Stove (with lighters and matches) on Kilimanjaro
Also called: Expedition stove, Expedition stoves, Lighters and waterproof matches
What it is for
Cooks meals and melts snow for drinking water on the mountain. A lighter and waterproof matches go with it.
What Kilimanjaro asks for
Standard
Your operator's cook and stoves
⚖No firewood in the park, for any purpose, cooking or warming. All cooking is on stoves.
Source
Mountains National Parks Regulations, 2003 (Government Notice No. 191 of 25 July 2003, National Parks Ordinance Cap. 412) — https://www.tanzaniaparks.go.tz/uploads/publications/en-1567153052-National_Parks_Mountain_Regulations.pdf — reg. 14
What to look for
- Fuel
- What it burns. Gas canisters lose pressure in the cold; liquid fuel keeps working. You cannot fly with either, so fuel is bought on arrival.
Kinds
- Expedition Stoves
- Liquid Fuel Stoves
- Canister Stoves
- Hanging Stoves
- Lighters and Matches
Other mountains
- Standard on: Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Vinson, Kosciuszko
- Team equipment on: Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Carstensz Pyramid
