[pct-l] Canister Fuel Sizes

[jennhead22 at yahoo.com (Jenn Head)]

There's and REI in BEnd now too.


M A <raeba@lycos.com> wrote:  When in the Sisters area, one can go several miles down a busy road to GI Joes (et al in Bend) and pickup fuel canisters.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank Dumville" 
> To: "Ryan Christensen" , pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: RE: [pct-l] Canister Fuel Sizes
> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 09:43:00 -0800
> 
> 
> I used 8 oz. cans on my long hikes. Less mailing and easier to find.
> 
> Don't send a fuel can in your resupply box. Send the resupply package
> priority mail and the can in a separate ground only package. The only box I
> missed was a resupply box with a fuel can I sent ground, against Yogi's
> advice. The PO office didn't loose it, but delivered it long after I
> passed. I did get cans I mailed individually.
> 
> The outfitter in Sisters, OR closed at the end of August. There was no
> other source of isobutane in town.
> 
> When I hiked southbound through Washington and Oregon last summer I only
> mailed fuel to Washington. I had a partner in Washington but figured I
> would switch to alcohol in Oregon when solo. However, I was always able to
> find enough fuel in hiker boxes so I never switched to alcohol.
> 
> Frank
> 
> > [Original Message] I have been trying to decide between 
> > buying 4 oz isobutane canisters or
> 8 oz canisters for the PCT.
> > For those who have experience this: What would you choose? A 
> > big plus side to the 8 oz is that you do not have to ship as many 
> > of
> them, thus having less of a chance of a re-supply box not arriving because
> it was shipped ground only.
> >
> > Ryan
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