting. Hike on,and stay warm.

On 2/9/11, Pinnacle2reach4u <pinnacle2reach4u at aol.com> wrote:
>
>  To stove or not to stove.  That is the question.
>
> For me it is very simple and basic.  Besides a hot meal, it is an added
> measure of safety especially in fall, winter and spring.  Your core body
> temperature only has to drop 4 degrees for you to get hypothermia.  If you
> are miles from your car or a highway and you get cold how do you get your
> body rewarmed if you get cold for some reason?  Perhaps you are on snow or
> in a storm where building any kind of fire is next to impossible.  A stove
> will save your life.  Just ask Rick Gentry (supposedly an experienced hiker)
> who was on a day hike and got caught in a severe winter storm last November.
>  They just found his body yesterday.
>
>
>
>
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