RE: [Philmont]: RE: Batteries and Jet Boils

The Jetboil comes with a 1.5 liter pot with the new system. Just talked to
the rep.
 
Jim Moss

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From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
Behalf Of Daniel Preston
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 3:21 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: RE: Batteries and Jet Boils

My son and another scout used a pop can alcohol stove for a couple of months
on the A.T. last summer. I hiked with them for a couple of days and liked
using an efficient stove with no mechanical parts that weighs practically
nothing. However, the pop can stove seems unpractical for Philmont because
you need one for every two people. I have discussed using the pop can
alcohol stove with my son, who will be a ranger at Philmont this summer, and
he agrees that it is probably not the right equipment for a crew at
Philmont, although it might be a good amenity for making hot coffee.

Dan Preston
Louisville, KY

A little side trip...
 
On our trek, I was tempted to bring my alcohol pop can stove that has been
briefly mentioned here before. But I decided against it because I wasn't
sure if alcohol would be available at Base Camp and I wasn't sure if I could
carry it on Amtrak.
 
1. Does anyone know if it's available, or
2. Could I have shipped it with our white gas stoves (purged and cleaned
prior to shipping), or
3. Carried aboard Amtrak (it's not as volatile as fuels)
 
I suspect there may be a source in Cimarron, but taking the bus from Raton
to Base Camp does not allow for a side shopping trip before heading on the
trail.
 
BTW, I ended up foregoing coffee for the duration of the trek, except for
advisors coffee on occasion, which is likely the best choice anyway for us
coffee addicts! :-)

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