... but you need a mule to carry it. A small stovetop espresso pot might be a step in the right direction, though.
Thanks, everyone, for the comments and education. At 8200', water boils at about 197F / 92C. Baking times have to be longer at this elevation, but I assure you the effect on anything boiled is negligible. Yes, I should have taken a wind screen. With white gas stoves, I'm used to finding relatively windless spots and just starting the stove. I had done that on this trip -- we were completely sheltered from the prevailing (west) wind. Just as I lit the alcohol, we got a little up-canyon (easterly) eddy. Only a couple of miles per hour, but enough to blow the flames at an angle to the burner. Once the stove started, it had no further problems with wind. ....Arch
Here is a small pressure cooker, cheap too http://www.healthclassics.com/product_detail.asp?ProductID=58446
REI and the like used to sell pressure cookers in their catalogs back to the 1980's. I'd have to think long and hard about carrying one though, even a light one. Great photos Arch.
I'm not fussy about SS, I can live with aluminium: http://store.everestgear.com/148210.html the postage would add another $35 or so
Either the Kuhn Rikon is some shit-hot piece of gear (how good cana pc be?) or its a typo. 120-odd quid seems a lot to pay for any pan. I have a dinky little SSpc at home which set me back ?45. I thought at the time, and still do, that it was a bit much but having said that it is a superb piece of gear and gets a lot of use.
Arch, Nice stove, and great pictures. However, you should be a little more careful, wearing tan shirts and hats, this time of year! shouldn't like to be mistaken for a deer! BAM!... OOPS!!! OH DEAR
I'm still behind the times, I use an old Prestige pressure cooker, aluminium, heavy, but still cooks a great soup or stew 8)
Nothing wrong with the Prestige we've used one for over 28 years and only had to replace the gasket once ! Great bits of kit if a trifle heavy for the backpack.
I hear ya. I was in the John Muir Wilderness -- no hunting. All the hunters were a few miles to the northeast, out in the sage flats and pinon-juniper woodland. A lot more deer out there than in the canyon and crags where I was. ....Arch
Hey, Arch, Outstanding photos, Lad!!! Sweet Bride and I love the Sierra Nevada, and miss backpacking up there. It's been quite a few years since we've been up there, and we'll have to remedy that situation. We have never carried a pressure cooker, nor would we be inclined to add one to our load. In all the years we've backpacked, even at the highest altitudes, we've been quite happy with the quality of any and all tea that we've made and consumed! Admittedly, it might not be the same as a "proper brew", but you know, when you're backpacking, in God's Country, the tea is absolutely wonderful and quite fulfilling, just the same! We'll just keep enjoying it, even if it's not "properly" done! Oh, and another comment, if I may: One of the reasons why I always make a comment on how fast a stove boils water, has to do with the part that elevation plays in our cooking and brewing up. The slower stoves are abysmally so at high elevation, and because the cooking, baking, and brewing all takes longer up there, I'll pick a faster boiling stove, everytime. Fast boiling, simmering capability, super reliable, and lightweight, all add up to a fine backpacking stove, for all types of geography and elevation!! Again, great photos, Arch!! Thanks for sharing them with us. I know you and I have a date for a fun adventure soon, and I'll look forward to planning it in the near future! Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc Mark
The pressure cooker went out of use in our house for a long time, but in the last year or two I've come to remember just what a useful tool they are. Every kitchen should have one
I would agree with that. At some point they also become worth taking on a cold weather trip, or (especially) one at high elevations, because they save more fuel than the pc weighs. I don't think I'll be putting one in my daypack anytime soon, though. ....Arch
Just catching up on the older posts after being away for a few days. Had to comment on the scenery. That first pic is beautiful. What a great place to go hiking!!
