[pct-l] Go unleaded!!!

[Montedodge@aol.com]

  I have every stove type known to man.  All carry some advantage. ( to each 
his own) There is no fuel cheaper and easier to attain than unleaded gas in 
the U.S. hands down.  Alcohol and tablet stoves are built with lightness as 
their top appeal.  People complain about an ounce here or there.  I say take 
anything that lives on unleaded and you can't go wrong.  I knew hikers that 
packed lawn chairs the whole way to Canada.  Old time hikers were known to 
pack several books, top hats and just about anything else that was worthless 
for the hike.  People who cut down toothbrush handles and pulled off tea bag 
tags were the minority, now they would be Guru's. If your stove is 3 oz's or 
3 pounds, it won't make a difference on your success. ( only if it fails or 
is made worthless by lack of fuel) And then it still would be just an 
inconvenience . I belong to the school of thinking that thinks its cool to 
pack a watermelon to the top of Rainier or seeing a hiker 50 miles from any 
road sitting in a lawn chair with other hikers saying " Hey, Where's the 
Motorhome ". After carrying ( and seeing!!) dozens of hikers with  70 plus 
pound packs in days gone by, I get a kick out of hearing people splitting 
hairs over oz's. (  I wish I now had the time to rehike the PCT so I could do 
it carrying a brick so I would have something flat to set my tablet, alcohol 
or whatever stove on !!! )
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