Some people seem to think that certain brands give a more consistent flow and let you use the full canister better. The fuel lead to the Spider is quite long so will reach the extended height of a propane canister with adapter attached. Three Points of the Compass is only commenting on what there is out there, products that some people have used and others do not. According to everywhere i’ve looked, it recommends that i have to use the larger refillable gas cylinders (3kg or larger) however i have now bought a screw-fit regulator and would prefer to take a few of the smaller cyclinders on our tripto france, as we’ll only be using it for a few days to cook breakfast.

Equipped with a high security self-sealing valve, that can be easily disconnected and reconnected even when not empty. I didn’t realize there would be an issue until after I received the setup, so I’ve spent an ungodly amount of time figuring out how to get around this situation. Question: I know CampingGas and GoSystem have different diameters – one could fit into my TOAKS and the other didn’t!That bundle includes an adapter that I haven’t got or covered here, one to be used with earlier pierceable type Campingaz canisters. Even with hindsight, looking at gram contents of my pack I would probably have excluded an adapter then and I continue to exclude them now. Should I have carried Easy Clic or MSF-1A bayonet type canister adapters on my 2500+ mile hike across Britain a few years back? It would be possible to use a standard lindal valve connector gas stove with the G-Works adapter however I prefer to use my Kovea Spider. Some will have packed in a Campingaz stove or, less often, something to hook up to a large and heavy dark green propane bottle weighing a kilogram or so.

Otherwise, consider this a “thank you” note, and I hope you and your readers continue to have safe travels. Where perhaps a slightly increased or heavier load is carried- cycle, motorcycle, canoe and especially by car, take an adapter, or two, or three! If you read the guide below and learn about the alternatives, there are some tricks to get around the problem. I have spent days trying to sort out an issue, and your site finally gave me the complete answer I needed to hear (I believe). If so, your best bet will be a stove that burns petrol instead, because you can get that every time you fill up your bike.These taller butane canisters are narrow and unstable if they are used with a canister top stove rather than a remote stove.