[pct-l] gas stoves

[CWillett at pierce.ctc.edu (Chris Willett)]

While alcohol stoves seem to be the most popular on the AT, I saw a fair number of canister stoves being used, along with a few white gas stoves.  They are decidedly in the minority, though.  There are a few solid fuel (eg, Esbit) users out there as well.  I have never seen one thruhiker ridicule another, at least to their face, about choice of gear.  Still, the white gas user will definitely draw attention, as will, say, those hiking in mountaineering boots through the desert.

Suge

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Christopher Willett
cwillett@pierce.ctc.edu
www.pierce.ctc.edu/faculty/cwillett
Pierce College
9401 Farwest Drive SW.
Lakewood, WA. 98498-1999

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> From: 	pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net on behalf of mellowmarky@cox.net
> Sent: 	Tuesday, February 22, 2005 12:57 PM
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> Subject: 	[pct-l] gas stoves
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> In the past I have always used gas stoves and never even thought about using an alcahol stove until joining this list and seeing how popular they are. Now I am seriously considering using an alcahol stove. It sounds as if nobody uses a gas stove on the PCT. Is this true? Has any thru-hiker here used or plan to use a gas stove on the PCT? Has anybody seen a thru-hiker use a gas stove without ridiculing them?
> 
> Just wondering.
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> 
> Mark
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