Re: Fuel canister adapter???

On Aug 26, 11:12=A0am, "Bruce W.1" <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> y_p_w wrote:
> > On Aug 26, 9:30 am, "Bruce W.1" <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> On a recent bicycle tour I came very close to running out of
> >> butane/propane fuel for my MSR Superfly stove. =A0These canisters are
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> >> always easy to find in stores.
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> >> The big green Coleman propane bottles are very easy to find at
> >> drugstores and Wally World.
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> >> Does anyone know of a valve adapter, to put an MSR stove onto a
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> >> fuel bottle?
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> >> Thanks for your help.
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> > On my recent trip I found myself shopping for Coleman-style propane at
> > Wal-Mart in the Pacific NW, and I did notice some of the French-made
> > Coleman canisters with the Lindal valve at many locations. =A0These
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> > the propane/butane ones and not the propane/isobutane ones like from
> > MSR, Snowpeak, Primus, or Brunton.
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> > That being said, every Wal-Mart is different with prices and
> > occasionally inventory. =A0I'm not finding the unscented Wet Ones
> > Outdoors wipes that I've only seen at Wal-Mart in most stores.
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> > Those canisters are bulky and heavy. =A0I used them on a car camping
> > trip, and they weigh at least a lb empty.
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> Yes they are heavy. =A0But weight while bicycle touring is not as big of
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> concern as it is for backpacking. =A0My whole bike with panniers, gear,
> and water weighs about 100 lbs..

Wow - I once weighed my bike (Columbus SL tubing) and thought it was
heavy at just under 23 lbs.

I noted the Coleman propane/butane canisters I saw at Wal-Mart.
Coleman owns the French company Camping Gaz, and I'm guessing that
they're the ones that make the Coleman labelled Lindal valve
cartridges.

I went camping myself over the past few weeks with a Target Greatland
brand (made by Stans****t) dual-burner propane stove that took those
Coleman-style bottles.  The large size meant it lasted quite a while
although my wife and I went through maybe 1-1/2 bottles.  These are
definitely cheap, last a while, and don't suffer from preferred
propane va****ization like the mixtures do in colder temps.  I left my
Snow Peak Gigapower (w/igniter) and MSR PocketRocket stoves at home.

Maybe another suggestion I have would be to get a couple of the extra
large 450g Primus canisters with the Lindal valve.  One of these has
slightly more fuel than one of the 16.4 oz Coleman-style bottles and
should weigh less.  You could probably pack about two of them in a
little more space than the standard Coleman bottles.  They're about $8
each though.  I'd think one of them might be easier to pack/carry than
two of the normal 220-230g canisters.