Portable butane stoves recalled in NSW

[Agronaught]

I'll be careful and use up the cylinders I have, then dispose of the stove. There is no other way to safely dispose of the canisters of gas.

I've got my eye on one of the dual fuel jobbies as a replacement.

[Cuppa]

Careful you don't fall off that high horse!

Re-reading what I wrote I can see why you (& others) would see it like that. It was not my intent to cast judgement upon anyone, nor to tell anyone what to do. I was saying what I think, & I was hoping that by doing so it might bring some balance to the responses to news of the ban. I felt that many of the responses simply were about railing against authority or trying to find ways around the ban with the inference (unintended or otherwise) being that these cookers are safe. It seems that instead I have just drawn fire. I guess I could have worded it better. I regret if I have offended anyone, but I also expect to be able to share my views in the face of disagreement without responses to me becoming ‘personal’. Having differences makes us interesting, but not when the man is played instead of the ball. The safety of these stoves has been a bit of a hobby horse of mine for several years & I do feel that that they should have been banned long ago. I’m sure it wouldn’t be that difficult for them to be re-designed so that they remain both affordable, lightweight, & safe for all users.

[Agronaught]

No issues here cuppa. My only concern is doing something with the cylinders I have as leaving then to rust, or ditching them in the trash, are simply not an option.

[threedogs]

Know wonder they are faulty and explode, there made overseas!!!

I know what I'll be doing on the weekend with all my butane bottles

So my question is...........are the butane canisters faulty or are the cookers faulty? and just like BBQ's if they are maintained and looked after would there be less explosions?

Wonder what the stats would be on gas BBQ bottles exploded VS Butane Cookers.

Farken hell, the people in power might have to ban the good old aussie BBQ all together just 2 be on the safe side and we will have 2 revert back to more open fire cooking, Oh no hang on a sec that's banned half the time 2 for fear some idiot will start a bush fire.

On the ones I've thrown away becaused they leaked gas, was because others Ive taken camping have forced the lever
to engage the cannister, This pushes the back panel out of whack and requires it to be bent back in shape or a piece
of bark inserted to keep the can up hard against the "O" ring, They have a lot of built in safety devices just to get them to
work, The double one with a hot plate would give me reason to be worried, Two singles that are not on the list would be better IMO.
Just be gentle with them cause if the cannister is not in the right position to lock it in place and you force it, throw it away

[Clunk]

On the ones I've thrown away becaused they leaked gas, was because others Ive taken camping have forced the lever
to engage the cannister, This pushes the back panel out of whack and requires it to be bent back in shape or a piece
of bark inserted to keep the can up hard against the "O" ring, They have a lot of built in safety devices just to get them to
work, The double one with a hot plate would give me reason to be worried, Two singles that are not on the list would be better IMO.
Just be gentle with them cause if the cannister is not in the right position to lock it in place and you force it, throw it away

I've got a double with the hot plate. Will have a good look at it during the weekend

[threedogs]

Will be interested in what you think I have no idea why Aldi recalled their double burner ones.
At least now you know what to look for, no more shoving a bit of wood behind the cannister
to keep it in contact

[TPC]

I have joked around about this topic but I agree that it is just not worth the risk using these.
Is it really worth risking your life to save a few dollars.
I rarely used mine as most of the time i would have the camper with a stove or in winter I usually use a campfire for cooking.
I will investigate other quick and easy cookers.

Now the rest of you do as your bloody well told and throw them away.

[P4trol]

Well I guess I'll collect all your no good gas cans you can't use...

Over the thousands sold over many years, why has it taken this long to come up with a problem?

[Patrol'n]

Hmm, I have a two burner coleman with a bottle, works fine but heavy and bulky, I bought one of the cheapies a while back to save weight and space, used it a bunch of times with no problems, but perhaps now I'll go back to using the good one, shame since the cheap one works and packs well. I have not personally seen one on fire yet, but maybe that's just been luck.....

[Cuppa]

No issues here cuppa. My only concern is doing something with the cylinders I have as leaving then to rust, or ditching them in the trash, are simply not an option.

Putting them on a fence post at a suitable distance for rifle, slug gun, slingshot or archery practice might be a fun way of emptying them prior to putting them in the trash.