Halfords Portable Gas Stove £8

I think Millets are really cheap for the cartridges, if you buy 2 packs.

I can't remember the prices for sure - the cashier at the one in Fareham West Street took some pleasure in sharing the pricing-illogic with me - but think it might have been as cheap as £5 for 2 (i.e. 8 or 10 cartridges).

I think they're more expensive for a single 4- or 5-pack than they are for the two together.
 
VicS said:
These things have no place on boats. There are regularly accidents with them.

There have been frequent warnings about them from the Boat Safety Scheme people .

https://www.boatsafetyscheme.org/search/?q=portable+gas+stoves
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Thanks for the heads up.

I quote from the link :-

*Inland waterway regulations do not ban portable gas equipment on boats, but when
not in operation, any appliance with a canister fitted and all spare gas canisters,
empty or full, must be stowed in lockers that are self-draining, or on open deck areas
where any leaking gas will flow overboard. The risk of causing a pool of explosive
vapour inside the boat must be avoided".

I am happy to continue using them keeping the above in mind.
 
sailorman said:
Those things are friggin dangerous on a boat, the cylinder seal is unsafe
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Surely, if that were the case, the cylinders would have to be withdrawn from sale.

Perhaps you are suggesting difficulty in storage due to the lively motions of a small boat .
 
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Confession time!

I have two of these, albeit stainless steel versions,bought in the USA initially one obtained for use in WOK cooking outside when our on board propane stove was not hot enough, later became the emergency one for power outages in hurricane season. We became the coffee shop for our condominium with a regular clientele when power was out for a week. I bought a 2nd one on sale to get the included pack of cylinders, total cost less than the cylinder normal cost.

These were shipped over with our worldly goods on our return to civilisation, but empty of cylinders natch. we store them on the aft deck in the self draining gas locker, now kept solely 'in case' but in mind of being in the warm overnight in winter if the regular calor gets too cold to vaporise as it may. I know we could change to using propane, but these offer a simpler solution that may never be used in practice as we have 240VAC available from shorepower and/or generator to run kettle, toaster and George foreman grill anyway. Hopefully global warming will prevail and we can dispose of these backups.
 
VicS said:
Its not only a question of safe storage, There have been some serious accidents while they have been in use.
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I'm still not clear why this specific design is considered more dangerous than others. The only accident I'm aware of relating to the "flat" type of stove in particular was where the operator didn't understand how to assemble it and tried to light it with the pot-holder upside-down in the stowage position.

The first few items on the list you linked relate to a different design of stove (burner attached onto top of cartridge) and one of them was in a tent, not a boat!

Pete
 
I vaguely recall the cylinder corrode, at the seams??, then leak at the seams, when in use with the inevitable consequence - I also recall the consequences were serious - but how serious don't remember.

I also recall the when moving personal effect by reputable removalists, like Pickfords, - they are banned (but that might be restricted to international removal).

Jonathan
 
Neeves said:
I vaguely recall the cylinder corrode, at the seams??, then leak at the seams, when in use with the inevitable consequence - I also recall the consequences were serious - but how serious don't remember.

I also recall the when moving personal effect by reputable removalists, like Pickfords, - they are banned (but that might be restricted to international removal).

Jonathan
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Certainly banned for shipping with cannister installed, ours were sent minus any cannisters and one was still brand new unopened in its inner shrink wrap packaging inside the carry case. They were also on sale here in our local Force 4 chandlery along with packs of 4 cannisters, common to other devices.
 
There is absolutely nothing wrong with these as long as they are sensibly used - which includes having an LPG detector if they are used in a cabin. If they were as dangerous as the hysterical skirt-gatherers seem to think, they'd have been banned shortly after the manufacturers, importers and retailers were sued out of existence.
 
JumbleDuck said:
There is absolutely nothing wrong with these as long as they are sensibly used -
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You are very correct, cannot fault it - Not everyone is sensible. Not everyone has an LPG detector etc. etc.

Pwoplw don't use anchor light. People anchor to close to others. Many don't check life jackets. Some carry old flares - sadly the list is endless.
 
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Neeves said:
I vaguely recall the cylinder corrode, at the seams??, then leak at the seams
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The cylinders are essentially an aerosol can without a spray nozzle fitted, and filled entirely with butane instead of a mix of butane and deodorant/paint/hairspray/etc. I carry a can of lighter-refill butane for my soldering iron and the mini-blowtorch in my rigging kit; it's exactly the same as the stove cans except a bit bigger and labeled differently. I don't use it often so it's been on board for many years, longer than most people would keep stove fuel around. I'm not worried about it rusting away and leaking.

Pete
 
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