gmrza wrote:Jim, out of curiosity: what is your rationale to prefer refilling over using an adapter? I've shied away from refilling because it appears to be an inconvenient process, you also will not be able to get all of the butane out of a long can (due to the tube, as I assume it will stop the last bit of liquid coming out when the can is inverted), and there are risks associated with refilling canisters. Of course with using an adapter, there is always the concern of making sure the notch is kept up (at least until the generator tube on the stove is hot).
I guess the point I missed is that with a canister-top stove like a Pocket Rocket, Microrocket, Flame Tornado, Gnat etc., using long cans is just not an option, because of lack of stability. - For one of those you would need one of the adapters with legs that allows the stove to sit on top of the adapter. That defeats the weight benefit of a light-weight stove, of course.
For a remote canister stove
with a generator (pre-heat mechanism), you could -- with care -- use the adapter I issued the warning for. You could accidentally go into liquid feed too soon which I think makes the adapter less than desirable for the general public, but if you've read my post and use some basic caution with a stove that has a generator, you'd be OK. I would not use the adapter in my warning with a stove that does not have a generator.
But in warm weather (the weather we'd be using the 100% butane in), I tend to leave the remote canister stove at home and just take a lightweight upright (top mount) canister stove. I suppose you could stand the butane can on end, but that's hardly stable even with a set of those little plastic legs. You could also as you say use an adapter with legs, but that's weight, bulk, and added fiddle.
When I do refilling, I do it in advance. There's
zero extra fiddling out on a walk. Yes, there's some work involved, but I don't think it's too bad. I usually fill multiple 110g and multiple 220g canisters at a time, and then don't refill for quite some time. A couple of hours on a Saturday afternoon, and I'm set for some time.
HJ