[pct-l] Why I'm I carrying an alcohol stove?

[Jim Banks]

I also use a Jet Boil and I do the same thing with a piece of masking tape and a pencil. I average 20 to 21 boils per small canister.  It is very reliable.  I have never gotten less than 20, even in the High Sierra, but you have to pay attention and not keep it on after you reach a boil.

I-Beam 

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From: Pct-L [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Michael Irving
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 2:54 PM
To: Jay Bruins; <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Why I'm I carrying an alcohol stove?

That’s very similar to me, although I put a small piece of masking tape on the side and use my “stowaway” pen (super light ballpoint) (like the space pen, but lighter) and put tick marks on the tape, one per boil.  I get about 20 boils out of a 100g (small) canister for my JetBoil filling it up with water to the top 500 ml line.  My “average” is on the PCT in regards to elevation…not in the High Sierra…which I’d guess would be not as many as 20.

-GoalTech


> On Jan 9, 2015, at 2:47 PM, Jay Bruins <jbruins at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I carry a sharpie in my first aid and/or 10 essentials kit. I place 
> tick marks on the bottom for boils. Not perfect, but you can count 
> them. (I used to just shake them, but I’ve carried far more spares 
> than I needed to because of that.)
> 
> J
> 
> 
>> On Jan 9, 2015, at 2:33 PM, JPL <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I don't know how to capture the "fiddle with it" quotient, but alcohol has a high (bad) FQ (fiddle quotient), imho.  My Esbit tabs have a low FQ. Canister, butane low but not so much because you can't tell how much fuel you have left (on the trail).  With Esbit tabs, you just count 'em.
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Scott Bryce
>> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 5:29 PM
>> To: PCT-L
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Why I'm I carrying an alcohol stove?
>> 
>> On 1/9/2015 2:44 PM, Tim Umstead wrote:
>>> For more then 15 years I have carried an alcohol stove.  While doing 
>>> the JMT last summer, as an experiment, I carried a Soto Wind Master 
>>> and a canister.  I'm looking at some of my math and I'm surprised at 
>>> what I'm seeing and I'm asking myself "Why I'm I carrying an alcohol 
>>> stove?"
>>> 
>>> Some background information, I cook for four people,
>> 
>> Conventional wisdom says that if you cook for more than 1 person, 
>> alcohol has no advantages over butane.
>> 
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