RE: [pct-l] Canister Stoves

[Brick Robbins <brick@fastpack.com>]

At 10:08 AM 11/23/1999 -0800, Reynolds, Tom wrote:

>The real knock on butane stoves for thru hikers is fuel resupply. 

The "other" real knock for thru hikers is that you can't leave town with a measured amount of fuel, at least in small increments. Why carry 10 days of fuel if your next stop is 3 days away?

IMHO, canister stoves are not best for thru hikers......but for folks doing other things where weight optimization and postal/local resupply are not so critical like weekend trips, or long/large unsupported trips like expeditions. They sure are easy to use though....

-Brick
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