Gas for cooking/lighting

datsuncredible

i agree with your thoughts. my first preference is the good ol campfire unless bushfire hazard is too high. i have used gas for camp cooking for a lot longer than 10 years without a problem. make sure that bottle to cooker hose and connections are in good condition and tight. electric works for me in caravan parks.

cheers

Strange, I have heaps of examples of accidents with liquid fuels rather then gas.

datsuncredible,

I also am scared of gas after my fathers fly bridge was blown right off the top of his boat by a leaking bottle .

I have gone over to a shellite stove and campfire .

Whenever I can , I cook my vegies in the coals wrapped in foil and cook my meat on it as well . No washing up and beaut food .

When I am on the move , I have a single burner Sheelite stove that boils a billy much quicker than most gas stoves ( except the big rings )

I no longer have to worry about cylinders in the car leaking or becoming missiles in the event of an accident .

Willie .

Hi
We all have stories of accidents and misshapes, but ultimately it comes down to maintenance of your equipment, get into the habit of checking every piece before packing for a trip and replaceing if necessary. Dont take problems you have found this trip, along with you next trip.
Debbie and Barry

All fuels - LPG, butane, shellite are explosive in confined spaces. Even those gas lighters will leak.

So the issue is storage - keep whatever fuel outside the vehicle.

Coleman stove is not the answer. I use a Coleman, but corugations can easily cause the fuel knob to turn - I built a small catch to stop that from happening.

Lighting: Coleman dual fuel lamp and 12V home made fluro - would not entertain gas lighting.

Cooking: Coleman low pressure gas stove and/or fire - although I keep on thinking about buying a Coleman dual fuel stove however as my fridge uses gas I probably won't.

Mike Harding

i also have the coleman duel fuel stove, love it, takes some getting use to. after waking up just out side Alice one morning, went to light the gas stove, nothing. the gas was frozen, or that cold it would not light. put up with this for 4 mornings, then drove into Alice and bought a coleman duel fuel.
as far as lighting goes, that same trip, every time we went to light the gas light, had to replace the mantle. so bought a arb 12v fluro while in Alice also. great light and never let me down.

Thank you all for your great advice, I have got myself a duel fuel Coleman and will be buying a second 12V light. No more gas bottles to lug around.
Thanks,
Russell.

Hi Russell

I no longer use my Coleman fuel stove(s) as they have proven unsafe in inexperienced hands and have for a few years now used the small gas canister stoves (220g) in conjunction with small 12v stoves.

These gas cannister stoves have issues to and one exploded in camp next to us once and the actual stove landed at my feet.

Ultimately I agree with comments about all of these fuels being potentially unsafe , however the overriding thing about the cheap cannisters stoves is that the amount of fuel and bits you are dealing with is small and limited and this limits the potential destructive effect.

Robin Miller

Totally coleman fuel now

(shellite, although coleman fuel actually cheaper than most shellite outlets and has better anti corrosion qualities)

Powerhouse cooker, and Northstar lantern, both on same fuel.

Ron

Definitely all the fuels above have their dangers, but in my opinion the higher the pressure in which they're stored in the bigger the bang if they were to go.
Russell.