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Richard Bates
Guest
[Probably more useful to post to uk.rec.camping or some such
group but I don't lurk there so don't want to post]
I've been thinking about my two stoves recently and how
environmentally unfriendly they could be.
Stove 1 runs from a disposable butane/propane cylinder. Gas
is /relatively/ clean but I have a problem with empty gas
cyclinders. Can they be recycled safely? Or even (although
designed to be disposable) can they be refilled in a
similar manner to it's larger brothers (too large for
carrying on a bike).
If when the cyclinder becomes useless for cooking, the valve
is left open for pressures to equilibrate, can it then be
assumed to be safe for recycling?
Stove 2 runs from either unleaded petrol or coleman fuel.
Unleaded petrol is not good for the environment, and coleman
fuel which claims to be "clean" also leaves me with a metal
container to dispose of.
Which is the lesser of the two evils? Or is there a better
alternative (short of an open fire made of salvaged wood).?
Love and flames from Rich x
--
Young Musician of the Year 2004 was a fiddle
group but I don't lurk there so don't want to post]
I've been thinking about my two stoves recently and how
environmentally unfriendly they could be.
Stove 1 runs from a disposable butane/propane cylinder. Gas
is /relatively/ clean but I have a problem with empty gas
cyclinders. Can they be recycled safely? Or even (although
designed to be disposable) can they be refilled in a
similar manner to it's larger brothers (too large for
carrying on a bike).
If when the cyclinder becomes useless for cooking, the valve
is left open for pressures to equilibrate, can it then be
assumed to be safe for recycling?
Stove 2 runs from either unleaded petrol or coleman fuel.
Unleaded petrol is not good for the environment, and coleman
fuel which claims to be "clean" also leaves me with a metal
container to dispose of.
Which is the lesser of the two evils? Or is there a better
alternative (short of an open fire made of salvaged wood).?
Love and flames from Rich x
--
Young Musician of the Year 2004 was a fiddle