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Tony Burnett
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MELTING SNOW: adding snow... on 11/15/2005 14:21:30 MST Print View

Just trying to understand the snow melting process a bit...

How exactly is "add enough snow for 1.5L of water" done?

1) Leave lid off
2) add chunks of snow
3) wait for it to melt down a bit
4) Repeat 2-3 until water level is reached
5) cover
6) wait for boil

Back on topic:

Were the "systems" (fuel bottle, stove, fuel, etc.) at ambient temperature before starting?