[pct-l] Jet boil- below 32°

[JPL]

I'm probably one of the folks who thought a canister was a canister.  Thanks 
for the post.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Dan Welch
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 5:29 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Jet boil- below 32°

I used mine at 20F just a few weeks back.  I forgot to put the canister in
the foot of my sleeping overnight - my normal routine for cold weather.  But
I put the cold canister in a cup of water and it fired up and ran just fine.
I only use canisters with a propane/isobutane mix and NO Butane. JetBoil,
MSR, Brunton, & SnowPeak all qualify. Coleman, primus and Optimus are all
high in butane (may be called n-butane) and will be problematic in cold
weather.  This is probably why there are such variable reports of canister
performance in cold weather.

Timberline

-----Original Message-----

Subject: [pct-l] Jet boil- below 32°

Last spring (around Easter) south of Big Bear I had two days where the temp
was about 15°.  My Jet Boil worked fine.  Maybe it was because I didn’t know
it didn’t work well below 32°.  : P
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