> 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? Probably not... What I do normally is push a wire or thick toothpick down the connector to open the valve and let the remaining pressure equalize. Then I punch a hole in the side of the canister with a geopick. Never worried about sparks.... Joe P. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Dec 17 2004 - 12:24:44 PST
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