Butane stove on special

[loanrangie]

Anyone looking for a new butane stove, they have these on sale at Bunnings for $68 normally $89 and $129 at Anaconda.

Campmaster Butane Grill Stove | Bunnings Warehouse (https://www.bunnings.com.au/campmaster-butane-grill-stove_p3171758)

[debruiser]

I got a dual fuel stove for $100 today. at least that will work on the cold mornings!

[incisor]

I got a dual fuel stove for $100 today. at least that will work on the cold mornings!

amen!

[loanrangie]

Can't say I have ever had problems in cold weather with any stove.

[debruiser]

You've been lucky. Butane is prone to cold weather blues..... something to do with lower pressure canister or something I think? google search should provide plenty of examples and discussion. I personally only experienced it for the first time today, but I'm not keen on repeating the experience.

[incisor]

experienced it myself a month ago at cooyar show grounds..

new gas canisters worked for 3 mins max and died away too nothing..

so the ever dependable coleman dual fuel stove and light went back in the truck...

gas relegated to the van...

[debruiser]

experienced it myself a month ago at cooyar show grounds..

new gas canisters worked for 3 mins max and died away too nothing..

so the ever dependable coleman dual fuel stove and light went back in the truck...

gas relegated to the van...


you gotta warm the can up.... and each time it dies away you gotta re-warm it. If you only have yourself to warm it with it sucks big hairy..... well i guess if you were big and hairy the cold would be ok... hmm..... na seriously warm the can. Guy at the shop said that at one stage they were selling canister warmer kits???/ no idea what that really meant or how it was supposed to work.

Sleep with a canister is what a friend told me.... I didn't

[rangieman]

Yep butane suck`s in the cold [bighmmm] Warming the cylinder`s helps till the cold kicks in again [tonguewink]

[bee utey]

Butane has a boiling point of 0°C at sea level, propane has a boiling point of -40°C. A regulator fed propane gas stove will still work when those butane stoves have long since given up the ghost.

[Homestar]

Yeah, have a butane stove I used to take away for day trips but only ever once camping when I couldn't boil the kettle in the morning.

As other here have - I bought a Coleman dual fuel stove and have never looked back - absolutely love that.

[bee utey]

As other here have - I bought a Coleman dual fuel stove and have never looked back - absolutely love that.

I did some calcs once and worked out that my little Coleman stove could put out around 5kW of raw heat. Not bad for something you can hold in the palm of your hand. [biggrin]

[trout1105]

I have never had any dramas with the butane stoves But then again I am not crazy enough to go camping in the cold[bigwhistle]

[Homestar]

I have never had any dramas with the butane stoves But then again I am not crazy enough to go camping in the cold[bigwhistle]

Winter is the best time to go camping! 👍😁

They become problematic below around 5 degrees and just about don't even light down near zero.

[loanrangie]

Lee knocked up mean stir fry in his stove last month and it was almost snowing , my 18yo Korean cheapie has never been a problem and mostly use it in winter.

[donh54]

Used one just recently (butane stove, that is). My solution is to have two or three canisters, and swap them out every couple of minutes. Irritating, but I'm still using the $12 stove I bought about 8 years ago - not much else you can get at that price point that'll last that long! [thumbsupbig]

[Chops]

I used to put our canisters in stubbie holders and keep them in the car or tent. Swap them out as needed.

[Landy Smurf]

I was living in a caravan park - camping for a few weeks in Canberra during May. I used a cheapie- I think $12 rings a bell. They always worked. However this was mostly of a late afternoon.
I don't think I want to go LPG due to carrying one around.
I want light and cheap.

[Homestar]

Geez, camping in Canberra in May would have been a blast... [emoji16]

[donh54]

Geez, camping in Canberra in May would have been a blast... [emoji16]

As in a blast freezer!?

[rick130]

As in a blast freezer!?Naa, that's June/July/August!
May is just a storage freezer. [emoji6]

[Landy Smurf]

Geez, camping in Canberra in May would have been a blast... [emoji16]

Yeah it wasn't too bad. I was in Sweden not long before, so I couldn't complain too much.

[Zcoota]

I just took a look at the Coleman stoves and noticed that they run on unleaded... really ? The idea of a petrol powered stove is a bit scary. I've used metro stoves in the past but petrol... doesn't that bother you guys who have them or are you running a different fuel through them ?

Cheers,

Mark

[loanrangie]

I just took a look at the Coleman stoves and noticed that they run on unleaded... really ? The idea of a petrol powered stove is a bit scary. I've used metro stoves in the past but petrol... doesn't that bother you guys who have them or are you running a different fuel through them ?

Cheers,

MarkMeant to be good but I don't want or need to carry petrol so either LPG or butane suits me.

[incisor]

I just took a look at the Coleman stoves and noticed that they run on unleaded... really ? The idea of a petrol powered stove is a bit scary. I've used metro stoves in the past but petrol... doesn't that bother you guys who have them or are you running a different fuel through them ?

Cheers,

Mark

they run on a few things

unleaded 91
shellite
naptha

i used to use unleaded but now use shellite as it requires less maintenance on the burners / generators etc etc

i have both a dual fuel stove and light so carry a 1 litre special purpose fuel bottle of shellite and it does me for about a week with 2 of us and takes up very little space and is safer than gas canisters IMHO.

[101RRS]

I just took a look at the Coleman stoves and noticed that they run on unleaded... really ? The idea of a petrol powered stove is a bit scary. I've used metro stoves in the past but petrol... doesn't that bother you guys who have them or are you running a different fuel through them ?

Cheers,

Mark

Sorry - not seeing the issue here - metho, unleaded - all catches fire the same if not handled carefully.

[Homestar]

I just took a look at the Coleman stoves and noticed that they run on unleaded... really ? The idea of a petrol powered stove is a bit scary. I've used metro stoves in the past but petrol... doesn't that bother you guys who have them or are you running a different fuel through them ?

Cheers,

Mark

Not really - all fuel requires some care. These stoves have been around for decades and they have proven to be very safe. The fuel is in a sealed canister that you pressurise with a hand pump to a few PSI which then pumps it via the control valves to the burner - it vaporises the liguid and the vapour is what you burn. You can’t refill them while running - the burner would go out if you tried, but I wouldn’t even try to be honest - I’m sure if you were silly enough you could do yourself an injury with one, but the same applies for gas too, so no dramas. Fuel canisters like what Inc showed are unpressurised and last weeks and take up bugger all room. I use shellite when I can but have been caught short before so syphoned a bit of ULP from my 101 and kept going. [emoji106]

If you end up camping with some of the members here at any stage someone may have one - go take a look and ask for a demo. [emoji106][emoji4]

[austastar]

Hi,
I ran a dual fuel stove on leaded petrol when shellite was hard to buy. It built up carbon deposits around the jet and valve which needed stripping down to clean.
Cheers

[Homestar]

Hi,
I ran a dual fuel stove on leaded petrol when shellite was hard to buy. It built up carbon deposits around the jet and valve which needed stripping down to clean.
Cheers

Yeah, unleaded burns quite dirty compared to shellite. I’ve only used it that once - cooked around 3 meals using it and bought a bottle of shellite at the next town.