had problems with gas freezing [blue bottle] when night fishing over xmas.Can anyone give advise on preventing this.Im thinking of getting a coleman double burner but do they flair up when first lit,as it will be under my large brolly where i sleep.
You could try some kind of insulating jacket for the butane bottle, (maybe neoprene?) but propane would be better. Better still, as eel28 suggests, use a liquid fuel instead. If you've got pots of cash, Primus Omni Fuel stove will burn anything you care to put in it! You can put unleaded straight from you car if you wish, butane, propane, meths, whatever you want! You buy the empty fuel bottles seperately and fill with whatever suits at the time.
Insulating a butane bottle is the worst thing you can do! As the gas is released the bottle will cool down* - if it's insulated it will simply stop working all together,
*Running high draw appliances such as industrial gas heaters will actually cause ice to form on the bottles, even indoors.
Insulating a butane bottle is the worst thing you can do! As the gas is released the bottle will cool down* - if it's insulated it will simply stop working all together,
*Running high draw appliances such as industrial gas heaters will actually cause ice to form on the bottles, even indoors.
Use propane or liquid fuel.
Glen
Shows what I know!! Thanks for putting me straight Glen. I only suggested it based on experience of taking butane bottles inside the tent at night in winter and wrapping in clothing to stop them freezing overnight, then unwrapping and using outside in the morning. Never actually tried insulating one - and won't try now either!!
Get yourself a Trangia; series 27 if cooking just for one or series 25 if more mouths need feeding.
Silent too, so no fear of frightening the little fishies.
I have had a Tranga 25 for 20 years to and have never used anything else too cook on when camping. I feed 2 adults and 2 kid (one of which could eat you out of house and home)
I am going to treat myself to a kettle for it this year.
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Topic: winter cooking
