[pct-l] Question on stoves

[Katie Muilenburg]

Agreed.  Whisperlite is HEAVY.  And bulkier.

Alcohol stoves are wicked cheap to make and incredibly light.  For a more
traditional stove, pocket rocket is $40, much lighter than whisperlite, and
sturdy/reliable.


On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com>wrote:

> It means that a whispterlight is very heavy compared to the
> alternatives you mentioned. Though I use that stove for winter
> camping, I could not imagine lugging it around on a PCT through hike.
>
> All IMHO, YMMV. HYOH
>
> On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Gail Francis <gailmfrancis at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I've got an MSR whisperlite that runs on white gas (Coleman fuel). I've
> used it for about a 1,000 miles on the Appalachian Trail and all over the
> place on shorter hikes. Wouldn't want to get a different stove for my PCT
> hike, but I've noticed most people break the stove options into alcohol
> stove, canister stoves, or stoveless, so I"m wondering if this means that
> white gas will be hard to come by at resupplies.
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