[pct-l] Canister fuel re-supply

[mkwart at gci.net]

I used a canister stove in 2010 and liked it. I often found discarded 
partially used canisters in hiker boxes. It was not the re-supply 
problem I thought it would be. I did have to have a friend send me a 
canister to Snoqualmie Pass, but that was just from bad planning on my 
part. I clued my friend into the regulations of mailing canisters, which 
are available in other threads on pct-l.

I also use a pot cozy to save fuel. I have had problems with the 
canister not working at temps below 35 degrees if it has been outside 
the tent all night, but solve that by putting it in the bottom of my 
sleeping bag at night and putting it inside the pot cozy to light it in 
the morning. That solved the problem, which crops up more when the 
canister has less fuel.

--Fireweed