crfishwick wrote:The gas canister is self sealing. So just remove the pocket rocket when it has cooled. And to be absolutely sure do not have any naked flames in the vicinity and point away from your face.
Those self-sealing canisters give off a tiny fart of gas as the top part is removed and the pressure seals the exit. I used one for years but one time in a bothy in the Cairngorms a young chap took fright at the smell of gas and panicked. He ran about screaming and demanded that he was "not going to let me" use the gas stove inside. (
and his corpse was never found, mwahahahahaaa!). These days I prefer a wee meths stove; cheaper, easier, no empty canister to lug around, gentler on the cooking pot, etc. I expect immature brats who shouldn't have left their mummies' side would still panic at the sight of a flame though...