[pct-l] Burn Bans

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Do you intend to have a campfire every night? That seems like an  
enormous waste of time if you ask me. I never had a campfire the  
entire way. If the use of a stove is what is being banned, I'll just  
eat something else. I don't recall any of the trail being banned from  
using a stove when I did my hikes, although sometimes it does happen.  
If it's an altitude-related ban, I'll just cook and eat at lower  
altitude. A lot of food you think needs to be cooked can just be  
soaked all day. A lot of food you think needs to be eaten at a  
particular time of day can be eaten at any time.

On Jan 15, 2013, at 8:20 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Daniel Zellman <danielzellman at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Burn Bans
>
> Okay, next question: Anyone have any idea how much of the PCT is  
> under burn
> bans in a typical year? (With the understanding that of course  
> there's no
> such thing as a "typical year.") I'd be interested in hearing how  
> folks
> generally handle lengthy (i.e., 75 or 100 or 200 miles straight)  
> sections
> of trail with no fires permitted....
>
> Thanks. Oh, and thanks to everyone for the wonderful responses to my
> earlier Vargo stove question. Lots of great food for thought, both  
> on and
> off list, so thanks!
>
> -dz