[pct-l] New to PCT/Jetboil

Mon Apr 8 08:38:21 CDT 2013

Jim,
One of the features of the Jetboil, that I purchased in 2007, that I find most useful is that I can SIMMER.  I used it during my entire, four-season, ride of the PCT. You say that you can't simmer with yours. Try turning the flame control knob counter-clockwise. Start it at full flame, and then carefully back it off until you have the heat that you want for what you are cooking. If you turn it too far, you will shut it off - it is also the shut-off valve. I always use simmer when I make trout stew because it works best when I cook slowly. In my experience, using the lower heat adjustment saves a lot of fuel - since less of it escapes along the sides of my Jetboil  pot, which has the heat-saver fins around the perimeter. Since I like to be able to adjust the flame, I wouldn't want a stove that could not simmer - or one that lacks a shut-off valve.

MendoRider-Hiker

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 From: Jim Marco <jdm27 at cornell.edu>
To: jason povey <golobos_55 at yahoo.com>; "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Sunday, April 7, 2013 5:00 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] New to PCT

Hi Jason,
    Mostly, this years batch is busy getting ready for the trail.
    Generally,  you do not need two stoves. But, both the stoves you mention are poor at simmering. I tend to do a bit of foraging as I go. Oyster mushrooms, brachiated, a few others I know. Cattail shoots, mustard greens, etc generally require 15-20 minutes of boiling/steaming, then frying down with olive oil, salt, black pepper, red pepper and garlic for full flavor (Italian style)...served sprinkled with cheese, a few chunks of salami and a chunk of bannock. The whole thing weighs about 5oz in my pack, cost about an ounce of fuel and uses a wide range of temps from the stove. In this example I would go from fairly high to boil, to low for a slow boil, to mid-high for frying. My old Whisperlite would never maintain a simmer for more than a minute and was sold about a year after I got it. The Jetboil likes  to do its name, boil water fast like a jet. 
    However, I believe you CAN do poached trout in a JetBoil, rather than frying them. Hell I know you can do this on an alcohol stove. 
    My thoughts only . . .
        jdm    
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From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of jason povey
Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 10:57 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] New to PCT

I sent out an email to the group earlier this week but recieved no response but I am not sure if I sent it to the correct address.  My girlfriend and I will be hiking the Oregon section of the PCT this summer, starting around July 20th.  I have hiked all over the southwest but the farthest north I have strapped a back on is a redwoods trip I did when I was about 20 (im now 35).  The questions I have are; is it worth brining my whisper lite and jet boil? Most cooking will be dehydrated meals but I also will be fly fishing which brings me to another about fishing and keepin a fish occasionally for dinner, is it kosher?; I have always used a good pair of running shoes to hike in, I find they are lighter, dry quicker and easier on the knees and back.  Yea or Nay with the PCT?  I have nearly all the gear I can think of which I would need but again I have been hiking the grand canyon and deserts in Utah and New Mexico.  I recently bought a pair of
 water  resistant hiking pants that unzip for shorts.  Both of our packs are either water proof or have a cover.  I have dry compression bags for the sleeping bags from river trips.  Any other major thing that I will need (there are of course other small things I have such as survival gear, first aid, compass, maps).; How long should we plan on taking to hike the Oregon stretch, by my estimates, with a few rest days we should be able to do it in around 40 days without too much stress; Finally, I am doing this hike for a foundation I started for athletes, from football to mountain biking, that have suffered head trauma.  I will bore you with the details but below are links if you care to read what this is all about.  I am sure I will have many more questions once I start to really put things together and am glad that I have the oportunity to reach out to such a great community.  Thanks, Jason 

Facebook Page  https://www.facebook.com/HeadStrongAthletes#!/HeadStrongAthletes

Blog: http://headstrongfoundation.blog.com/2013/02/18/head-strong/

Both of those pages have links to the donation site.  I am not asking anyone on here to donate, just for some good advice on how to get through this with the least amount of things that can and surely will go wrong. _______________________________________________
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