[pct-l] Isobutane Canister performance

[Danny]

I agree 100%! 

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. -E. Abbey

On Sep 12, 2013, at 8:35 PM, David Thibault <dthibaul07 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I suspect I spend too little time on the trail - at least that's the way it
> feels to me.
> 
> I can honestly say I have never done any math concerning fueling my stove
> on a hike - and I'm an Engineer...
> 
> I hate to say this but when I got to a town I'd just determine how many
> days to the next resupply and eyeball the amount of fuel I'd pour into my
> fuel bottle (I use an alcohol stove).  I never gave it more than about 10
> seconds of thought.
> 
> HYOH, YMMV
> 
> Day-Late (who rarely runs out of fuel)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Isobutane Canister performance
>> .
>> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> .
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