[pct-l] To Stove or not to Stove

[giniajim]

What's a road flare weigh?

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mike Chapman 
  To: Pinnacle2reach4u 
  Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 9:38 AM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] To Stove or not to Stove


  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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