[pct-l] Question on stoves

[gschenk1 at roadrunner.com]

Just to be devil's advocate for a bit.
White gas stoves have some advantages over alcohol and butane:

They are more controllable than alcohol stoves, which have no on/off valves. Of course, butane
stoves are the champions here. Alcohol stoves can be dangerous in inexperienced hands.

The fuel lasts longer. A bottle of white gas can last a long time in the field, especially with conservative use.

Less waste than butane as you don't have not quite empty canisters to toss.

White gas is readily available.

Gary

---- Katie Muilenburg <katiedm at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Agreed.  Whisperlite is HEAVY.  And bulkier.
> 
> Alcohol stoves are wicked cheap to make and incredibly light.  For a more
> traditional stove, pocket rocket is $40, much lighter than whisperlite, and
> sturdy/reliable.
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com>wrote:
> 
> > It means that a whispterlight is very heavy compared to the
> > alternatives you mentioned. Though I use that stove for winter
> > camping, I could not imagine lugging it around on a PCT through hike.
> >
> > All IMHO, YMMV. HYOH
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Gail Francis <gailmfrancis at yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > > I've got an MSR whisperlite that runs on white gas (Coleman fuel). I've
> > used it for about a 1,000 miles on the Appalachian Trail and all over the
> > place on shorter hikes. Wouldn't want to get a different stove for my PCT
> > hike, but I've noticed most people break the stove options into alcohol
> > stove, canister stoves, or stoveless, so I"m wondering if this means that
> > white gas will be hard to come by at resupplies.
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