RE: [Paddlewise] looking for a stove that can simmer

> I spoke w/ my local camping store in Portland Maine about the
recycling of
> butane/propane canisters. The answer from them was drain them fully
and
> then
> punch a hole in the side w/ a claw hammer or a screwdriver, drill etc.
to
> visibly show they are empty. Please do make sure you fully empty them
> before
> puncturing them. Then they are readily accepted by any recycling
facility.

Well, maybe I'm just ignorant, so let me ask this question, just in
case.... 

I consider my bottles to be empty when the burner on the Coleman stove
or the lanterns go out.  So, is that empty or not?

There may be situations where that just means the pressure is too low to
push the gas into the burner or something.  So, is that empty enough, or
do I need to do something else, like heat the bottle and continue to
drain, or some other process, until the bottle is "really empty" as
opposed to just "seemingly empty".

Sheeezzzzzz... life sure was easier before I got hooked up with
knowledgeable people :-) 

Rick
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