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<DIV><FONT size=2>Slight correction, Sly. We have carried the same stove since
we started the PCT. It now has 4 long trails and nearly 13,000 miles on it. We
looked at the Jetboil, but didn't think we could boil enough water for both of
us in it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>We have mailed canisters all along all the trails. The only
problem we have had was in Nevada on the ADT. For some reason the US Postal
System in Nevada stopped delivery on all our packages that were marked ORM-D.
The packages just disappeared. They never arrived in the destination post office
and they never returned. The only ORM-D package we received in Nevada was
addressed to Duckwater Indian Reservation. I have always wondered about the
reasoning of that one delivery.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I am going to change my webpage on shipping fuel (<A
href="http://www.gottawalk.com/shipping_fuel.htm">http://www.gottawalk.com/shipping_fuel.htm</A>)
to recommend shipping fuel in a separate package. That helps get the food and
maps to the destination faster and more surely.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Nobody talked about canisters. We find that canisters are
faster to boil water than any of the other stoves, they can simmer, and the
overall weight for a 4-5 day carry is about the same for 2 people. We carry the
small (110 gram net wt) canisters. We boil 2 cups of water in the morning
and 4 cups at night. Rarely do we simmer. We get 4+ days of fuel out of each
canister. That usually means carrying 1 full and 1 partial canister. But if we
have a real low canister in town we may just burn it off. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>If I could figure out the weights the other fuels maybe I
would build a spreadsheet to compare the different options. The varying amount
of fuel usage makes that hard to do.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Now really off-topic. The reason we didn't hike last summer is
we remodeled our kitchen. We got the flavor of hiking by using our hiking gear
at home. We installed an induction cooktop. It was more expensive, but more
efficient and faster than either gas or electric cooktops. We finally did our
boil comparison last week.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>We boiled 2 cups of tap water to full rolling boil over both
stoves plus the microwave. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Induction 1 min 50 sec; Gigapower canister stove 2
min 53 sec; microwave 6 min. Now if that burner wasn't so heavy and I could plug
it into the currant bush that is what I would use.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Ken</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Slyatpct@aol.com href="mailto:Slyatpct@aol.com">Slyatpct@aol.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=cdt-l@backcountry.net
href="mailto:cdt-l@backcountry.net">cdt-l@backcountry.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 28, 2006 8:36
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [cdt-l] An alcohol stove for
two</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 12/25/2006 10:49:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, <A
href="mailto:kborski@yahoo.com">kborski@yahoo.com</A> writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>This
brings up a topic that I am have a question<BR>about......I'm looking for a
two-person alcohol stove.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>Here's another option worth consideration, the Jetboil Group
System.</DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="http://www.jetboil.com/Products/Cooking-Systems/Group-(GCS">http://www.jetboil.com/Products/Cooking-Systems/Group-(GCS</A>)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I know Ken and Marcia have mailed canisters on most all of their hikes
and if I'm not mistaken continue to do so.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sly</DIV>
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