[pct-l] Isobutane Canister performance

[Dan Welch]

That works out to about 6.8 L per 100 g of fuel.  That's pretty good. You
must be using a good windscreen with that??  That squares with what I've
gotten on similar stoves.  I get about 10L per 100g in the field (Sierra
high country) with a JetBoil rig.  That is, if I'm careful (not
over-boiling, disconnecting the tank immediately, etc.), so I've recently
switched over to that. 

Thanks for the info...  Glad to get confirmation from others!

Timberline      



-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Mary Kwart
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 1:16 AM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] Isobutane Canister performance


Hi, all:

I just finished hiking the Oregon section of the PCT and finally got to
definitively figure out how much fuel I use. I packed an MSR isobutane
cartridge that had an 8 oz net weight. I boiled 1 3/4 cup of water daily and
put the boiling water in a freezer ziplock with the food in a cozy to cook.
I used a snow peak canister stove attachment and a titanium pot. It took 6.1
grams of fuel to boil 1 3/4 cup water.
I still had about a quarter of the fuel canister left after I reached the
Washington border. Now I know how to gage what's left in all my partially
used canisters at home. I can get about 37 days of 1 boil a day from a
larger MSR canister.
--Fireweed


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