> I've got a nice gas stove that I've used many times for backpacking and > local paddling trips. > plane. Even if it were a brand new gas stove I'd still have to buy gas for > it after I arrived at my destination. Sounds like a liquid-fuel "white gas", not "liquified petroleum gas" (i.e. propane, butane etc) stove. Liquid-fuel stoves have more parts to retain fuel residues, and are more likely to smell than LPG stoves. Besides, buying liquid fuel upon arrival can be a problem, unless it is multi-fuel stove like Primus for $120 or more (I think it's called "Multifuel"), that burns anything including LPG (but not alcohole, and I not sure about gasoline). Try getting white gas, or LPG tank (not propane) in Baja - nearly impossible. >For trips involving air travel I now > have a small stove that screws onto a can of propane. I've also got a > small propane backpacking lantern. I think that stove was about $10 and > the lantern around $20. Many hardware stores or even the most understocked > outdoor gear store sells propane. This is what I'm using too - $15 burner. Propane lantern proved to be unreliable in a kayak (fragile mantle), I had to switch to battery lights. Propane is available in hardwares stores and many superstores, either green short tanks, or blue long ones (different size, same thread). Propane tanks don't work with expensive ($30+) LPG stoves, like Primus, MSR etc - thread is different, though propane fuel is just slightly less effective (and costs much cheaper). Even such propane tanks are sometimes unavailable at destination, or the only hardware store in village is closed at the time of arrival, and then I carry Sierra sove (a lot of hassle, collecting wood and using it). *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jun 09 2004 - 11:15:48 PDT
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