Alcohol Stoves a fire hazard?

Progress! Are the word's "jellied petroleum" now gone?

Hmmm. They did not mention Esbit fuel.

I'm crushed.

–B.G.–

Hmmmm, this seems a lot more "open" now: no on/off switch! Definitely an improvement in clarity.

Ah-ha. I see that Yosemite doesn't state "Esbit" but they do refer to "cube" as a fuel.

OK, they are slowly moving toward clarification.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think we see Yosemite, SEKI, and Inyo N.F.

Sierra N.F. seems to be the odd man out.

Hmmm. They don't talk about UNpressurized alcohol.

–B.G.–

Perhaps the rule "don't burn wood" is enough. What else (if we count "cubes" too) is actually prohibited?

And yet Sierra NF was the one with the clearest email to me when I specifically mentioned my starlyte and the caldera cone "that's exactly what we want"

Maybe they'll get their act together on the wording as well???

"What else (if we count "cubes" too) is actually prohibited?"

They did not mention white phosphorus, although that might come under the category of fireworks.

I carry some magnesium ribbon, and it makes a good hot fire starter. I don't see it prohibited.

–B.G.–

"Maybe they'll get their act together on the wording as well???"

They probably have too many lawyers for that.

I know. We could boil water with electrical heaters. The electricity could come from a (water-driven) Pelton Wheel.

–B.G.–

How about "Don't burn wood, but if you are an idiot don't burn anything unless there is a non-idiot present to supervise or take over."

This might work since a non-idiot would probably say, "stop you idiot! Stop trying to burn Magnesium to make coffee!" I think this rule would cover "contingencies".

But then we might have to implement a "non-idiot" certification process.

"But then we might have to implement a "non-idiot" certification process."

In some jurisdictions, they already have that. It's called a Campfire Permit.

However, I have a whole stack of old used Wilderness Permits, and there was never any mention of a Campfire Permit.

–B.G.–