[pct-l] To Stove or not to Stove

[John Abela]

I do hear what you are getting at, however...

A stove system that weights 10+ ounces will not save my life any more than a
couple of 0.1 ounce Esbit tablets. (and your REI crazy match that will never
go out that you always carry with you, right)

My cloth/shelter exists to keep me warm. If I am without my cloths, well,
lol, I am probably without my stove too. The river took them all, eh :)


On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 10:02 PM, 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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