[pct-l] Alcohol Stoves
Ann Gerckens
volunteer_ann at sbcglobal.net
Sat Sep 15 02:24:17 CDT 2012
Not all alcohol stoves are sodacan stoves. I started with a trangia in '94 and
replaced it with a caldera this year. Both have windscreens. While I don't
doubt that there are hikers who knocked over their sodacan stoves, I've seen
plenty of hikers have accidents with gas stoves, both liquid and pressurized.
And then there are the ones who prime their whisper lights by dousing the whole
stove (and surrounding area) with gas then flipping a match. Fummmph!! The
problem is usually tired and/or careless people, not the stove they use. And
sometimes the equipment malfunctions. An O ring on my campgaz butane stove
failed in 1988(Virginia AT) resulting in a 6ft blow torch. I was very thankful
that I did not set the woods on fire.
SPLAT!
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