smlobx
Lost again
Hi folks-
We just came back from an epic trip to Colorado and Utah exploring the high country and places not so high in our newly built Jeep Gladiator (trip report soon hopefully..) and we ran into a slight problem one night…
We were camping at Little Molas Lake just outside Silverton at an elevation of 10,960 feet. It was cold (~30 degrees) and sleeting. We deployed our awning and got to work making a nice warm dinner but to my surprise and dismay we were not able to keep the propane stove lit. Now at the time I seemed to recall something about propane and higher elevations not playing nice together but coming from the East Coast it was never really a concern. So we ended up eating sandwiches and going to bed early.
The next day when we were in Silverton, and had cell service, we did read how propane doesn’t perform well above about 9000 feet.
So the question for those of you that venture that high what do you use when cooking above 10,000 feet?
We just came back from an epic trip to Colorado and Utah exploring the high country and places not so high in our newly built Jeep Gladiator (trip report soon hopefully..) and we ran into a slight problem one night…
We were camping at Little Molas Lake just outside Silverton at an elevation of 10,960 feet. It was cold (~30 degrees) and sleeting. We deployed our awning and got to work making a nice warm dinner but to my surprise and dismay we were not able to keep the propane stove lit. Now at the time I seemed to recall something about propane and higher elevations not playing nice together but coming from the East Coast it was never really a concern. So we ended up eating sandwiches and going to bed early.
The next day when we were in Silverton, and had cell service, we did read how propane doesn’t perform well above about 9000 feet.
So the question for those of you that venture that high what do you use when cooking above 10,000 feet?