Date:         Sun, 22 Apr 2007 01:41:40 -0400
Reply-To:     jdd <johndillon@SYMPATICO.CA>
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From:         jdd <johndillon@SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Tales from Europe and VW campers (part 7)
Comments: To: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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Well .. actually .. the question wasn't is butane different from propane ..
that's pretty obvious .. the question was .. do they use propane or butane
in Europe .. if you don't know that's fine .. don't fell compelled to tell
me what you do know if it doesn't answer the question.

BTW .. I lived in Winnipeg for years .. and I used to smoke .. I've used
plenty of bic lighters at colder than -30 C or even -40 C (-40 C is about
the same as -40 F).

Anyway - the question is not the properties of butane vs. propane .. the
question is what gas do westies use in Europe! And further .. if you ship a
NA spec westy to Europe .. what do you need to do to use the gas that is
available .. despite what you guys say .. I suspect it is simply the
changing of an orifice in the appliance .. I know that furnaces and hot
water tanks can be converted from propane burning to natural gas burning by
simply change of orifice .. so, I suspect the same is true with propane vs.
butane .. hmmm

jdd

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: Tales from Europe and VW campers (part 7)


> Richard A Jones typed:
>
>> At cooler temps, butane won't have enough vapor pressure to
>> be useful.  Here is a good site on the two:
>> http://www.e-lpg.com/lp_gas.asp
>> Butane boils at 0.6 degrees C;
>
> If you've ever tried to use a butane lighter in the cold, you know that
> Richard knows of what he speaks. A fair-weather fuel only.
>
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