>>1692840Seeing as we've been chatting about the guys who finished the first winter PCT thru we can keep looking at the stuff they used.
>After spending the day hiking a demanding route in cold weather the ability to make a warm meal is critical for physical and mental well-being. Lichter and Forry used the Caldera Cone stove by trail designs.>It's an alcohol-fueled stove that allows the user to position a small cook pot within a protective cone, which improves performance in windy weather and helps maximize fuel supply. They used it to melt snow for drinking water and food preparation.>Said Lichter: "It is slower than a canister or multi-fueled stove to melt water but is a lot lighter, more compact, and simpler ... Time was not an issue since we had 11-plus hours of darkness each night."I was on one of Skurka's guided hikes in CO and get to play around with this Caldera Cone+kojin burner set up and was really impressed by it. I can't justify replacing my current setup but if I had to for whatever reason I'd go down that route.
