Re: Fuel canister adapter???

On Aug 31, 10:38=A0am, PatOConnell <gypkap.figureit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> TH O wrote:
> > In article <JcWsk.18991$cW3.17...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> > =A0"Bruce W.1" <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >> On a recent bicycle tour I came very close to running out of
> >> butane/propane fuel for my MSR Superfly stove. =A0These canisters are
=
not
> >> always easy to find in stores.
>
> > You might want to consider alcohol stoves. They are not as fast
burning
> > or convenient as canister stoves but the alcohol is easily available
in
> > hardware stores and some gas stations.
>
> Alcohol has a very low BTU content. That's what the problem is with
> trying to cook meals with Trangia stoves and Sterno.

And output control.  That's the real killer with most potential users.

> Coleman Fuel is a lot easier to find, and contains more energy. That is
> the advantage with MSR and Svea gasoline stoves.

You mean the Coleman white gas or propane?  There's more energy per
unit weight for propane compared to alcohol.  Per unit volume is
almost the same.  And alcohol can be safely carried in a lightweight
plastic bottle.

> If you really like canister stoves, resign yourself to carrying more
> canisters.

It's not really a problem.  Canister stoves are the most convenient
and easiest to operate.  I've yet to have one leak, gum up, or fail to
light with a match.  There are always tradeoffs, and some people don't
want to overhaul their white gas or multifuel stoves when they clog.
Or deal with gummed-up white gas from storage.