Re: [Paddlewise] Carrying Stoves

I should have thought about this earlier.  You can make your own alcohol
stove similar in design to the Trangia using tin cans.  You could probably
even make one by Monday if you had the materials and the few simple required
tools.

http://www.fulton-net.com/~sgraber/stove.htm

Glenn

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tina" <tina_at_bentobuggy.com>
To: "Wes Boyd" <boydwe_at_dmci.net>; <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Cc: "CA Kayaker" <cakayak_at_mindspring.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 4:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Carrying Stoves


> Now why is it a new, gotta-have thing comes out every year? I don't get to
> go boating enough to use the stoves I already own  :>(  and so I hate to
> consider buying another type that I might never be able to use again.
>
> I just called the airline today, and they won't allow any flamable or
> combustible fuel as cargo.  They won't even allow an emptied container
that
> once had fuel in it!  That doesn't leave alot of options. Does the Trangia
> have a separate alcohol bottle that one fills for use?  Can you discard
the
> emptied alcohol bottle before flying?  I'll check it out for future trips,
> but since I'm leaving Monday, I don't think I'll be able to order one.
>
> Thanks anyway,
> about to be decaffeinated,
> Tina
>
>
>
> At 7:07 PM -0800 3/4/00, Wes Boyd wrote:
> >At 10:37 PM 3/3/00 -0800, Tina wrote:
> >
> >>I'm trying to find a suitable cooking option for an upcoming trip.  The
> >>Peak1 stove won't fly, and Coleman Company never responded to my query
> >>about whether Camping GAZ butane/propane cannisters were retailed
anywhere
> >>in Panama City.  Been looking at flyable fuel alternatives, without
buying
> >>yet another stove.
> >>
> >
> >Like Sandy, I'm sold on my alcohol-burning Trangia. I have a Trangia 28
> >(Mini-Trangia) that works very well for what I want it to do. It's not
real
> >good at heavy cooking, but will cook small amounts of stuff for an
> >individual pretty well, in conditions that aren't too extreme. Problem:
> >since Campmor quit stocking them, they are not easy to find any more. MSR
> >supposedly imports them, and perhaps you can get your favorite outdoor
> >store to order one.
> >
> >-- Wes
>
>
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