I once had a scary experience with my 8R. I had just refilled the tank, but was distracted and forgot to tighten the cap, which I think was a special cap for the accessory pump. Shortly after I lighted it, flames started playing around the cap. I got everyone away from it in case it exploded, but it merely whooshed out a jet of flame about a foot long, and then slowly burned out. The gasket in the cap was crisped and useless, but I think I was able to replace that cap with the original cap, which I had with me. At any rate, after that I always carried a spare cap with me as long as I used the 8R, though the only other time I needed it was when a member of one of my trips lost the cap to his stove. Chuck Holst -----Original Message----- It's an 8R which is military green in a square tin... all self contained. All you do is open one valve, keep your hand against the tank (which pulls out slightly) and light the white gas that drips into the priming pan. It can get a little flamey, all right. Scared the heck out of a few college girls who were out on camping dates with me back in the day. LOL __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4933 (20100310) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Mar 11 2010 - 09:20:37 PST
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