[philmont] Disposing of gas cannisters

Hi Dave:

>From the Guidebook to Adventure

Philmont trading posts carry white gas, max fuel, stoves, and spare parts. If your crew uses butane, plan to carry the empty cartridges with you since they create a hazardous disposal problem in the backcountry.

Jim VH

Jim Van Hecke
Asst. Mgr. Camping Services
'04, '05, '06, '07
Philmont Scout Ranch
47 Caballo Rd.
Cimarron, NM 87714
jvh2099@aol.com

In a message dated 04/03/07 09:13:26 Mountain Daylight Time, dave-s@pacbell.net writes:
Two years ago we took 2 white gas stoves to Philmont, which worked fine.
Since we were flying in, I shipped the stoves by UPS, and bought the gas
at Philmont.

This year, the scouts are talking about wanting to take cannister
stoves. Some questions:

1) Which type of cannister does Philmont sell at the backcountry trading
posts?

2) Will the staffed camps accept empty cannisters as trash?

3) Will headquarters accept empty cannisters as trash?

4) Can we ship full or empty cannisters, or check them on the airline as
luggage?

I'm more interested in answers to these questions, and less interested
in "are white gas stoves better than..." discussions, but who can
control this group :-)

Thanks for your help,
Dave Smith
Troop 32
Santa Rosa, CA
2007 703-O

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Received on Tue Apr 3 12:13:17 2007