[pct-l] canisters

[Donna "L-Rod" Saufley]

Don't forget it's also a good ice bucket (or hot water bucket) in towns for coolin' your beverages or soaking feet or ankles.  I use mine for fetching water and rinsing yourself off, too. Despite it's weight, I like it so much and there's so many uses that I've imagined having a backpack made from bear cans. Lightweight ones, of course.  It would float, keep your stuff dry, and be handy for drum circles . . . 

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
>Sent: Dec 2, 2008 8:08 AM
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] canisters
>
>Bear canisters are way easier to deal with than hanging food. Makes a  
>nice stool, too. And you can even use it as a make-shift clothes  
>washing machine if needed.
>
>And on the topic of fuel. I was not a fan of alcohol stoves until the  
>PCT. Now I love them. The fuel was easy to come by. You can buy HEET  
>in auto parts or service stations. A bottle of that stuff lasts a  
>long time. Some places had big gallon cans of denatured alcohol and  
>would sell it by the ounce. Some people would let you have a little  
>of theirs if they had too much. I wouldn't worry too much about the  
>availability of fuel alcohol on the trail. In a pinch, you can always  
>build a little stick fire if you are desperate. I can even build one  
>in my stove if I have to. Not that I would. I always had some extra  
>stuff I could eat cold.
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