[at-l] It's a bird, it's a plane, it's TIN CAN STOVE MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lwbooher@halifax.com (Leslie Booher)]

Also, there's the question of fuel.  If you pick up the tincan stove at Am.
State Park, you aren't going to have the alcohol with you.  Ergo, you would
wind up carrying an extra 1/4 oz. with no purpose.  <G>  Leslie (anklebear)

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From: mtn0613@mail.newnanutilities.org <mtn0613@mail.newnanutilities.org>
To: at-l@backcountry.net <at-l@backcountry.net>
Date: Sunday, February 25, 2001 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] It's a bird, it's a plane, it's TIN CAN STOVE
MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!


>At 02:04 PM 2/25/01 -0500, WHHAWKINS@aol.com wrote:
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>>Before sending a lot of these stoves to the park, for the Park Rangers to
>>hand out. They should be contacted first, to see if they would want to
hand
>>them out.
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>I agree with what Wildbill on that, but have another concern. Although the
>intentions of this gentleman "Tin Can Stove Man" are most gracious, it
>concerns me that folks will pick these stoves up and having never used them
>before, under go the trail by fire method of learning. I am sure he
>includes an operation info sheet of some sort cautioning about the
>difference in flame from an MSR type stove, but I do remember that the one
>thing that everyone giving advice to Daredhead in her question about the
>operation of her Whisperlight, was practicing at home. From a safety
>standpoint this was the best advice. This advise should apply to all stoves
>and those wanting to use one on there thru should order one from this
>kindhearted hiker and get accustom to it at home.
>For the record I am not advocating that this particular stove is
>dangerous-ALL stoves are inherently dangerous! The practice of
>familiarization at home should not be waived for convenience.
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>Doug
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