Denatured alcohol can also be bought at your local Wal-Mart and we all know how many there are all over the US. I bring my fuel bottle with me (empty and rinsed out) and pour alcohol bought at store into it. I find that the nozzle on my fuel bottle makes it easier to fill cup with less spills. Speaking of fuel bottles, I do not know where I got this info but have tried it and it works. On overnight trips I do not need a whole quart of fuel so instead of buying a smaller fuel bottle, I took a pint hydrogen peroxide bottle, washed it out and traded the original cap for the caps used in sports bottles (push/pull type). So far, no leaks, cheap and easy pouring. I have looked into the Sierra Zip stoves but didn't think they would be a good idea around salt water environs. Those little wires connecting to battery and fan just might rust out. The folding one without the fan sounds great, maybe you could take a few charcoal briquettes in a little zip lock in case you can't find fuel on your first day out. One more thing to consider is if planning a trip, call ahead for fire bans and ask if your wood stove is allowed. A couple of years ago while on a canoe trip in Canada, we were under a fire ban and this included wood burning stoves for that particular area *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 07 2000 - 10:13:05 PST
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