Hello Steve!

Thank you so much for responding and for your advice. I think I will go ahead then and rent the canister when I pick up my permit instead of getting one, and we will share. And I will make sure we share a tent then as well, I would much rather share the weight, as you said! And thank you for the food suggestions as well - I didn't think of tortillas and will definitely bring some. As trident777 mentioned, the only reason I'd also want a stove is for coffee, but I think we might go without it I'm not sure yet.

Thank you again for your help and advice, I do appreciate it!