[pct-l] Restrictions on alcohol stoves

[Dan Welch]

Mostly I bought on trail.  I shipped once in OR and once in WA.  It was surprisingly available.  A single small canister lasted me about two to three weeks.  (I only heat for dinner and occasional tea.)  If you happen to run out, there are generally used canisters in most every hiker box.  I didn’t worry too much about it and it all worked out.  Just by memory I bought in Idyllwild (though I didn’t need to.)  Big Bear,  Agua Dulce, Tehachapi, Kennedy Meadows, Mammoth, So. Lake Tahoe, Mt. Shasta, Ashland (and shipped one), and Cascade locks (and shipped one.)  I always had extra fuel when I bought my next canister.  There are numerous opportunities to buy in Southern Cal and you will figure out how often you have to replenish.  That helps later in the trip when it is farther between good resupplies.

 

Timberline

 

From: Leslie LaRocca [mailto:larocca690 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 4:52 PM
To: Dan Welch
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Restrictions on alcohol stoves

 

What did you do to resupply fuel, did you ship it? Was it hard to come by on the trail??

On Jan 18, 2015 10:36 AM, "Dan Welch" <welchenergy at gmail.com> wrote:

On my thru-hike last year I used a Jetboil and was completely happy with it.
Besides fire restrictions for alcohol stoves, you would be unable (or
unwise) to use an alcohol stove inside a tent.  I don't often cook inside
the tent, but on a few wet and/or quite cold occasions, I was glad to be
able to heat some grub inside the tent and out of the elements.

Timberline

-----Original Message-----
From: Pct-L [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Stephen
Adams
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 12:48 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Restrictions on alcohol stoves

Don't know about the passion level of religion and politics, but looks like
may reach the level of past bear canister discussions.  I know for me
personally, I find alcohol stoves to be a bit sketchy.  I've made a few now
just tinkering around, but have not felt real secure in the idea of tipping
can spill burning liquid fuel that is hard to see.  The first ones I made
were the penny, and then I made one that used a nickel that seemed to work
better.  If the penny or whatever pops, burning fuel gets splattered around
and becomes an instant fire.  Not cool.  I was in a reasonably safe place
but it was still quite a shocker, and I was surprised how far the burning
alcohol sprayed when it happened to me after many good test burns.
I found some of the others to be considerably safer, but still the
possibility of tipping exists no matter how careful one is.  At least one
can stand a canister and such back up and or turn off without getting burnt.

Just thinkin out loud...

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