[pct-l] To Stove or not to Stove

[Mike Chapman]

I forgot to mention,I will bring a road flare for emergency on the
pct(fire option,bear deterant,signal,and it looks cool) I know this
may upset people,but what dosent anymore? Heck,you could close up a
big cut with that kind of flame. Hike on.

On 2/10/11, Mike Chapman <altathunder76 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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