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Jan 16, 2012 at 10:05 pm #1825605

David Thomas
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@davidinkenai
Locale: North Woods. Far North.

>"And yet firearms are readily available. In a society where most politicians are avowed Christians."

Stuart: We're not allowed to bring our stoves on planes, so we just pray over our dinner and then shoot it a few times.

Jan 16, 2012 at 11:06 pm #1825618

Bud Chapman
Spectator

@budman5
Locale: Alaska

Thanks HJ I snagged one of those adapters..

Jan 17, 2012 at 1:21 am #1825632

Nick Gatel
BPL Member

@ngatel
Locale: Southern California

Well, I'll just stick to what is the safest, which is the designated fuel/canister as is recommended by the manufacturer. For cold weather an inverted canister set-up should be fine; still waiting to test out the new WindPro, but I will probably just stick with liquid gas stoves.

I want to keep my eyebrows, beard and hair in place :)

Jan 17, 2012 at 7:59 am #1825696

Stuart R
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@scunnered
Locale: Scotland

The thing about google is getting the right search terms.

Once I had "Sievert propane 2208" I came up with a few UK suppliers for the Sievert 100% propane 380g canisters. One claimed the manufacturer was Primus. Not cheap, but if you were planning on camping in serious cold…

Jan 17, 2012 at 10:28 am #1825776

USA Duane Hall
BPL Member

@hikerduane
Locale: Extreme northern Sierra Nevada

I may try this out with my Coleman Xtreme stove, would save using the Power Max canisters and be hotter I think. Correct HJ? Of course I will have two adapters in a row to make it work. Let me think on this about the adapters. Hmm.
Duane

Jan 17, 2012 at 11:13 am #1825803

Hikin’ Jim
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@hikin_jim
Locale: Orange County, CA, USA

I may try this out with my Coleman Xtreme stove, would save using the Power Max canisters and be hotter I think. Correct HJ? Of course I will have two adapters in a row to make it work. Let me think on this about the adapters. Hmm.

Duane,

You should definitely have more pressure which may give you a hotter flame. "Stacking" the adapters should work, but it will be a little kludgey. Just bring your Rapidfire and the one adapter. One of the big advantages of the Xtreme is the fuel. Absent a Powermax canister, other stoves become nearly as good.

HJ

Jan 17, 2012 at 12:03 pm #1825828

Keith Bassett
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@keith_bassett
Locale: Pacific NW

Contacted him on Friday, and he reposted an auction on Saturday. I bought one yesterday and he shipped it within the day.

$25 is a bit painful, but he appears to be a solid seller.

Now I just have to be patient for 15 days while it clears customs, etc. :)

Jan 17, 2012 at 12:53 pm #1825852

Hikin’ Jim
BPL Member

@hikin_jim
Locale: Orange County, CA, USA

Yeah, $25 is a bit much when you consider a decent gas stove costs $40.

I doubt there will be some great groundswell of demand for them. Most car campers will just get a stove already set up for propane. Most backpackers will find the adapter too heavy, too expensive, and too much trouble.

But for those who want to use gas in much colder weather, this adapter will allow that. It also opens up a new fuel. One of the reasons I got interested in the adapter was that a guy I know likes to fly to rural New Mexico to hike. He can find propane all over the place but no backpacking type canisters. This adapter allows him to use a standard backpacking stove. A bit of a kludge, but it allows him to do the hiking he enjoys.

HJ
Adventures In Stoving

Jan 17, 2012 at 2:07 pm #1825888

Jerry Adams
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@retiredjerry
Locale: Oregon and Washington

There are two kinds of propane tanks

the little ones for camping stoves or torches for soldering copper plumbing pipes

and there are big tanks that are several gallons that are refillable and can be used for barbecuers or RVs

I assume you're talking about a connecter that goes from the little tanks to a Lindal fitting for like a Pocket Rocket or Gnat?

Jan 17, 2012 at 2:13 pm #1825893

Hikin’ Jim
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@hikin_jim
Locale: Orange County, CA, USA

There are two kinds of propane tanks. The little ones for camping stoves or torches for soldering copper plumbing pipes. And there are big tanks that are several gallons that are refillable and can be used for barbecuers or RVs

I assume you're talking about a connecter that goes from the little tanks to a Lindal fitting for like a Pocket Rocket or Gnat?

Hi, Jerry,

Yes, I'm talking about portable 100% propane canisters of the type typically used for car camping stoves and lanterns or propane torches.

The adapter from Kovea mates such propane canisters with standard threaded backpacking stoves.

HJ
Adventures In Stoving

Jan 17, 2012 at 2:16 pm #1825896

Jerry Adams
BPL Member

@retiredjerry
Locale: Oregon and Washington

The propane in those containers is much cheaper than the Lindel canisters, I'm sure. But it would take many canisters before you made up the cost of the connector.

Hmmm…

Jan 17, 2012 at 4:18 pm #1825931

Hikin’ Jim
BPL Member

@hikin_jim
Locale: Orange County, CA, USA

Jerry,

I don't think cost is the main motivator on this adapter. The ability to use gas in cold and the ability to use a more widely available type of gas in rural areas are the main reasons to use the adapter.

By the way, standard threaded canisters aren't the only ones with Lindal valves. Camping Gaz, Powermax, Rando360, etc, canisters are all Lindal valved canisters too.

HJ
Adventures In Stoving

Jan 17, 2012 at 7:47 pm #1826024

USA Duane Hall
BPL Member

@hikerduane
Locale: Extreme northern Sierra Nevada

Thanks HJ for explaining why some like the adapter or another fuel option. If they could see what the stovies have done with converting gas stoves to propane or isobutane. Thanks also for mentioning my using an adapter with my Rapidfire. Of course all of this isn't aimed at the SUL or UL bper. We need something to talk about over the slow months while we wait for snow to show up so we can do another snow trip of the new season.

Duane
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