[pct-l] wood gathering for the ZIP stove

[Brick Robbins <brick@ix.netcom.com>]

It was pointed out to me that there exists areas along the JMT that
prohibit wood gathering, so even though the stove is legal to use (since it
is NOT a campfire), there would be no fuel available for  it.

True enough, but those areas are rather small, compared to the distance
that a through hiker covers in a day, so it should be easy enough to avoid
cooking there. In any event, most of those areas are predicated on
elevation (see http://www.gorp.com/pcta/jmt.htm#fire ), and most hikers
would prefer to sleep lower where it is warmer.

FWIW, I don't own a Zip stove, have never used a Zip stove, and have no
financial interest in the company that makes Zip stoves. I just hate to see
innaccurate, biased information passed out as if it were fact.

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