[pct-l] Fuel Canisters

[Halfmile]

Also, in 2008 there were canisters at Truckee (mile 1159).

In 2007 there were canisters at Mammoth Lakes (near mile 907) and
Bishop if you happen to find yourself there.

-Halfmile

On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 7:01 PM, mark v <allemande6 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Canisters are available seldom enough that you'll want to plan out your usage and just how often you'll need one.  In 2008, there were canisters at:
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> Idyllwild  ~mile 200
> Big Bear   ~mile 350
> Vermillion Valley or Muir Trail Ranch  ~mile 850
> Tuolumne Meadows store ~925
> South Lake Tahoe ~1100
> Mt. Shasta City  ~1400??
> Ashland   ~1600
> Bend     ~1850
> Portland  ~2100
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> Probably a couple of other places had them, but i didn't need to switch out canisters all that often.  Often there are used canisters in hiker boxes too, but the trick is estimating how much fuel is left in a given mystery canister.
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> I did send canisters to myself in 2 places to bridge long distances with no availability: Kennedy Meadows (~700) and halfway through Washington (~2400).
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