[pct-l] stove fuel

[Kevin Cook]

I "budget" myself about 1-1.5 oz of alcohol per meal. Since I like to cook 3
times a day, I give myself ~4-5 oz per day. For 7 days, I would probably
carry 2 pint size bottles of alcohol.

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 7:40 AM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> How many meals per day? I use an 8 oz bottle and rarely use the whole
> thing, but I also rarely go a full 7 days. I think I use about 1 oz
> of fuel per meal, not counting the times I screw up and spill it or
> put too much in.
>
> On Mar 15, 2011, at 5:28 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> > Just wondering how much alcohol I need to bring for 7days I just
> > need to
> > bring water to a boil, I don't need to cook for long periods of
> > time I am
> > thinking 1 quart for the week.  Sound about right?
>
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