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Well they still seem to be available, although they don't contain much Gas, and once connected you have to use them up, as they don't have a valve, as they use the pierce system, handy for a lamp maybe.

http://www.gaynors.co.uk/products-Campingaz-C206-Pierceable-Cartridge_140604410009.htm

Piercable cartridges are OK - if used safely.

I once saw someone attempt to fit a new one in their lamp - without unscrewing the top of the lamp first. The cartridge shot a good 30 yards then sat there discharging the remainder of its gas! Good job it didn't land near a naked flame.

So if you're going to use them follow the appliance instructions carefully.

Glen

I had a kid on a DoE award expedition have one go once when the stove was alight.  The rubber washer on the stove had cracked.  It turned into a horrible fireball.  Luckily we were able to kick the hing out of the way of any harm.  They were banned soon after that happened about 10 years ago now for the DoE award.  The other problem was with leaky valves on the stoves.  It was common for the gas to  leak inside a rucksack & saturate the clothes etc.  The stoves were quite unstable too as they were tall & could topple over if not on firm ground.  We used to hold them down with tent pegs.  The screw on cartridges are much safer.

Steve.

Quote: Originally posted by Steve McV on 22/2/2010

I had a kid on a DoE award expedition have one go once when the stove was alight.  The rubber washer on the stove had cracked.  It turned into a horrible fireball.  Luckily we were able to kick the hing out of the way of any harm.  They were banned soon after that happened about 10 years ago now for the DoE award.  The other problem was with leaky valves on the stoves.  It was common for the gas to  leak inside a rucksack & saturate the clothes etc.  The stoves were quite unstable too as they were tall & could topple over if not on firm ground.  We used to hold them down with tent pegs.  The screw on cartridges are much safer.

Steve.

Don't tell the fire brigade.  We did use those plastic feet, the holes in them were where the pegs went.  Still glad we got shot of them all after seeing one go up.

Steve.

Quote: Originally posted by vti2007 on 20/2/2010

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So long as it it full of gas it should be OK.  I t is when they have been sitting around empty you have to worry as they corrode internally.

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