"riverman" wrote


Don't underestimate how different things are outside the US before you
ship certain things over. You will probably find that your propane-
powered stove or lantern runs off of a completely different type of
fuel cell than is available anywhere else in the world, and that you
cannot get the proper mantles either. If you have a white-gas stove,
then you will discover that its impossible to find pure grade Coleman
white gas like we get in the US. Rather than invest in an
'international' Firefly stove that runs off of 'dirty' fuel (for $200
from REI), just buy a local stove from a local shop when you get
overseas, probably better quality than the REI stove and for 1/10th
the price.




Thanks for the info/advice .... I'd actually been coveting that silly
MSR stove ( mainly because MSR and I go way back ... I have a 40+ year old
MSR ice ax ( their first product) around here somewhere ... and therefore it
sparks my nostalgia ;-)