[pct-l] MSR Triva Questions

[gray_hiker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Gray)]

>      Alcohol stoves weigh in under 2 ounces and are the lightest  and
safest
> cookers today on the PCT. If you read many PCT jounals , you will read of
> hikers mailing home their heavy white gas stoves in favor of homemade
alcohol
> burners.

This very well may happen to me. I am planning on expirementing with a
alcohol stove while on the trail. But I *know* I like white gas stoves, so
if I end up hating the alcohol stove, I won't have to wait weeks before I
can arrange to have one purchased and shipped to me. And if I do like them,
more than the white gas, I can always ship it back home, and use it on
shorter hikes and car camps when I return.
I was merely looking for input on the particular models I am trying to
choose from.

>    Fly Brian used alcohol for his triple crown trip in 2001. That should
tell
> you something about the quality of these stoves.

No, that tells me something about the weight of those stoves, as well as a
little bit about what kind of food he ate. Not really anything at all about
quality.

>    For more info on alcohol, go to the PCT web site. For great info of
your
> MSR and all other stoves Past, Present and Future, go to  WWW.
> Spiritburner.com

I'm not trying to slam on anyone, but there seems to be a habit on this list
that when someone asks a question, a lot of people read one key word
("stove"), ignore everything else, then post about their pet technology. If
someone specifically asks about white gas, and specifically says they do not
want information on alcohol stoves, this isn't really an invitation to talk
about alcohol stoves, no matter how much you love them, how light they are,
etc.

Gray