Anyone here do much camping?

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

Thought I would reignite (!) this thread as I have a potentially very basic question that I can’t find an answer for.

 

For 5 days I have not had any power due to the storm, so I went into my local town and bought a camping stove and a C500 gas bottle so I could limp by and cook basic hot food. It probably had under an hours use, and I think there’s a lot of gas left.
 

Can I reuse the gas bottle, or should I dispose of it? I don’t know if it’s been pierced and will just leak etc when I take the stove fixing off. it came with no instructions and Google isn’t offering an answer.

[RobHawk]

36 minutes ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Thought I would reignite (!) this thread as I have a potentially very basic question that I can’t find an answer for.

 

For 5 days I have not had any power due to the storm, so I went into my local town and bought a camping stove and a C500 gas bottle so I could limp by and cook basic hot food. It probably had under an hours use, and I think there’s a lot of gas left.
 

Can I reuse the gas bottle, or should I dispose of it? I don’t know if it’s been pierced and will just leak etc when I take the stove fixing off. it came with no instructions and Google isn’t offering an answer.

I'm no expert but it should be fine I think. I've had a little gas stove for years from before kids when I used to go to festivals. Got it out this year and still worked fine

[Jon the Hat]

3 hours ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Thought I would reignite (!) this thread as I have a potentially very basic question that I can’t find an answer for.

 

For 5 days I have not had any power due to the storm, so I went into my local town and bought a camping stove and a C500 gas bottle so I could limp by and cook basic hot food. It probably had under an hours use, and I think there’s a lot of gas left.
 

Can I reuse the gas bottle, or should I dispose of it? I don’t know if it’s been pierced and will just leak etc when I take the stove fixing off. it came with no instructions and Google isn’t offering an answer.

C500 gas bottle has a screw valve so you can safely take it off the hob and reuse later.  

[MPH]

3 hours ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Thought I would reignite (!) this thread as I have a potentially very basic question that I can’t find an answer for.

 

For 5 days I have not had any power due to the storm, so I went into my local town and bought a camping stove and a C500 gas bottle so I could limp by and cook basic hot food. It probably had under an hours use, and I think there’s a lot of gas left.
 

Can I reuse the gas bottle, or should I dispose of it? I don’t know if it’s been pierced and will just leak etc when I take the stove fixing off. it came with no instructions and Google isn’t offering an answer.

 

the c500 if I am not mistaken is a butane/ propane mix. Improves the stove efficiency in colder weather. To refill it, I assume you’d need to find somewhere that has that same butane/ propane mix which might be a Problem. personally wouldn’t refill it with anything other than what it was designed for.

 

 

 

 

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

Thanks everyone. Have disconnected the stove and stored the gas bottle outside 

[MPH]

4 hours ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Thanks everyone. Have disconnected the stove and stored the gas bottle outside 

Is everything ok now? Do you have power?

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

1 hour ago, MPH said:

Is everything ok now? Do you have power?

Yes thanks - it came back on last night approx half time in the Southampton game. So I caught the second half! Truly was a miserable and bleak 5 days though, particularly when young children are involved.