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[cdt-l] alcohol stoves
--- David Patterson <white_root@yahoo.com> wrote:
> most of the people I've seen using them carry an
> over
(Funny how we all have our biases, and can use
whatever facts to support our claims. Myself included.
:-D )
> abundance of fuel cause they are always worried
> about
> finding it or running out. With that consideration
> it
> seems there is no savings in weight.
>
As you said, most..and not all. And as many (again,
not all) white gas users tend to carry the 22oz fuel
canister, I see no difference between that a 20oz soda
bottle full of denatured alcohol.
> Trust me, after a long day on the trail in inclement
> weather you'll be thankful you have a stove that can
> boil water quickly.
>
Been there, done that. Though the long hikes are in
two year intervals, I still like to get out from to
time to time.
Again, every system has a tradeoff. Other than winter
hiking, I am done putzing around with whitegas stoves.
But that is me.
The beauty of backpacking...there is more than one way
to do something.
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