Category: Top Tips

Threaded Camping Gas Canister Fill Percentage by Weight

Threaded gas canisters for camping stoves come in three different sizes, 100, 230 and 450, this is the weight of gas they contain. In the table above I’ve provided a series over overall canister weights to help you (and me) estimate the amount of gas left in a part used canister.

The 3 sizes of canister covered by my table

To get an indication of the percentage of gas left in your part used canister first weigh your part used canister and then either use the table or the following equation to get a percentage

(Current Canister Weight – Empty Canister Weight) divided by Weight of Gas in Full Canister

e.g. if I weighed my 230 canister and the scales said 200g

200g – 126g = 74g divided by 230 = 32% of the canister gas is left of the original volume

Different brands of gas may have slightly different weights of canisters or gas inside but it will make a negligible difference in terms of deciding what you are going to use for a trip

A useful top tip is to use a sharpie (permenant marker) to write the last weighed fill percentage on the bottom of the canister. This can make picking the appropriate filled canister from your stash very easy to do.

I hope this table is as useful for you as it is for me, enjoy!

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Excellent ‘how to bike’ video series by Ben Cathro for Pinkbike

In this ten-part series for Pinkbike, Ben Cathro is breaking down fundamental bike skills and techniques that will make you a better rider. I’m saving these here so I can easily find them in the future. As a coach they are a great resource both for clients and for myself. Ben’s thoughts and processes largely align with my own and so the information is great to have to hand both for someone I’m working with or as a refresh for myself prior to a coaching session.

On top of the content the production value from Pinkbike is excellent. Its well shot and edited plus those neat little graphics sprinkled liberally through out add real value. Well done Ben and Pinkbike High Five!!

OK, grab a brew and lets get into it

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Tips & Tricks -Upright Canister Stoves in Cold Conditions

Its winter here in Australia and that means sub zero conditions in the Southern Highlands and Snowy Mountains. Cold is the enemy of my Jetboil because as low temperature makes it more difficult for the gas in the canister to evaporate and the pressure is reduced.

So off to the internet to look for solutions. I was initially looking to see if there was an adaptor available to make the canister ‘remote’ in the way my old epigas alpine stove used to be. Instead I sumbled across a much cheaper DIY option that is genius in its simplicity – the Heat Exchange or HX Strip

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Forces in White Water Rescue

I participated in an Aquatic Rescue course last week and it had me wondering what the various forces involved are. After a bit of internet research here is a collection of bits of information that I found interesting. I can now apply some of this to optimising the equipment I carry and how I use it on the river.

Warning this is a pretty nerdy and long post. Grab a brew and settle in for while. Continue reading “Forces in White Water Rescue” →

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QR Codes – 5 Uses for Outdoor Instructors & Centres

QR Codes are those square pixelly things you see on a lot of marketing material. With the right software you can scan them using the camera of your phone. You might already use them quite a bit. They used to be a bit faffy to use because you needed to find an app blah blah blah. Now in iOS Apple devices they just work straight out of the camera. In this post I’m going to suggest some ways they can be really useful for outdoor staff and centres.

Try scanning this QR Code with your phones camera

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Buying your first mountain bike – top tips and handy hints

Recently I seem to have come across lots of people wanting advice on buying their first mountain bike so I thought I’d collate it all into a post to make things easier.

So if you are reading this you have either decided you want to buy a mountain bike or you are looking for advice to give to someone. Well there are 2 ways to go about it, the short way or the long way. Continue reading “Buying your first mountain bike – top tips and handy hints” →

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