[pct-l] fuel in sierra city ??

[wandering_bob at comcast.net (Bob Bankhead)]

Esbit solid fuel tablets. Maybe even the combo pack - a stove and 6 tablets. 
These are only found in a few of the outdoor stores in larger towns along 
the trail.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "yogi" <yogihikes@sbcglobal.net>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 12:01 PM
Subject: [pct-l] fuel in sierra city ??


> Hey everyone --
>
> Larry Breed (owner of the Sierra City store) emailed
> me asking what other types of fuel he should carry
> (besides HEET and denatured).  Since I use an alcohol
> stove, I'm not sure what other types of fuel hikers
> would like to have available.  Larry's email is copied
> below.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> yogi
> www.pcthandbook.com
>
>
>
>
> --- Larry breed <409chevy@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 11:07:50 -0800 (PST)
> From: Larry breed <409chevy@sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: fuel in sierra city
> To: yogi <yogihikes@sbcglobal.net>
>
> So if I carry heet that's good enough? What about
> some type of fuel canister? Also let me know if you
> can about good food stuff to have available. Our
> deli has expanded and now includes fresh home made
> pizza, deli or pannini sandwiches, double
> hamburger, cheeseburger or vegi. burgers and we still
> do great soft serve ice cream, milk shakes, sundaes.
> We also have hot food to go ribs, chickens and roasts
> We have tables inside store or a great outside patio
> area if you want to spread our and reorganize.
>
> We got about 1' of snow on the 17th and that has
> mostly melted but it looks like more snow this
> weekend.
>
> P.S. Sorry this looks like a advertisement we just
> want to have as much as possible available.
>
> Thanks
> Larry
>
> yogi <yogihikes@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Either HEET or denatured alcohol. HEET is good
> because it comes in small bottles, which is perfect
> for one hiker. If you do denatured alcohol, that
> comes in quart or gallon cans. That's too much for
> one hiker. Stores that stock denatured alcohol
> usually sell it by the ounce to hikers.
>
> Personally, I would think that HEET would be easier
> to stock, because there's no open can sitting around,
> and you're just selling items off the shelf.
>
> Thanks for checking! It's sure nice to know that
> Sierra City is still hiker-friendly!
>
> yogi
>
>
>
> --- Larry breed <409chevy@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> what type of fuel should i stock @ my store in
> sierra city. Last year i only had heet and i know
> i should stock something else but not sure what.
> thanks larry
>
>
>
>
>
>
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