20-11-2016, 06:58 PM
Thank you for the replies; for what is worth my research from other sources came up with these snippets which I pass on- mostly about tent use.
Butane and ventilation.
Note that Carbon Monoxide (CO)poisoning is not the only poisoning risk of cooking inside: there is also a risk of breathing propane/butane escaped from a loose stove-to-canister joint or even faulty canister in your backpack. So never store fuel inside a (inner) tent.
Before using a canister, create a mixture using 1 tbsp of dishwashing detergent to 1 cup of water and lightly pour on the outside of the canister to determine if there are any leaks. The mixture will lightly bubble if there is a hole in the canister with escaping gas.
Sitting in your tent, you'll be producing 1.5 oz (44 mL) of Carbon dioxide (CO2) per hr, while your stove will be pumping out 25 oz (740 mL) per hr, 16 times as much.
In the course of an hour, that CO2 would occupy about a half cubic meter, which in a tent can easily raise the CO2 concentration well above toxic levels.
Do not use pans or pots larger than 200mm (unless specified as safe by the manufacturer) – when the pot is too big, it concentrates the heat down toward the gas canister, which may cause it to overheat and explode.
Make sure the stove is well anchored as burns are also a danger from spillages and by touching hot metal
Butane and ventilation.
Note that Carbon Monoxide (CO)poisoning is not the only poisoning risk of cooking inside: there is also a risk of breathing propane/butane escaped from a loose stove-to-canister joint or even faulty canister in your backpack. So never store fuel inside a (inner) tent.
Before using a canister, create a mixture using 1 tbsp of dishwashing detergent to 1 cup of water and lightly pour on the outside of the canister to determine if there are any leaks. The mixture will lightly bubble if there is a hole in the canister with escaping gas.
Sitting in your tent, you'll be producing 1.5 oz (44 mL) of Carbon dioxide (CO2) per hr, while your stove will be pumping out 25 oz (740 mL) per hr, 16 times as much.
In the course of an hour, that CO2 would occupy about a half cubic meter, which in a tent can easily raise the CO2 concentration well above toxic levels.
Do not use pans or pots larger than 200mm (unless specified as safe by the manufacturer) – when the pot is too big, it concentrates the heat down toward the gas canister, which may cause it to overheat and explode.
Make sure the stove is well anchored as burns are also a danger from spillages and by touching hot metal
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