butane below freezing

[john61ct]

>> And with adapters, no different gear is needed.

As in, by using adapters (stands, hoses included in that term) there is no need to **change stoves** just because you want to use different bottle types or switch gasses.

That was my only point, responding to people talking as if you need to base your stove choice on those latter factors.

That if there is a stove you like, you can adapt the gear you carry with you **in your vehicle** to use any bottle type or either gas, or make your own mix, etc.

Whether or not you care about these options, it seemed that many were not aware of them.

 

[IdaSHO]

Sorry chief, that's all additional gear.
A simple adapter fitting, sure, as it can remain attached to the stove or tank, but a complete stand and hose, not so much.
Like I said, comes down to complexity and weight.
A stand and hose can easily DOUBLE the weight of your cooking setup.
And just like camera gear, or climbing gear, or first aid gear, each piece is itemized and is considered gear.
A hose and stand for this purpose would be considered part of a cold weather gear set.

And I'm still waiting for you to post up a link for said items.
I'm well aware that they used to exist.
I'm also well aware of how hard they are to come by now, which is exactly my point.
Id love to find a source just for the hell of it, but I don't think they exist state-side.
And probably for reasons I've already stated. Its additional gear.

I'm an avid backpacker, I keep up on this stuff not only for my own gear needs/changes, but to advise others.

 

[john61ct]

Yes, in my case weight does not matter, I carry an 80gal tank. I also have no problem ordering from overseas, just a question of shipping cost.

My points above stands.

I may go to the trouble of helping some with genuine specific needs, source a particularly obscure connection, but none of that seems to apply here.

 

[dreadlocks]

I'm a backpacker my self.. for fuel I use moonshine, I dont take anything that cant be multipurpose.. can burn it, cook it, drink it, disinfect it.

I personally dont like butane accessories, yeh gotta splurge on the quintuple filtered N-Tane or everything gets gunked up and stops working eventually.. colman fuel or propane stuff never gives me any problems.

 

[PPCLI_Jim]

Completely agree with you. I've ended up with a few stove types- propane, iso-butane, alcohol, esbits(?) the small bio-fuel, and my whisperlite. Even within each of the various types I have different ones. Some I've made ie. some of the alcohol and biomass, others were inexpensive so I picked up multiple types Iso-butane. But it its better to have something than nothing, while you can make Iso-but work it might be easier to go with an alternative type. IE theres a reason they still use a particular type in places. Other places not so much, but each definitely has a place.

 

[IdaSHO]

I personally dont like butane accessories, yeh gotta splurge on the quintuple filtered N-Tane or everything gets gunked up and stops working eventually.. colman fuel or propane stuff never gives me any problems.

I've never once had issues with my iso-butane gear.

What fuel are you using? It makes a big difference as each MFG has a slightly different blend,
and some are considerably more prone to nasties that will gum up an otherwise perfectly usable stove.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

I've never once had issues with my iso-butane gear.

What fuel are you using? It makes a big difference as each MFG has a slightly different blend,
and some are considerably more prone to nasties that will gum up an otherwise perfectly usable stove.

I have also heard that all blends are different what is the best choice?

 

[IdaSHO]

I've always stuck to MSR, and have never once had an issue.

 

[jgaz]

MSR for me as well.

This blog entry may help explain why we think this way
https://adventuresinstoving.blogspot.com/2011/11/whats-best-brand-of-gas-for-cold.html