[pct-l] Los Padres National forest fire ban

[belcherjd at juno.com]

An exert from the Los Padres National Forest fire ban site 
http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/lpnf/home/?cid=stelprdb5401877

• Wood and charcoal fires are prohibited in all areas of Los Padres National Forest except for designated Campfire Use sites; however persons with a valid California Campfire Permit are allowed to use portable stoves and lanterns using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel outside of designated Campfire Use Sites. California Campfire Permits are available for free download from the Los Padres National Forest website http://www.fs.usda.gov/lpnf
You must clear all flammable material for a distance of five feet in all directions from your camp stove, have a shovel available, and ensure that a responsible person attends the stove at all times when it is in use. 

I read this as: Jetboil stoves are allowed (pressurize canisters)
MSR Whisperlite is allowed (Gas)  sterno type stoves are allowed (if using jellied petroleum not liquid) but a homemade cat stove would not be allowed (if using liquid alcohol).

However, even if these stoves are allowed or not, how many of us are carrying a shovel?
 I carry a ti trowel but not a shovel.

'til later,
Jon (Gandalf - PCT class of 2013)
Marysville WA

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