Dave,
Let me interject you meant a pressurized achohol stove. The Origo
(non-pressurized) is like lighting a candle or oil lamp, curtains still need
to be kept clear but the flame is very predictable.
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Shugarts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Converting Princess stove to Propane
I personally have witnessed about four near-catastrophes when untrained
people tried to light alcohol stoves (usually in conjunction with curtains
above the galley), and I yet have never witnessed a gas canister leak. I
think alcohol stoves are a menace, and a pain to cook with.
IMHO
--Dave S. (Demitri)
PS--The stove I have now uses the canisters of butane for camping. It has
a
release lever that allows the stove system to be disconnected from the
canister when not in use. Push-button ignition, works great, cooks great.
Cheap as sin.
On 5/27/08 2:49 PM, "tim ford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
that's weird b/c I've used literally hundreds of small bottles over the
last 30 years and
never, not even once, had one leak.
I've subjected them to untold abuse, left the things unattended in
sheds, on neglected propane
devices (mainly torches) and in tents and toolboxes and not one bit of
trouble.
Guess I'm living on borrowed time.
But I worry about 500 times more about gasoline spilling out of the O/B
when it's stowed below than I do about Prope.
Or about the dipsh*t smoking a cigarette at the fuel dock, which I still
continue to see about once a season!!!!
tf
ps....again, I dont suggest storing the big white tanks below, ever.
Phil Agur wrote:
I've used these enough camping to know the valves don't always seal.
