[Cdt-l] Be careful out there.... :O

[Andrew]

Having used both alcohol and canister stoves, I feel that there is no doubt
the alcohol ones are riskier.  Some sort of fireproof ground cloth is in
order, but most hikers are so obsessed with weight they won't go there.  

AJ (longhiker)
longhiker.pct at gmail.com

-----Original Message-----
From: cdt-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:cdt-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of ned at mountaineducation.org
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 6:16 PM
To: Patrick; CDT MailingList
Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] Be careful out there.... :O

You know, I'm remembering all the hiker-started forest fires over the last 6
years along the PCT, and I wonder how many hikers caused before the advent
of alcohol stoves? Maybe it's just me, but I don't recall any back when we
had white gas stoves (even canister stoves, really)...


Ned Tibbits, Director
Mountain Education
South Lake Tahoe, Ca
www.mountaineducation.org



-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 3:09 PM
To: CDT MailingList
Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] Be careful out there.... :O

Also a great reminder to operate your stove on a clear surface, such as a
flat rock or swept dirt, and hopefully in an open area of some sort. I'm
only guessing, but this camper's stove probably got knocked over, spilling
burning alcohol on a pile of handy plant debris.
-Patrick

On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Paul Magnanti <pmags at yahoo.com> wrote:
> In this dry year out in parts of the West, fires could be a danger. 
> Another
> reason why going w/o a stove
> can sometimes be a good way to go.
>
> Camper ticketed for starting Hewlett fire with alcohol-fueled stove
>
> http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20654312/hewlett-fire-near-f
> ort-collins-at-7-673
>
>
>
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