[pct-l] RE: pct-l-digest V1 #1185

["Taylor, Gene" <Gene.Taylor@PSS.Boeing.com>]

 With all this talk about tuna can and cat food can alcohol stoves,  I have a simple question.  What kind of alcohol do you recommend for these stoves.  I'm planning on hiking the PCT through the High Sierras this summer and am interested using one a lightweight cat food stove but am not sure what kind of alcohol to use?  Rubbing alcohol?  

 My other option is to use a ESBIT solid fuel stove of an MSR Whisperlite stove with white gas.  I'd like to go with the lightest stove and fuel combination.

 Any comments on which stove you prefer using on a multi-week PCT hike is appreciated.

 Thanks,  

 Gene.Taylor@pss.Boeing.com

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> pct-l-digest         Wednesday, July 5 2000         Volume 01 : Number 1185
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> In this issue:
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>     [pct-l] PCT verses House Painting
>     Re: [pct-l] Ice axe classes?
>     [pct-l] newbie question
>     Re: [pct-l] newbie question
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> Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 19:56:59 EDT
> From: Montedodge@aol.com
> Subject: [pct-l] PCT verses House Painting
> 
>  Now that I've got to play all spring and summmer , It's time to pay the 
> piper!!! No painting the house isn't as fun as hiking or climbing, but that's 
> my fun filled 4th this year. Anybody have comments on the Osprey packs? The 
> Austrailians are packing them and look very good. Trailmix and Penn. Jeff 
> Zimmerman are now [past Echo Lake and hiking strong on this year's thru-hike.
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> Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 23:22:23 -0400
> From: "Jim Mayer" <jmayer@rochester.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ice axe classes?
> 
> Where are you located?  If you are in the east the Adirondack and
> Appalachian Mountain Clubs (ADK & AMC) jointly offer a winter mountaineering
> course each year.  They have week long and weekend versions.  Check out:
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>     http://www.tiac.net/users/adkamcws/
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> I've been trying to take the course for the last two winters but life's been
> getting in the way.  I also took a one day intoduction to winter techniques
> called "Ready, Set, Go... and (perhaps) Stop" offered by a local (Rochester,
> NY) company called "Pack, Paddle & Ski."
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