Physics is on the side of low cost butane canisters. Butane itself has a boiling point of just above freezing at sea level. This means that in above freezing conditions, there will be sufficient vapour pressure in the canister to allow butane gas to flow to your stove. If you try to use butane canisters at temperatures well below freezing at sea-level, nothing will happen. There is insufficient ambient heat to boil the liquefied butane, vapour pressure in the canister will be zero, and no gas will be produced. The stove won’t work.

Barisdale estate bothy. Scottish Highlands. A small selection of abandoned yet full, bright blue, Campingaz canisters sit on the shelf Gear talk: Pad-Pal, the world’s smallest and lightest electric pad inflator is getting smaller andlighter! What follows is not a recommendation. Three Points of the Compass is only commenting on what there is out there, products that some people have used and others do not. Products that seemingly no stove manufacturer other than those in Japan and Kovea countenance.Atmospheric air pressure declines with altitude. The lower pressure allows the liquefied butane to boil at progressively lower temperatures. The rate at which boiling point reduces with altitude is described by the Trouton-Hildebrand-Everett (see graphic below). This shows that with a humble butane canister you can use your stove at, for example, -8° C (16.7° F) at 9000ft / 3000m on the John Muir Trail.

Most of these gas canisters have the EN 417 Lindal connectors, however three on the right do not. These are the large propane canister and the two Campingaz canisters, each with a different connector type- Easy Clic and bayonet type Need it in a hurry? We are also able to offer before 12 noon and Saturday delivery services. See here for information on these services