Thanks for the input chaps, much appreciated!
I just fill a one or two litre bait bucket with pond water and float my cannister in it, even in deep winter, the water is warm enough to stop the cannister freezing up in use. And after use, I just keep the water filled bait bucket inside my bivvy to keep warm to stop it freezing over on a night, and if it does, just refill it from pond again.
If it's that cold your stove stops working because the gas is to cold go home.
If it's that cold your stove stops working because the gas is to cold go home.
If it gets that cold and I cannot warm my canister up which it never has done, then I would switch to my Trangia or just remove the gas canister from the Primus multifuel or omnifuel, connect the liquid fuel cell and start using unleaded, naptha or Aspen 4T.
The only thing that makes me go home in winter is when the lake freezes over completely.
In reply to Post #19
Good old shake of the canister or put it on the heat for a few seconds
Good old shake of the canister or put it on the heat for a few seconds
Hi, as info posted, idea of the preheater tube (like Bulin T4 as), is you can use liquid gas, which turns back to gas in preheater tube, before it hits burner holes.
So just turn your canister upside down.
Some stoves come with a holder, for putting the upside down canister in.
Let preheater tube get a bit hot, before inverting canister, else it might flare (i ain't had it thou).
Not only does it make stove work/ roar again, in the cold, but it gets every drop of fuel out of canister.
Its how you use a Bulin T4 type stove.
Bob
So just turn your canister upside down.
Some stoves come with a holder, for putting the upside down canister in.
Let preheater tube get a bit hot, before inverting canister, else it might flare (i ain't had it thou).
Not only does it make stove work/ roar again, in the cold, but it gets every drop of fuel out of canister.
Its how you use a Bulin T4 type stove.
Bob
In reply to Post #21
This is exactly what I do and touch wood up to now I've had no problems in the last 18 month's 👍
This is exactly what I do and touch wood up to now I've had no problems in the last 18 month's 👍
I used to have a mate that would put the gas canister
straight onto the lit stove
I definitely wouldn't recommend that method, used to
frighten the life out of me. The fact he was incredibly
accident prone didn't help.
straight onto the lit stove
I definitely wouldn't recommend that method, used to
frighten the life out of me. The fact he was incredibly
accident prone didn't help.
In reply to Post #23
Agree - certainly would never warm the canister with direct heat!
issue being that it can cause heat to be applied in too concentrated manner which causes the gas at that spot to expand more rapidly than the rest which can cause issues. if you have to warm the canister then using warm water is the only safe way (or in sleeping bag/jumper etc) - ie a more gentle and consistent warming .
Though a stove with a pre-heating tube is preferably to both for me (partly because i end up getting water everywhere otherwise)
Agree - certainly would never warm the canister with direct heat!
issue being that it can cause heat to be applied in too concentrated manner which causes the gas at that spot to expand more rapidly than the rest which can cause issues. if you have to warm the canister then using warm water is the only safe way (or in sleeping bag/jumper etc) - ie a more gentle and consistent warming .
Though a stove with a pre-heating tube is preferably to both for me (partly because i end up getting water everywhere otherwise)
Trangia stove will never let you down in any conditions.
In reply to Post #25
Neither does deliveroo
Neither does deliveroo
If you dont mind petrol then the Coleman is the bussiness.
In reply to Post #27
Yes i still use a gasoline stove, no problem in the cold
Yes i still use a gasoline stove, no problem in the cold
In reply to Post #27
agreed
agreed
In reply to Post #29
Petrol it is then.
Petrol it is then.