> I wouldn't bother with carrying two stoves, If it doesn't take up too much space, a second one can be handy even if only to get the coffee on while the meal is cooking. >but I do try to carry >repair parts for the stove - never had to use them myself, but I did >help out a couple of folks once whose Svea 123 had the pressure release >valve fail. Good idea to carry washers and know how to fit them. > (non-pertinent note - my venerable old Svea is still >cooking along at age 24 - the day it dies will be a sad one). Die? DIE? they don't die, just need new washers or needle valve or graphite string packing or ..... > A good book is especially nice to have when you're going solo and you >have to sit out the weather. and a radio or tapes (except you need a lot of them). Alex . . Alex (Sandy) Ferguson Chemistry Department University of Canterbury New Zealand *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Aug 15 2000 - 20:54:25 PDT
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