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Hi. I have just bought one of these lightwieght type stoves. The instructions say only use a 230g butane/propane mix cartridge - "it may be hazardous to attempt to fit other types of gas cartridge".

The fitting is for the standard Coleman self sealing butane/propane type of cartridge but I wondered why the stove should be limited to the 230g size. Coleman make these cartridges in other sizes with the same type of screw fitting and the larger cartridge sizes (e.g. 500g) are much more economical.

Does anyone know why the larger cartridges should not be used?

Could it be a question of stability??  a half empty 500g tin, with a pan of food cooking on top would be a lot less stable than a 230g tin, at any level of fill.

That said though, I bought a similar stove a year or so ago, and it has run on the smaller 100g tins with no problem at all - big advantage of the smaller tins, is they fit nicely in my pocket  

Thanks for your replies. I have also e-mailed Vango but got no reply as yet. I can only think that it is the stability issue so thanks don64 for that youtube link - it is about the first useful thing I have seen on youtube.

If I get any other advice from Vango I will put it on here.

Quote: Originally posted by bigjim1 on 13/2/2011

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This adapter works fine for £6 off e-bay and lets you use the much cheaper £2 220ml canisters. The canister acts as an extra foot. I find it very stable.

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Sent my query to Vango again and got a reply this time:

"The Instructions are for guidelines only.   You can use any size canister as long as it a self sealing screw top attachment.
We only recommend the smaller size canister in order to minimise weight and space in rucsacs."
I think the instructions given with the stove are somewhat misleading but at least the situation is now cleared up.

That adaptor looks interesting - I've never seen one of those in a camping shop.

Quote: Originally posted by Road_Hog on 14/2/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by bigjim1 on 13/2/2011This adapter works fine for £6 off e-bay and lets you use the much cheaper £2 220ml canisters. The canister acts as an extra foot. I find it very stable.

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If you buy right, those canisters should only be costing you a pound.

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