Hello everyone,
I plan on starting a Northbound hike next week, and my main concern is my stove. I tried a few different homemade stoves and they didn't quite work out. They would get water hot, but not to a full boil, or be very slow, or something or other. Anyhoo, I was wondering if anyone knows how I can pick up an alcohol stove or something along the trail, if that is in fact a possibility. I have an older, much heavier coleman stove I could always bring if I have to, but I'd rather use a lighter one, and I don't know if I can mail that home if I start with it and decide to ditch it and blah blah blah.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Also, how difficult/time consuming is it to hitch hike into town? What about returning to the trail from town? What is the usual method for that?
I'm also looking for advice on mail drops. They are expensive, but I'm wondering if they are worth it, since there are grocery stores in towns that would have a post office anyway, right?
Thanks for reading! Again, any input is greatly appreciated! I leave Monday.
Love,
Mandrew