At the Glacier Bay Lodge gift shop in Bartlett Cove, camping supplies, bear deterrent pepper spray, and white gas stove fuel are available. Also, a variety of butane/propane stove fuel canisters are available here as well as at the Gustavus hardware store, and the Beartrack Mercantile. If you wish to use a butane/propane type stove (because there are so many different varieties), or if you have become separated from your stove in your travels, you should call ahead to Gusto Building Supply (1-907-697-2297), the Beartrack (1-907-697-2358), or to Glacier Bay Lodge (1-907-697-4000) to determine that the products that you will need on your camping trip are available.  You may prepay for any items purchased from the Beartrack or Gusto and then pick them up on your way out to Bartlett Cove with TLC Taxi.

Increasing security on planes has led to more and more frequent confiscation of fuel bottles, stove pumps, and entire stoves. If you want to be completely sure that you and your stove will be together on your Glacier Bay camping trip, consider mailing your stove, empty and purged of all fumes, to us about two weeks before your planned departure. Use U.S. Priority Mail only.

Stove fuel and bear spray are both items that are considered to be a hazard to fly with (“hazmat”). The FAA prohibits hazardous material from being flown on small planes with passengers on board. If you want to fly these items from Juneau to Gustavus, you will need to make advance arrangements to fly them over on a “freight only flight” at an approximate cost of $25 with Wings of Alaska, an air taxi service based at the Juneau airport. Contact Wings at (1-907-789-0790) to confirm cost and flight times.