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hikin_jim
01-16-2012, 22:11
Cheap canister gas. Sounds nice, yes?

I mean in warm weather, why not just use those cheap 100% butane canisters? All you need is a little $5 adapter off eBay, right?
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-WFurrRM6s7c/Tw1G6y7Y1PI/AAAAAAAAB8Y/r9gmh_aLauk/s500/P1090383.JPG

Well, yes, but use it wrong and that little adapter could cost you big time.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JuAZ8Gnc7u8/Tw1MJAdIY4I/AAAAAAAACNU/SswMeYnTuyU/s500/P1090484.JPG

So what are the issues? Can it be used safely? I cover this in my Butane Adapter WARNING (http://adventuresinstoving.blogspot.com/2012/01/butane-adapter-warning.html) post on my blog.

HJ

RetroGear
01-23-2012, 15:34
Another excellent article with who'd'a-thunk-it? information from Adventures in Stoving.

hikin_jim
01-23-2012, 17:58
Thanks.

Kind of a shame. The adapter is good overall, but it has one flaw that makes it in my opinion unsafe: There's nothing to preventing from rolling. If it rolls, it can produce a fireball. Not good.

HJ