[pct-l] IDEAS on what stove to use when cooking for 4

[Swope Christopher]

Catastrophic failure of a hiking partnership is not the only reason why people can get separated either. 

It's super easy to pass someone and not notice.

You can think that you're 5 minutes behind someone, but in reality that person jumped off trail and out of sight to take a dump. Pretty soon the person in the front is sprinting, trying to catch up with the person who's actually behind them, while that person is slowing down trying let the person who's actually ahead of them catch up.

Some variation of this happens all the time. 

Something to plan for... It sounds like you all have a lot of experience, so I'm sure you'll be fine.


Swope



On May 4, 2011, at 4:34 PM, Ate Tuna <atetuna at gmail.com> wrote:

> Charles,
> 
> It seems that I'm the one that was directed to, but that certainly wasn't my
> intent.  I related the closest trail relationship I had, but I did not
> demote your family to that of my trail friends.  Please do not put words in
> my mouth.  In any case, I don't see how the closeness of any relationship
> makes a hiking style more similar.   If anything, that closeness should be
> more understanding of the need for each person to hike at their own pace
> throughout the day for the health on each person and for the happiness of
> the group.  If your group finds that being together at the beginning and end
> of every day at a minimum is not enough, and needs to be in walking in
> lockstep together all day every day no matter what, then that's fine because
> everyone hikes their own hike which can include an inseparable group.
> 
> I did recommend an interim solution before committing to a group cooking
> solution, but to answer your question more directly, take a look at
> Backpackinglight.com.  They have a few fuel usage comparison articles and
> threads.  I would look them up for you, but I don't have a current
> membership.  For the quantity of food that you're planning to cook at one
> time, you might actually be better off with a really good white gas stove.
> Supposedly the new Soto Muka multi fuel stove is supposed to be the hottest
> stove on the market, and unlike certain MSR white gas stoves, the Soto can
> actually simmer.  Even if it weighs more as a system (stove/fuel/cookware),
> the benefit of being able to cook a bigger meal more quickly might be worth
> it.
> 
> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Eric Lee <saintgimp at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Charles wrote:
>>> 
>> Thanks, Gary. You get it. I was having trouble wrapping my head around my
>> family being demoted to "trail friends."
>>> 
>> 
>> You sound like we've insulted you, but I'm pretty sure that wasn't anyone's
>> intent.  The advice you're getting is good advice for any group of people
>> planning to hike 2,650 miles together, regardless of whether they're
>> friends
>> or family.  Even a family has to make choices when some of its members
>> can't/won't go on.  Just browse through trail journals of previous years
>> for
>> examples.  The members of this list have been encouraging you to keep your
>> options as open as possible, but if you already know that your choice will
>> be, "We all stick together no matter what, if one quits, we all quit," then
>> do what works for you.  No need to feel insulted.
>> 
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