[pct-l] Wood stove on PCT

[Sir Mixalot]

Those are the old rules as of 2011.  Are you saying they negated the
research of that biologist and returned to the old rules?  I can't find the
fire restriction map online, but it included areas far below 10,000 feet.
 I might have a copy I can scan in.

On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 7:05 PM, nitnoid1 <nitnoid1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Wood fires are not allowed at and above 10,000 ft. in the Sierra.
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> The Incredible Bulk
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> On Mar 23, 2013, at 3:24 PM, Sir Mixalot <atetuna at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > The rules don't allow wood burning in some areas during some parts of the
> > year.  In parts of the Sierras, wood burning is banned in high use areas
> > because all the organic material was getting picked clean.  The old rules
> > previously forbid wood burning above 10k feet, but a biologist helped
> them
> > refine the rules.  The ranger I was around seemed like he'd enforce it
> on a
> > case by case basis.  If dead organic material was hard to find, then a
> fire
> > should not be used in that area.  If you were in an area with plenty of
> > litter and old downed trees, then you'd be following the intent of the
> > rules, so you should be okay.
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Martin M. Clark
> > <martin.m.clark at gmail.com>wrote:
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> >> Anyone have any experience with a woodstove on the PCT. I have a
> bushbuddy
> >> ultra I was thinking of using with a companion alcohol burner. Anyone
> have
> >> much thought on this? I know lint and samurai Joe used one. Just
> wondering
> >> what the issues are? Thanks in advance!
> >>
> >> Martin M. Clark
> >> 804-334-2009
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