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Posted - 06/25/2012 : 11:00 AM
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Tired of spending hard earned cash on jet boil canisters. Or having 5 cans with only 1/8 or 1/4 of fuel left ?
Well I was....
H Mart and a number of the other grocery stores sell 4 packs of butane 230g for 4.00 area.
Do it yourself adapter off the internet 
And your in business
4.80 basically 5.00 for 100G of fuel +tx
http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/HikingCamping/StovesFuel/PRD~5017-676/jetboil-jetpower-100-isobutanepropane-fuel-canister.jsp
Downsides is this is straight butane not 4 season mix with propane. Which has down side of sucking if used in winter. Personally 4 season mix still sucks in winter. Upside being butane has more BTUs then propane.
Again after all refills canisters should be bubble checked to verify all seems and valves are holding. As well verify that you have only filled your canister with the correct fuel weight.
Obvious warnings:
-If your a darwin runner up don't attempt this
-substitue propane (not a good idea)
-smoking while refilling, its your life (http://youtu.be/9NXQoQD_Jb4)
-attempting to fill canisters with out a scale (bad idea)
2011-2012 Darwin winner http://youtu.be/VJghe0ofkj0 |
Edited by - camshaft on 06/25/2012 11:08 AM
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Posted - 06/25/2012 : 2:49 PM
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I love the ones with only 1/4 or 1/8th of the fuel left - perfect for an overnighter or weekend trip and saves 80 grams!
Not for me I guess, but it is dirt cheap. Thanks. |
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Finally stopping that crazy suffering that is ice, climbing to concentrate on great ski tours!
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Posted - 06/25/2012 : 3:09 PM
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230g of fuel in typically $6 or so in the larger cans. The JetBoil cans are very expensive, and I rarely buy them. So, you do save a couple of bucks.
As for the partial cans, yup, I put them to use. A scale gives you an accurate measurement of the remaining fuel. |
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Sardonic sandbagging scoundrel, Cascade Climbers lobotomized spraymeister, space blanket flyer, new millennium vulgarian betaboy and friend to all squids
Climbing, a mountain
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Posted - 06/25/2012 : 3:21 PM
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| I use partial cans for my cartridge lantern while car and hut camping. |
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Poco, BC
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Posted - 06/25/2012 : 11:44 PM
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| Fantastic. Gives me a reason to hang on to those spent canisters. |
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Vancouver, BC
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Posted - 06/26/2012 : 12:48 AM
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There are forums like Clubtread, devoted entirely to the art of maintaining and refilling stoves. See for example:
http://www.spiritburner.com/fusion/index.php?
BTW, I believe the scale is to avoid self-immolation. Apparently refilling beyond 80% is not recommended.
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Posted - 06/26/2012 : 01:24 AM
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Some amazing recondition stoves on spirit burner
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Originally posted by weedWhacker
There are forums like Clubtread, devoted entirely to the art of maintaining and refilling stoves. See for example:
http://www.spiritburner.com/fusion/index.php?
BTW, I believe the scale is to avoid self-immolation. Apparently refilling beyond 80% is not recommended.
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Tired of expensive butane canisters ?
