[pct-l] stoves and water filters

[Will Hiltz]

Hi Bethany-


To actually answer your question, the canisters are not available in most
towns-- but definitely some.  There are also canisters fairly often in hiker
boxes.  Unless you're cooking a pot roast every night, you should be able to
find canisters often enough to make it through to Canada.  I carried my
whisperlite in '07-- that works OK as well!


YITOOD,

Easy

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Michael McDaris <mmcdaris at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bethany,
> I use a coke can stove.  You can fuse HEET or Danatured Alcohol for fuel,
> and find it almost anywhere.
>
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 2:06 AM, Bethany Cooper <bethanycooper at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am replacing my MSR Whisperlite stove and would like suggestions
> > from past thru-hikers.  I am thinking of going with a screw-on
> > canister stove.  Are the standard butane/propane canisters readily
> > available in most resupply towns?  Any other thoughts, pros/cons with
> > that style?
> >
> > I use an MSR Sweetwater filter.  For those who have thru-hiked with
> > the same filter, what is your experience with filter life, i.e., how
> > many filters did you go through over the course of the entire trail?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Bethany
> >
> >
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