[pct-l] Isobutane Canister performance

[Diane Soini]

I was like that with my alcohol, too. Sometimes I'd just fill up my  
bottle full as I could and then I'd be spared having to worry about  
fuel for a while.

TrailHacker uses canister stoves. He just shakes them. If they feel a  
little too empty, he tosses them in a pile in the garage. Eventually  
he has to go out with a bunch of almost empty ones. This is how you  
"eyeball" a canister. I guess "earball" is more precise.

On Sep 13, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: David Thibault <dthibaul07 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Isobutane Canister performance
>
> 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)