[pct-l] Cooking System and Fuel

[David Austin]

Here is a list created by Paul Bodnar that he posted in the Facebook group
that lists fuel availability along the trail.

PCT Fuel List

Fuel Availability along the Pacific Crest Trail Updated for 2016
Season. Created
by Paul Bodnar (Author of the Pocket PCT and co-creator of the Guthook’s
PCT Guide App)

1, Campo; Alcohol, butane/propane
43, Mt. Laguna; Alcohol, butane/propane canister, white gas, Esbit tablets
77, Julian; butane/propane
109, Warner Springs; Alcohol, butane/propane canister
179, Idyllwild; Alcohol, butane/propane canister, white gas
275, Big Bear; Alcohol, butane/propane canister at Big 5, white gas
369, Wrightwood; Alcohol, butane/propane canister, white gas
454, Agua Dulce; Alcohol, butane/propane canister, white gas (REI side trip
or at Hikerheaven)
566, Mojave; Alcohol
566, Tehachapi; Alcohol, butane/propane canister at Big 5, white gas
652, Lake Isabella; Alcohol
702, Kennedy Meadows; Alcohol, butane/propane canister, white gas
745, Lone Pine; Alcohol, butane/propane canister, white gas, Esbit tablets
Bishop; Alcohol, butane/propane canister, white gas
789, Independence; butane/propane canister at both gas stations.
858, Muir Ranch, Alcohol, Esbit tablets, white gas. Butane/propane
canister, alcohol and white gas could be available in the elaborate hiker
box they have located here. Please don't count on the hiker box for your
resupply. The Muir Ranch has also sold a limited amount of hiking type
supplies including canister fuel to hikers in the past. Remember supplies
here are limited and vary from day due to day the infrequent stocking of
supplies and isolated location.
879, Vermillion Valley Resort; Alcohol, butane/propane canister, white gas
907, Reds Meadow; Alcohol, butane/propane canister, white gas
Mammoth; Alcohol, butane/propane canister, white gas
942, Tuolumne Meadows; Alcohol, butane/propane canister, white gas
1092, Echo Lake; None
1092, South Tahoe; Alcohol, butane/propane canister, white gas
1153, Truckee; butane/propane canister at The Sports Exchange downtown,
directly across the railroad tracks from the Amtrak station.
1195, Sierra City; Alcohol, butane/propane canister at Sierra Country Store
(sometimes sold out).
1284, Belden; Alcohol, butane/propane (expensive)
1284, Caribou Crossroads, None
1335, Chester; Alcohol at both hardware stores, HEET at NAPA,
butane/propane canister at hardware/fishing supply (expensive), small
butane/propane canisters at Sport Nut.
1378, Old Station; None
1424, Burney Falls State Park; None
1424, Town of Burney; Alcohol, butane/propane canister (in store across
from McDonalds)

1499, Castella; Alcohol

1499, Dunsmuir; Alcohol

1499, Mt. Shasta; Alcohol, butane/propane canister

1597, Etna; Alcohol (check hardware store for butane/propane canister and
possible

white gas).

1653, Seiad Valley; Alcohol, butane/propane canisters at store.

1715, Callahans Lodge; None

1715, Ashland; Alcohol, butane/propane canister, white gas

1819, Crater Lake; Alcohol, butane/propane canister (sometimes sold out),
white gas

1904, Shelter Cove; Alcohol

1950, Elk Lake Resort; None

1981, Sisters; Alcohol, butane/propane canister at Ace Hardware (8 oz
size).

Bend: REI Alcohol/butane/propane canister, white gas

1992, Big Lake Youth Camp; None, but butane/propane canisters could be
available in

big hiker box.

2043, Ollalie Lake store. Had butane/propane canisters in 2014.

2094, Timberline Lodge; None

2144, Cascade Locks; Alcohol, butane/propane canisters at Columbia Market

2145, Stevenson; butane/propane canisters at Columbia Hardware.

2266, Trout Lake; Alchohol, butane/propane
2292, White Pass; Alcohol, butane/propane canister (limited supply)

Packwood; Alcohol, butane/propane canister, white gas
2390, Snoqualmie Pass; Alcohol
2462, Skykomish/ Baring/Dinsmores; gas station and Baring store have
alcohol Dinsmores had alcohol and butane/propane canisters in 2014.
2569, Stehekin; Alcohol, butane/propane canister, white gas (supplies at
the camp store, along bus route, can easily run out during peak hiking
season)

On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Theodore Locke <theolocke at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Any preferences for cooking systems?
>
> I was considering an alcohol stove, but now I'm considering the Jetboil
> cooking system. How easy is it to acquire fuel for the Jetboil along the
> trail?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ted
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