[pct-l] Cooking Within (addendum)

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning,

For experienced PCT hikers willing to participate, PCT-L is an opportunity
to answer questions.  It is also an opportunity – and often an obligation --
to question answers.  This is such an opportunity.
I don’t believe it is ever advisable to use a stove of any type in an
enclosure such as a tent.  Beyond any possibility of the fire getting out of
control inside the tent, carbon monoxide poisoning is a real threat.  Stoves
that use solid fuel or one-shot alcohol will possibly go out before carbon
monoxide can accumulate to deadly levels, but other stoves contain
considerable fuel and could burn for an hour without attention.
After a hard day’s hike in cold or inclement weather a snug, warm tent
absolutely begs one to close the eyes and have a rest waiting for the water
to boil.  Falling asleep with a well-fueled stove burning creates a very
high risk that the sleeper will never awake.
Steel-Eye
Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965
http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09

On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 7:35 PM, <ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com> wrote:

> Please keep in mind regarding this article that the kind of stoves we use
> are the commercial variety white gas (Svea, MSR, etc.) or canister (Jetboil,
> Bluet...) stoves with good bases for predictable stability and valves for
> flame control. We consider the use of alcohol stoves dangerous for self and
> environment and not worth the weight savings in the long run. Those who
> practice with them may have good fortune, but for the novice we do not
> encourage their use.
>
>
> Mtnned
> Mountain Education
>
> _______________________________________________
> Pct-l mailing list
> Pct-l at backcountry.net
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
>