[pct-l] Fw: Permanent Campfire Ban on PCT?

[Edward Anderson]

Hi Deems,
 
You are mistaken. I respectfully disagree. Alcohol stoves are not  "the same risk as any stove".  Those extremely light weight soda can stoves are much more likely to be blown over by a sudden, and unexpected, gust of wind. This has happened more than once - as reported on the PCT-L. And, the flame is invisible and cannot be turned off - no valve. You can't simmer. It is much safer to use a canister stove. The Jetboil is very light weight and more fuel efficient than alcohol stoves - you only use as much fuel as you need. Cooking two meals/day the larger canister lasts me a week - and it only weighs 13 ounces. Please don't risk burning down any of the PCT. I know, those who are very experienced and careful use them successfully. I'm most concerned that they might, and do, influence new hikers who aspire to do the PCT. 
 
MendoRider
 

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 From: Deems <losthiker at sisqtel.net>
To: pct <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 7:20 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Fw:  Permanent Campfire Ban on PCT?
  

Subject: [pct-l] Permanent Campfire Ban on PCT?


> Campfire ban on the PCT? I'll vote no on this one.. geez..  The Chips fire 
> cause is unsolved. An alcohol stove is same risk as any stove. Fire, as a 
> gun, is simply a tool
> that one uses responsibly as needed.  Enforcing a fire ban across the 2600
> miles of trail corridor is totally bizarre. In the Marbles, Trinities, 
> Sierra, Glacier, huh? However, let's keep bikes, motorcycles, quadrunners, 
> cars, tanks, SUVs,
> 4wds, rockets, UFOS, space aliens, illegal aliens, dogs, cows, Bigfoot,
> religous cults, idiots, hunting, and gun toting rednecks off the trail... 
> I'll vote
> for that..well not dogs, I hike with mine everywhere... Kelly likes 
> fires...Each fire photo is on the PCT
> http://www.pbase.com/losthiker/image/108042240
> http://www.pbase.com/losthiker/image/72979842/original
> http://www.pbase.com/losthiker/image/108042237
> http://www.pbase.com/losthiker/image/132356162
> http://www.pbase.com/losthiker/image/140265409
> http://www.pbase.com/losthiker/image/106860265
> http://www.pbase.com/losthiker/image/94604770 


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