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Subject: [pct-l] fire update
From: jerrygoller at backpackgeartest.org (Jerry Goller)
Date: Fri May 20 01:15:27 2005
In-reply-to: <BAE415CEAA831548800F68C44E905AF598510B@RED-MSG-60.redmond.corp.microsoft.com>

 Yup. I've never had an Esbit tab spill yet....   ;o)

Jerry

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-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Eric Lee (GAMES)
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 11:25 PM
To: Matt Geis; pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: RE: [pct-l] fire update

Iron Chef wrote:
>
He had a cleared area for his stove, but spilled the fuel which caught his
jacket, pack & tent on fire.
>

Another strike against the safety of alcohol stoves in dry/windy conditions,
sadly.  With such a light and leaky container for the fuel, if it gets blown
over it just becomes a rolling fireball.  I love my alcohol stove, but I'll
seriously consider packing a canister stove in those kinds of conditions.

Eric
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- [pct-l] fire update
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