Joe_Schmeaux wrote on Dec 30^th, 2010 at 12:47am:

db wrote on Dec 27th, 2010 at 8:17pm: Looks like we're talking white gas, a big bottle is roughly a quart and a 21 day August solo trip? Close? For that I'd take two big bottles if there was a fire ban and no rain in sight. db, you need to share your fuel-conservation strategies with us. What kind of stove do you have?

I use a Peak1 (hey, it simmers well).  I use to figure a pint a week for two pots of coffee a day, pack o' bacon, fish, pancakes ... those 20 minute scalloped taters to add Canadian bacon to ... but mostly FD & maybe fish mains. MMmmmm bacon. ;)

My last trip was two weeks so I took two pints plus the half or so that's in the stove. I came back with a pint plus but I took instant coffee and boiled most of my nightly libations and filled the thermos for morning coffee/oatmeal. Felt dumb for carrying the extra pint around but it was three year old gas.... (It does loose a bit over the years so I was mostly cooking on the stove just to get rid of it.)

Like I said, you need to do your own math and if after a week it looks like you won't make it you can filter rather than waste the killing boil time.

A gallon and three quarters (WOW) for three weeks seems like way too much space and poundage than necessary. (White gas anyway)


mastertangler wrote on Dec 27^th, 2010 at 11:55pm:

I'm hurt :'(.

Don't be.