[pct-l] Wood stove on PCT

nitnoid1 nitnoid1 at yahoo.com
Sat Mar 23 21:05:35 CDT 2013


Wood fires are not allowed at and above 10,000 ft. in the Sierra. 

The Incredible Bulk




On Mar 23, 2013, at 3:24 PM, Sir Mixalot <atetuna at gmail.com> wrote:

> The rules don't allow wood burning in some areas during some parts of the
> year.  In parts of the Sierras, wood burning is banned in high use areas
> because all the organic material was getting picked clean.  The old rules
> previously forbid wood burning above 10k feet, but a biologist helped them
> refine the rules.  The ranger I was around seemed like he'd enforce it on a
> case by case basis.  If dead organic material was hard to find, then a fire
> should not be used in that area.  If you were in an area with plenty of
> litter and old downed trees, then you'd be following the intent of the
> rules, so you should be okay.
> 
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Martin M. Clark
> <martin.m.clark at gmail.com>wrote:
> 
>> Anyone have any experience with a woodstove on the PCT. I have a bushbuddy
>> ultra I was thinking of using with a companion alcohol burner. Anyone have
>> much thought on this? I know lint and samurai Joe used one. Just wondering
>> what the issues are? Thanks in advance!
>> 
>> Martin M. Clark
>> 804-334-2009
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