> The next best bet are the simple propane stoves that take the screw-on bottle. Anywhere from $15 - $30 apiece. Simpler to operate, simmer well, cheap, but you wind up carrying heavy cylinders. They don't work well below freezing, either. > On one paddling trip we reached 9 degrees F (my shoes froze overnight). I was carrying a single-burner Coleman propane camp stove. My stove was the only one in the group that would work. No amount of pumping would get the other stoves working. I had a long line of folks waiting to use it. It has never failed me in below-freezing temps. After that experience, several in my group "converted." Disposal of the empty propane bottles is a pain, though. btw, Walmart carries a stainless steel two-burner propane stove. Good price, lightweight, compact, good for salt-water conditions, and good price (around $40), made by Brinkmann. The only info I could find online was on EBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16036&item=7116725276&rd=1 Jackie http://www.muddypuppies.com/ *************************************************************************** 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 - 10:47:53 PST
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