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Almost got stranded on the Long Trail when my stove gave out

I was about 10 miles north of Killington on the Long Trail in Vermont back in September. It was getting dark and I went to fire up my little isobutane stove and nothing happened. The canister felt full but the valve was just spitting air. I think the cold from the evening temp made the fuel act weird. I ended up digging out my backup Esbit tabs and cooking a sad dinner of cold soaked ramen that took forever. The next morning I started the stove up again and it worked fine after I warmed the canister under my jacket for 15 minutes. Anyone else had a canister fail on them mid trip like that? I'm thinking about switching to a white gas setup for shoulder season trips now.

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troyjackson•8h ago

I finally figured out why my tent kept getting wet inside on the Appalachian Trail

Turns out I was pitching it too close to the ground and blocking ventilation - after 4 trips in the rain I finally noticed the condensation was from my own breath, not a leak. Has anyone else dealt with that sticky feeling of waking up damp even when your fly is tight?

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