| Many adventurous individuals who need windproof | | | | sparks nearby, it is almost certain to create a fireball. |
| lighter have gravitated toward the many butane | | | | The canister of butane needs to be kept safe from |
| torch types on the market. These lighters do provide | | | | puncture for the same reasons it needs to be kept |
| excellent and reliable service under adverse conditions. | | | | safe from heat and cold. While it may be carried |
| The flame can be directed, even when the lighter is | | | | safely in a backpack, it should be kept away from |
| inverted, which makes them useful for starting | | | | cutting implements or other sharp items. Butane fuel |
| campfires and other tasks. | | | | is best kept in a bag or wrapped in a soft cloth and |
| Butane becomes a liquid under pressure. If one | | | | placed in its own pocket of the backpack, preferably |
| shakes the can, they'll hear the butane sloshing about. | | | | as far away from the bearer as possible in case it |
| When the fuel is dispensed, the reduction in pressure | | | | does happen to rupture. The best advice is to |
| causes it to become a gas. As it fills the reservoir, | | | | assume that the can will rupture, even though this is |
| the pressure increases again resulting the butane | | | | unlikely, and to pack accordingly. |
| reassuming its liquid state. This transition from liquid to | | | | Butane needs to be stored in a cool place. Heat can |
| gas is very important to understanding how to store | | | | cause the can to rupture as readily as can |
| this fuel. | | | | mistreatment. Likewise, the cans need to be insulated |
| If the can of butane is exposed to heat beyond the | | | | from very cold temperatures which can cause the |
| maximum temperature indicated on the warning label, | | | | fuel to dispense improperly. This fuel is best stored in |
| the liquid will expand. This will increase the pressure | | | | a locked location safely out of reach of any young |
| on the can and, in extreme cases, can result in a | | | | ones. Be certain not to leave cans of this fuel in a car |
| rupture. Most of these cans are designed so that the | | | | on a sunny day, as well, as the temperatures in |
| valve will rupture first but this will still result in a cloud | | | | vehicles on such days easily reach levels that can |
| of butane gas being released into the air. Butane | | | | cause the can to explode. |
| combusts very quickly and, if there is open fire or | | | | |