Greetings folks! Does anyone know of a source for the long discontinued Bernzomatic 5.5oz Mapp gas cylinders, like this: https://shopping.yahoo.com/768898503-mapp-gas-quick-fire-mapp-fuel-525oz/ Or does anyone have one or two(even empties that I could refill) that they'd be willing to part with? How about another option for a smaller propane cylinder? Looking to build a canister stove that will work better in cold weather, without having to pack/carry so much. Plan is small cylinder - Kovea adapter - common canister backpacking stove. If I can come up with something I'll post it up here. Thank you all for any help you can give. I've spent hours upon hours reading threads here and have really enjoyed the time.
Good morning, Welcome to CCS. You might try adding a search to that auction site that will notify you when one comes up.
Not sure if this helps... The larger 14oz? MAPP cylinders were or are sold at the usual big box hardware stores along with the usual propane cylinders. But this size cylinder sounds like NOT what you want. I have a MAPP brazing kit and I will mention that MAPP gas is a bit sooty. When I fire it up, there is often black tendrils of soot floating about. I wouldn't use it for camping because of this. Good Luck, Jim Henderson
Thank you, folks! Snowcamper- I'll add a notify-me on the big auction site, great idea! Jim- Thank you. Correct, I'm looking for the smaller 5.5oz canister. Basically I'm looking for a unicorn, a small lightweight packable canister stove that will work in cold weather without too much fuss. I've tried a butane stove and while it's great in the pack and functional most of the year, when it's under 40F the performance is dismal and when it's 20F it just plain doesn't work without some tinkering. My thought with the 5.5oz MAPP gas cylinder was to burn it off with normal use in my torch, and then refill the cylinder with propane for use with a stove. Or just experiment with MAPP in the stove and see what happens? I don't need 1lb of propane on an overnight trip with two people, and with no tinkering to get it to work my hiking companion will be willing/able to use it. Unlike the Nova I use in those conditions now. I'd also be open to other propane or low-temp canister options. A canister stove with a generator and inverted/liquid feed mode and a propane/butane mix canister might be my best option. Thanks again, all.
Propane and MAPP gas will burn interchangeably with NO issues at all. https://classiccampstoves.com/threa...-butane-stove-instructions.19512/#post-200620 Been there, did that, no worries. Murph
That's good news, thank you! I wonder if a small out of the way mom and pop hardware store might still have a small MAPP cylinder or two hanging around. Something NOS that's been sitting on the shelf for awhile.
Why not use a hose - connected gas stove, aka remote cartridge, or remote burner stove I used to use a basic cartridge top stove in summer, and an Optimus 96 for winter. Now I use a Primus Gravity all year round. In cold weather or if the cartridge is nearly empty and giving a weak flame, you just invert the cartridge so the stove burns liquified gas. There is a slight delay in turning the valve on the cartridge and the effect at the burner, but you learn to allow for that It uses the standard self sealing cartridges, and because they can be used on their side or inverted you can also use the tall cartridges intended for blowlamps Now and again I use the 96 for a bit of nostalgia
