[pct-l] Fuels for the trail.

[barbasper@xxxxxxxxxxx (Barb Asper)]

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Pappy and I are using the little home made gas stove as well. We used the
whisperlight on the AT. We're saving a lot of weight by using this little
stove with HEET. We live at about 4,700 elev., and have practiced boiling
water and cooking on our little coke can stove, so we'd know how much alcohol
it takes to completely cook a meal. It works great!
Granny

"If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one" -- Mother Theresa
>From: Montedodge@aol.com
>To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] Fuels for the trail.
>Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 15:12:29 EST
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> While White Gas and unleaded fuel are the easiest to find on the PCT,
>Alcohol is very close these days as homemade alcohol stoves are now the most
>common used on this trail.
> I used unleaded fuel in 1977 and it worked great in our old Optimus and
>Svea stoves. ( Make sure you buy the lowest octane!!! Coleman fuel is 82 oct.
>and cheap unleaded is 87 here in Washington and 85 in Montana near CDT)
> The stoves that burn this stuff are much heavier though . Whisperlights
>are in the 1 pound range and an alcohol stove is about 2 ounces with pot
>stand.
> Heet gas tank dryer is found along the trail in most places or Denatured
>at any hardware store. Rubbing alcohol can be used in a pinch ,but is not as
>hot and very sooty.
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