> cheap, but you wind up carrying heavy cylinders. They don't work well > below freezing, either. I can't comment on the primary topic, but I can add a comment to the "below freezing" comment. For non car camping, I use a Primus Yellowstone Lite stove (3 years old). It's the canister type. It's supposed to be fine above freezing. But, I couldn't get it to work at all one morning when the temps had dipped to a mere 45 degrees Fahrenheit. By lunch time (higher temps), it was fine, and for a late dinner after the sun had set (dropping temps), it was iffy. That night, I stuffed it in the foot of my sleeping bag (which I also do with clothing) and the next morning, it worked like a champ due to my body heat keeping it toasty. Most of you know that trick, but there may be a few readers who don't, so for what it's worth... there it is. Rick *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Dec 09 2004 - 08:55:57 PST
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