Re: Alcohol Stoves and Pack Weight
The advantage of alcohol is that the stove is much simpler. Due to the volatile nature of white gas the stoves are rather complicated and as a result heavy...
Washburns 2010-02-18 19:34:37 #60010

Re: Alcohol Stoves and Pack Weight
I switched to Caldera Cone Ti-Tri last year, after 10 years of white gas/cannister stove and love it. Assuming cooking involves "boiling water" the alcohol...
todd obrien 2010-02-18 19:24:19 #60009

Re: Current Conditions on Hermit Trail?
Betty, I was up/down it with a group on Feb. 4-6, and it had about 12 inches or so at the top for the first quarter to half mile(?) in the shady spots, but...
floodblue 2010-02-18 19:20:27 #60008

mines in Chuar area
The adits have many timbers used for shoring. I presume cottonwoods. Can anyone confirm? Dove
menkeshome 2010-02-18 18:35:30 #60007

Re: Alcohol Stoves and Pack Weight
Time between resupply and amount of fuel needed per day are the factors that need to be considered. I use 10 oz. of white gas per day to melt snow - always...
Dick Matthews 2010-02-18 16:19:39 #60006

Re: Pack weight poll/query
Hi Dick - I used to carry an Esbit pocket stove, but I got tired of the smell and the soot on the bottom of my pot. Once, due to wind, I had to cook inside...
richard2425848 2010-02-18 16:11:33 #60005

Re: Alcohol Stoves and Pack Weight
We have a coke can alcohol stove that runs on denatured alcohol, heet or various other chemicals and a snow peak giga stove...we always take the giga stove...
russellownby 2010-02-18 16:11:15 #60004

Alcohol Stoves and Pack Weight
Although I've never used an alcohol stove, I have often wondered what it's advantages are. I looked up the energy content of various fuels and, not...
Bob Bordasch 2010-02-18 14:37:49 #60003

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