Canister Stoves 101: Thread Care

Don't screw on your canister stove besides tight.

Why not?

Well, accept a hold off at the threads on a canister about time.

Notice how the threads create NOT become all the way out too cast a abrupt line.  These threads are rounded off.  That agency that the only utilization of your stove's threads that are going to travelling pocket the canister is the really tip (very outer edge) of your stove's threads.

Whoa!  Wait a minute.  Do you lot hateful to tell me that the alone affair belongings the stove on to a canister is the edge of the threads?

Yes, that's what I'm saying.  And that's a fairly sparse fleck of metal.  Too much pressure level volition lay excessive apparel on your stove's threads.  Heavy users possess got reported threads too then worn that stoves possess got literally fallen off the canister.  Once your stove's threads are too then worn that they no longer travelling pocket the canister, you're pretty much out of luck; you lot possess got to supercede the stove.

So, Canister Stove Thread Care 101:

• Don't over tighten.  If you're getting skillful gas period of time too no leaking, that's tight enough.
• Use the petty cap on your canister.  Sure, it's a hassle to proceed rails of the petty plastic cap, but dirt, sand, etc on the canister's threads could screw upward that dainty  stove you've got.  
• Keep the threads clean on your stove.  Keep it wrapped inward a bandana or something to proceed crud out of the threads.  I usually proceed my canister stove wrapped upward too inward my ready pot when it's inward my pack.  Some stoves come upward amongst a petty pouch or representative which may live a skillful option if you lot don't shop your stove inward your pot.  Don't twine your stove inward something that sheds a lot.
• Inspect the threads on your canister.  If there's impairment on the canister threads, larn a novel canister (if available).  It's non worth it to utilization a damaged canister which mightiness screw upward your stove.
• Do NOT cross thread.  Make certain you lot thread the canister on correctly too that it turns smoothly.  If it feels "funny," halt too check.  Cross threading is a dandy way to impairment your stove.

I by too large don't recommend lubricating the canister threads because crud mightiness live to a greater extent than prone to stick to the lubricant, but I create know about people who lubricate the canister threads amongst silicon grease to preclude binding.  Perhaps in that place may live about payoff to this approach.

The primary affair to retrieve amongst canister stoves is that a petty assist goes a long way.  Keep things clean, don't over tighten, too live careful how you lot screw on the canister.

I give thank you lot you for accompanying me on about other Adventure inward Stoving.

HJ

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