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happyhiker
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Travel and Camping after Odile
We are planning on driving and camping at the following locations in Baja
California Sur: Los Frailes, Agua Caliente Canyon, Tecolote Beach, Bahia Conception, and Guerro Negro. Are there any concerns regarding safety,
roads, petro, food or supplies since the hurricane and earthquakes? Also does anyone know if we can get gas canisters at Walmart in Cabo San Lucas?
anywhere?Thanks!
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woody with a view
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bring everything!
life is back to normal, but there is an old adage ($10 word) that if you don't bring it and you need it-you'll go without.
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happyhiker
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Unfortunately the airlines won't let you bring everything!!!
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"We are planning on driving and camping at the following locations"
What does "the airlines" have to do with this??
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happyhiker
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Fly from the states and drive Baja California Sur......???
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Tioloco
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You renting a vehicle in Cabo? If so, sounds like fun. I don't think Odile will slow you down.
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You'll have no trouble finding firewood.
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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David K
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Hard to predict an earthquake... can't think of any that caused damage in Baja that stopped tourism... By "gas canisters" you mean 'propane bottles'
for cooking or lights or 'gasoline cans' for the car?
GUERRERO NEGRO has most everything, and there is camping at the whale watching area on Scammon's Lagoon (Laguna Ojo de Liebre),
during whale season.
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happyhiker
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Sorry, propane canister.
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David K
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No problema, I figured it was just a regional English thing (petrol/ gasoline)... sorry nobody has been able to answer the question for you (yet). We
drive down from San Diego and have propane bottles with us already. I understand you need to buy them there, and it shouldn't be a problem.
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There was a recent topic on this, titled Coleman stove question. He asked about "gasoline stove", (petrol for those from the other side of the pond),
but propane question was also covered.
Once again: yes, there are green Coleman 1 lb propane cylinders in Walmart and Home Depot in Baja, and there are - probably - bigger 20-30 lb
cylinders there. You will also find 1lb propane in hardware and automotive stores in bigger than average towns like Loreto or Mulege, not to mention
Cabo. You will also find long blue 1lb cylinders for propane torch, same propane, same thread. Don't buy yellow gas cylinders, those are different.
Airlines don't care about propane stoves, just make sure it's clean after the previous use. Propane fuel is not allowed on the plane, obviously.
Airlines don't like gasoline stoves, those are much more difficult to properly clean for the flight, and you have to bring a new pressurized container
for gasoline every time, because they don't allow anything that "contained" fuel in the past, because of possible fumes remaining.
And, if you're totally paranoid about having a backup stove on your trip, bring s small alcohol stove like Trangia Mini, or a wood burning stove like
Sierra. Alcohol stove should be empty on the flight of course. Pure alcohol fuel in Baja - aka Denatured alcohol, or Methanol - is a problem, don't
know why. But a 70% rubbing alcohol will work, though not too well. Wood burning stove is fun, though a bit of pain too.
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Quote: Originally posted by Alm  | ...
And, if you're totally paranoid about having a backup stove on your trip, bring s small alcohol stove like Trangia Mini, or a wood burning stove like
Sierra. Alcohol stove should be empty on the flight of course. Pure alcohol fuel in Baja - aka Denatured alcohol, or Methanol - is a problem, don't
know why. But a 70% rubbing alcohol will work, though not too well. Wood burning stove is fun, though a bit of pain too. |
Would cheap tequila work???   
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David K
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Whiskey then? 
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Alm
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Cheap whiskey? Is there such thing?
What you burn is fumes, not the liquid. You would probably ignite it on a warm and calm day, and after warming the burner over the candle flame. Too
much trouble, and you'd have to live with your guilty conscience forever.
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JasonG
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Frailes was nice yesterday....things seem just fine down here at the moment. Some damage is evident, but life goes on.
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happyhiker
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Thanks for all of your responses! One last questions we will be in Guerrero just after the New Year. Any chance we might see whales?
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yes!
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Alm
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Scammons Laguna is some miles away from Guerrero Negro, and you will want to hire a local boat to get closer to whales. They don't allow tourists use
own boats or kayaks during the season.
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Not after the fourth glass.
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
86 - 45*
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