[pct-l] Stoves, stoves and more stoves....

[Edward Anderson]

It is my understanding that if an alcohol stove has a shut-off valve it would be legal - just as canister stoves are. The ability to shut off  the flame is the deciding criteria. Can the size of the flame be reduced with the shut off "mechanism" so you can simmer? I found that being able to reduce the flame with my Jetboil was very desirable when cooking on the trail. That stove was very fuel efficient. I could cook two meals a day for six or seven days with a canister that weighed 13 ounces. There is also a smaller canister - I'm not sure of its weight. I think it might weigh seven ounces. I wonder how much alcohol would weigh to cook much as a 13 ounce canister. I think that the propane burns hotter than alcohol, especially at the higher elevations. I also liked the push-button spark way to ignite the flame.
 
The above are just my thoughts and opinions. I have never used an alcohol stove.
 
MendoRider-Hiker
 

________________________________
 From: Daniel Zellman <danielzellman at gmail.com>
To: PCT-L <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 6:04 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Stoves, stoves and more stoves....
  
Bill wrote: "It's also not going to be legal in areas where fires are not
allowed."

Hmmm. I would have thought the combination of the enclosed flame and
the shut-off mechanism incorporated into the alcohol burner would mean it
WOULD be legal wherever gas and canister stoves are legal. No such luck...?

-dz

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 1:18 AM, Bill Burge <bill at burge.com> wrote:

> It 9 ounces.
>
> It's also not going to be legal in areas where fires are not allowed.
>
> You should be able to get your stove, pot, and maybe wind screen to be
> under nine ounces.
>
> SomeGuy
> Bill Burge
> Typoed on my iPhone...
>
>
> On Jan 16, 2013, at 4:44 PM, Daniel Zellman <danielzellman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > As with so many things, the deeper I get into the subject, the more I
> > realize how little I know and how much I have to learn. So...
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience with the Solo Stove<
> http://www.solostove.com/>?
> > Given how (relatively) light and eco-friendly and versatile it is (or
> > appears to be), it looks like a strong contender, but I'd be very
> > interested in thoughts/experience of anyone who's actually used it before
> > shelling out the $$.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > -dz
> >
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