[pct-l] Stove less

[Gary Schenk]

 -----Original Message-----
From: Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com>
To: pct-l @backcountry.net <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tue, Jan 9, 2018 1:35 pm
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Stove less

On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 7:56 AM, Candace Frederick <candace at jfred.net> wrote:
> Living in an area close to the San Bernadino National Forest, I wish it was
> banned in our area as well. Though, hiking through our forest, I see
> remnants of fire rings from campers

What do fire rings have to do with camp stoves?
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It's evidence that many PCT hikers cannot be trusted with fire. Like Candace, I see many illegal fire rings on the PCT. It's not cool.

On the AT they have a communal fire every night at the shelters. When they come out west they continue the tradition, and why not, they don't know the reality of the conditions out here. Fifteen people died yesterday as the result of a human caused fire. With the conditions existent in the southern California mountains we all need to be careful. We all need to get the word out about fires, whether campfires or stove fires.

Gary