[pct-l] Isobutane Canister performance

[Tortoise]

I weigh my fuel canisters before and after my trips. I also compute the rare weight on unused canisters. Thus I know about how much is left in a canister. Thus I track my fuel usage and then estimate how much fuel I'll need for a planned trip. Works for me.

Tortoise

All content is copyrighted by their respective authors.ch
Use elsewhere than this list without permission prohibited.

Dictated / Typoed on my iPad.

On Sep 11, 2013, at 10:17, "ralvek088-hiking at yahoo.com" <ralvek088-hiking at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> No need to be so offensive - even in private! You may disagree with her but wow.....
> 
> I  found Mary's post very useful; she didn't present it as "scientific fact" or as published research but
> just her personal experience. I'm a long time subscriber to Backpacking Light and have read many
> of their stove related articles. Both kinds of data are useful to me and I'd guess to most others.
> 
> The key variable is the person using the stove and their usage patterns; I'm not a thru-hiker
> and I'm not very consistent about how I cook. When I'm out backpacking I cook and eat different
> kinds of food that can take different amounts of fuel to "cook" (rehydrate).
> 
> Most folks probably read a number of different sources and combine it their own personal experiences, potential
> weather conditions on trail etc as they plan how much fuel to carry on a given trip.
> 
> Please do post your personal experiences! At least some of us want to hear them.
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Matt Signore <mpsignore at gmail.com>
> 
> 
> Sorry to hear with all your experience you are almost a decade behind on
> your definitive findings.  Here is a 8 year old study about canister
> stoves.
> http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/canister_stove_faq#.UjCe78aWZ8F
> 
> Sorry it shreds your findings to pieces.  BPL has a ton of wonderful
> articles just like this one.  Maybe someone will get you a subscription for
> the holidays.  People who back their findings with data.  Not half thought
> out supposition.
> _______________________________________________
> Pct-L mailing list
> Pct-L at backcountry.net
> To unsubscribe, or change options visit:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
> 
> List Archives:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/
> All content is copyrighted by the respective authors. 
> Reproduction is prohibited without express permission.