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

[Carol Klahn]

From what I understand, even Esbits were restricted under last year's rules. Silly. Something about not having an off switch? (The off switch is your mouth, when you blow it out!)

But yes, the Vargo Triad (as well as the Cardera Cone Tri-Ti) can do both alcohol and Esbit tabs. 


> On Jan 9, 2015, at 4:58 PM, Richard Brinkman <richardb10 at live.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Could one use Esbit tabs in say a Vargo Triad alcohol stove without damaging
> the alcohol stove function?  I have used Esbit stoves on my section hikes
> but would like to have the alcohol option as well.  
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Rich Brinkman
> Leavenworth, WA
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pct-L [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of JPL
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 2:33 PM
> To: Scott Bryce; PCT-L
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Why I'm I carrying an alcohol stove?
> 
> 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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