Re: Fuel canister adapter???

y_p_w wrote:
> On Aug 28, 10:28 am, "Bruce W.1" <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> Fully-loaded bicycle touring basically uses backpacking gear but in
>> panniers instead of in a backpack.  And the part I really like is the
>> ability to shop at grocery stores, drink beer nightly, go to
>> restaurants, or stay in hotels when the weather is unpleasant.  You
>> can't do this in the backcountry.   8^)
> 
> Maybe not drink beer nightly, but there are high-alcohol content
> beverages known as "distilled spirits".  I can even fit a Nalgene
> flask w/ 12 YO Scotch whisky in a bear canister.  ;-)
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For backpacking I carry Everclear grain alcohol.  However I prefer beer.

My son and I just did a bicycle tour from Buffalo to Albany, NY along 
the Erie Canal.  450 miles.

Originally we brought along one medium size butane canister.  A couple 
days into the trip it developed a valve leak and was gone.  The next day 
we diverted 20 miles to a Bass Pro store.  There we bought another 
medium size canister, and a tiny one for backup.

Two days later someone left a pannier pocket unzipped.  Apparently the 
medium size canister fell out somewhere along the way.  We backtracked a 
few miles but could not find it.

The tiny backup canister lasted a few days and we were unable to find 
any more.  On the second to last day it was empty.  Staying in a hotel 
on the last night negated this problem.  The fact was that we were out 
of fuel.

Sure we could have cooked over a fire but that can be messy.  My new 
adapter will prevent this in the future.