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Subject:Re: Heat: Gas vs. Propane
From:Steven Johnson
Date:Mon, 28 Oct 1996 16:35:00 -0800 (PST)

So John Anderson says:
> 
> Thomas Johnson wrote:
> 
> > one problem w/propane is that in extreme cold (below -10 F) the liquid
> > propane will not boil fast enough to sustain continus opperation.  I
> > realize that this doesn't apply to many of you, but it is something to
> > consider.
> 
> Actually it does not take even that low of temperatures, as one
> of the orderes I just started worrying about this as I know from
> winter camping that a standard 20lb bottle will have problems
> generating enough pressure to fire a stove through your average
> 5-10 oz (?) regulator on a 10-20F day.
> Oh well we shall see.
> 

Umm... Consider this.  Chris Gibbs, the original person to post about
this heater lives in Alaska.....

Steven