Re: [pct-l] Stoves for the forest

["Brett Tucker" <blisterfree@hotmail.com>]

>Zip stoves weigh slightly less than a 55 gallon drum
and offer no advantage other than burning sticks which can be done for 16 
oz.
less by just leaving the piece of metal at home.<

The Zip weighs about the same as a Whisperlite with fuel bottle empty. The 
fan makes a tremendous difference in the ease and speed of burning wood. 
Some hikers this year are carrying modified Zip stoves weighing in the 8oz 
range, which to my way of thinking makes these stoves among the most 
practical, versatile, and worry-free cookers available. Cooking 1 meal a 
day, add-boiling-water-style, I would carry an alcohol stove. For trail fare 
any more exotic, I'm bringing a modified Zip.

- Blisterfree



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