[at-l] What Kind of Stove to take on the AT

Mark Hudson mvhudson at gmail.com
Tue Jul 13 17:06:51 CDT 2010


Hmmm. I wonder *which* one I got the first time... besides the *wrong* one.
I did manage a ridiculously quick boil time. Just couldn't get anywhere near
the stove :-)
Anyway, be sure to check the label!

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Frank Looper <nightwalker.at at gmail.com>wrote:

> Red HEET is just isopropyl alcohol. It only does well in stoves which
> have wicks. Otherwise, too many flare-ups and too much smoke.
>
> On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Mark Hudson <mvhudson at gmail.com> wrote:
> > <<It has to be HEET on the yellow container (methyl). Ans I would advise
> a
> > pepsi can stove to burn efficiently.
> > Hotdog (GA to ME w an Alcohol Stove)>>
> >
> > Hotdog is not kidding here. If you buy the Heet in the RED bottle it
> > contains "petroleum distillates" and you can expect some pretty exciting
> > results. :-)
> >
> >
> > skeeter
> >
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