Silliness: What yoy goin' tuh doo (was) RE: [at-l] another stovequestion

[nealb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (William Neal)]

Well you could discuss which alcohol you would carry in an emergency for
drinking or, if you ran out of fuel, for burning in an alcohol stove.*  Then
you could debate whether you would prefer drinking it or starving to death.*

William, The Turtle

*  I have heard of one of the commercial stoves that was advertised as
multi-fuel.  So when a hiker ran out of fuel, he or she burned some good
whiskey.

*  If you don't think that there are people who would choose drinking, then
you've never really met some street people.  Or, you have never had quality
moonshine.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim and/or Ginny Owen [mailto:spiriteagle99@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 11:25 AM
To: rmoak@fallingwater.com; ellen@clinic.net;
shane@theplacewithnoname.com
Cc: at-l@backcountry.net
Subject: RE: [at-l] another stove question


Ron wrote:
>While interesting, this discussion of the environmental cost of the various
>stove options is pretty silly. Especially considering the fact that the
>mere
>act of getting oneself to the trail head consumes far more energy than all
>the meals cooked on a thru- hike.
>
>So if you want to be environmentally pure, stay home and sit in your easy
>chair for 6 months. So use what ever fuel makes you happy, doesn't burn
>down
>the forest or piss off your shelter mates too much.


Yup - no argument about the silliness.  But what else ya gonna do when
you're snowed in?  <VBG>

Walk softly,
Jim


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