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Message posted by 2gocampin05/6/2009 at 8:46am
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Hi Wilko31,
It happened to us just a few weeks back as well but in our tent at 3am in the morning. Not an Outwell stove but a Campin Gaz one although it was proved that it wasn't the stove but the Mega 1 gas canister that was faulty. We posted our experience on here also.
Glad that everyone was ok, it does shake you up when it happens as it burns with such force that I don't think that an extinguisher would put it out anyway.
Out of interest what make of gas canister where you using ?
Gary
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Message posted by Wilko3108/6/2009 at 10:20am
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Hi everyone,
Thank you for your comments. Funnily enough 2gocampin it was a Mega1 canister that we were using! I bought a pack of them from Winfields when I bought the stoves. It sounds awfully coincidental. It was the only brand that they had in stock at the time so I just picked a pack up not really thinking about it. I think I'll be a bit more choosey in future. To be honest, I don't know why but I never really suspected the gas canister, I just presumed it was a faulty stove. I think that it was the fact that I didn't actually touch the ignition, I just pulled down the securing lever and up it went. I presumed that the lever must have been catching on somthing and caused a spark but thinking about it logically there must have been a fair amount of gas present for it to have gone up with such a blast so the can must have been leaking.
My husband has contacted Winfields who say that they will exchange the stoves but he didn't feel that they were taking the matter with the seriousness that it deserved. He tried to contact Outwell directly to tell them about it but found that you can't do that - your supplier has to do it for you so it looks as though it won't get the attention that it really needs. Maybe Winfields will take it more seriously when they actually see the stove (what's left of it!). I will also take back the gas cannisters and tell them what I now know about Mega1.
I was never really reckless but I have certainly become much less complacent about using gas stoves and now have a plan of action in case anything like this ever happens again. It took me so much by surprise that I panicked a bit and left it too long before engaging my brain and thinking logically about rereleasing the lever to cut the gas off. When you see a fire you automatically think 'water' which was why I ran to the stream and filled my pan up to throw over it but of course I should have been thinking 'gas' and trying to cut that off! In just a few seconds the flames were so big that I couldn't get to it and it was too late.
While I still haven't suceeded in picking up a fireman to take away with me I will most definitely keep a bucket of water and a blanket handy ready to throw over it if it ever shows any sign of not looking right! And come rain or shine my cooking will always be done well away from my precious Idaho XL !
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