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[pct-l] Canister Fuel Sizes

My daughter lives in Sisters. I'll ask her to check it out, and while she's at it, let the store in town know of the need for isobutane and heet during the summer months.  They are very friendly people who would supply the need if they knew it was out there.
I'll keep you posted.
 Sue


-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Wayne Kraft <wayneskraft@comcast.net> 

> Actually, Sisters to Bend is 22 miles. 
> Add that to the distance from either Santiam Pass or McKenzie Pass to 
> Sisters and I think it would be just as quick to resupply out of Elk 
> Lake if you have to go to Bend. Bend is strung out for several miles 
> along Hwy 97. GI Joes is on the north end of town and would be 
> closer to Sisters. REI is mid-town and would be more accessible from 
> Elk Lake. I am sure there are at least a dozn places to buy 
> isobutane cannisters in Bend. You could also do a full resupply and 
> probably find isobutane at the big resort community of Sunriver, 
> which would probably be no harder to get to from Elk Lake than would 
> Bend and is more walker friendly. Are we sure the outfitter in 
> Sisters that closed down is the only place there that sells 
> isobutane? What about that little shopping center on the north end 
> toward Black Butte Resort? 
> 
> Wayne Kraft 
> 
> 
> On Feb 15, 2006, at 10:21 AM, M A 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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> http://mailman.hack.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l From raeba at lycos.com  Thu Feb 16 01:41:44 2006
From: raeba at lycos.com (M A)
Date: Thu Feb 16 01:50:37 2006
Subject: [pct-l] Canister Fuel Sizes
Message-ID: <20060216074144.7AF10CA0A2@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com>

Yeah, I know...that's why I mentioned it. I've gone there I'd imagine several hundred times over the years.  I forgot to mention that one needs a ride. :)


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Kraft" <wayneskraft@comcast.net>
> To: "M A" <raeba@lycos.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Canister Fuel Sizes
> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:57:47 -0800
> 
> 
> Actually, Sisters to Bend is 22 miles.
> Add that to the distance from either Santiam Pass or McKenzie Pass 
> to  Sisters and I think it would be just as quick to resupply out 
> of Elk  Lake if you have to go to Bend.  Bend is strung out for 
> several miles  along Hwy 97.  GI Joes is on the north end of town 
> and would be  closer to Sisters.  REI is mid-town and would be more 
> accessible from  Elk Lake.  I  am sure there are at least a dozn 
> places to buy  isobutane cannisters in Bend.  You could also do a 
> full resupply and  probably find isobutane at the big resort 
> community of Sunriver,  which would probably be no harder to get to 
> from Elk Lake than would  Bend  and is more walker friendly.  Are 
> we sure the outfitter in  Sisters that closed down is the only 
> place there that sells  isobutane?  What about that little shopping 
> center on the north end  toward Black Butte Resort?
> 
> Wayne Kraft
> 
> 
> On Feb 15, 2006, at 10:21 AM, M A 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" <fdumville@earthlink.net>
> >> To: "Ryan Christensen" <ryan_christensen@sbcglobal.net>, 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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