[pct-l] stove comparison chart

[jwillis at viclink.com (Jay Willis)]

Good point, Hank. Hadn't thought of the safety factor. This presentation
to the boys would be just for their education. I'll include in my talk
the fact that they would need to be especially careful of not knocking
over an alcohol stove. Normally only the more experienced older boys
would be going on backpacking trips. The younger ones camp with the
Troop at one of the district's BSA camps where the Troop cooks with big
honker cast iron stoves and the Scouts don't need to bring their own stoves.
Thanks for mentioning the safety issue. 
Jay

Hank Magnuski wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, Jay Willis wrote:
> 
> > Deems, these are excellent! I've just brushed over them, but these sites
> > are just what I was hoping for.
> >
> > I've come up with a cursory list of pros and cons of the stove types
> > that I could think of:
> 
> I think you need to address the issue of safety, especially for the age
> group you dealing with in the Boy Scouts. I remember a long debate
> about this when I was a parent here in Troop 57 in Palo Alto, and
> eventually we banned use of all white gas stoves due to the potential for
> explosive situations when kids were attempting to light these stoves. I
> believe we allowed propane or butane stoves where canisters had easy to
> use controls for turning the flame on and off. I don't remember the exact
> outcomes, but I know white gas stoves were only allowed for use by senior
> Scouts on longer trips.
> 
> The debate centered on issues such as "How are the Scouts going to learn
> proper use of these stoves if they're banned from using them?" and "Do you
> want your son and maybe his friends scarred for life because he was
> careless in using this equipment or was too young to appreciate proper use
> of this equipment?"
> 
> Also, there were reports that alcohol stoves tipped over and caused major
> fires on the PCT last year and that it is a type of stove that's very hard
> to control once it's lighted.
> 
> So, my point is that adding safety of use is a very important aspect to
> your comparisons.
> 
> Hank

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