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[pct-l] Stoves
- Subject: [pct-l] Stoves
- From: MHOLMES@NETVA.COM (HOLMES, MARK)
- Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 12:43:19 -0400
We had a lot of luck with our Coleman Apex II stove. Absolutely no
maintenance (except for changing one 0-ring on the fuel bottle after about 4
months of solid hiking - AT- Thruhike '95). Simmers great - will burn
unleaded and kerosene (with separate generator) as well as Coleman. I've
burned unleaded in it - worked fine, but easy to get fuel on you and it
stinks if you do! Anyone who has ever filled their car up with gas
obviously knows that. Lightweight - prefer it to the Whisperlites due to
it's simmer feature and no maintenance problems. Only problem - fuel bottle
is 22 oz. bottle, but you can actually only fill it to 16 oz for use -means
you sometimes have to carry an extra fuel bottle (depending on how long you
are out). I seem to get about 4 days worth out of the 16 ozs. - that's with
cooking breakfast and dinner for two people.
Mark
Mark and Janet Holmes-Innkeepers- Fox Hill Inn,Troutdale,VA(1-800-874-3313)
GA-NH '95 PA+NH-ME '97
http://members.tripod.com/~Mark_Holmes/AT.html
Provider of shuttles in SW VA
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