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Fuel Canister
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Warren from North Carolina on 4/16/2019 8:03:53 AM:
Is there any place to buy a fuel canister other than REI near the trail on the way out of Pittsburgh? I would like to get an early start and don't want to wait until REI opens at 10 o'clock.
 
Rivnuts from Homsstead on 4/16/2019 6:08:40 PM:
There is a Dick's Sporting Goods store in Homestead, PA about 9 miles from downtown Pittsburgh that opens at 9:00 am. There is a Lowes in that same shopping complex that opens earlier but I don't that they carry the camping-type gas canisters.

You already mentioned the REI about 3 miles from downtown.

If you really want a daybreak start, I could bring you one or more as I live near the trail and am up early in the morning.
 
Warren from North Carolina on 4/16/2019 7:19:53 PM:
Thanks for the offer Rivnuts but I don't need to leave too early. Dicks in Homestead seems like a good option. That should work out just about right. Thanks for the info.
 
Cenzo from Hatfield PA on 4/16/2019 11:11:28 PM:
If you take a bic lighter, you can make a fire anywhere you camp.
 
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