The Silent Killer In Your Backpack

Learn about the silent killer that could be lurking in your backpack: carbon monoxide. Find out how to stay safe while using backpacking stoves and heaters in tents. In this video, Gordon tests several stoves for this deadly gas and demonstrates how to avoid other common accidents related to camp stoves and iso-butane propane canisters.

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[kevinhodgson]

I use the can opener on a swiss army kmife to put loads of holes in my empty canisters, so they aren't just empty, but are visibly holed, so everyone knows they're safe.

[whitefrog]

Haven't had to cook in my tent yet, I think I'll be able to do it in my vestibule partially open. Great info as always! Thank you!

[DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

when you said it sucked the tent was reaching equilibrium, it sounds so demonic 😂 BABE we need more CO in here, it's leaking out the tent walls 🤣💀

[kevinm]

IMPORTANT WARNING WHEN USING FLIPFUEL OR EQUIVALENT REFILLERS. You should only use one if you have a kitchen scale to weigh your cans and can confidently verify that you are not overfilling your can. This also means you have to know what your empty can's gross weight was when full, not all fuel cans have the gross weight printed. An overfilled fuel can CAN explode as ambient temperature and atmospheric pressures change. Where my refilling procedure deviates from yours is I weigh the empty can so I know how much needs to be added, and then I fill the empty can for maybe ~15 seconds at a time, disconnect and re-weigh, and continue topping off as needed. If you accidentally overfill, it's ok to drain some back into your "feeder" can.

[ak]

This why I would never own a home with gas range. CO, particulates, radon, NOx, other toxic emissions. Maybe ok for restaurants with massive fans.

[jmash]

I understand you wanted to do a thorough test. But you went to the extreme.😂 If some people cook in their tents, its probably for brief cook times. Thanks for the tests!

[alexpervanoglu]

If they end up in landfill in the US then they are not being recycled are they !

[AlexHatlevig]

Great vid! Very interesting and informing. Ive always been aware of the dangers of CO poisoning but never have known what would actually be the point where I’d be in danger

[memathews]

Great video! Probably the most dangerous part of cooking in your tent/vestibule is when the critters come visiting because of the aroma. It's really best to cook and eat 100 feet of more from your tent. Either that or make room for small furry night visitors.😂

[BackcountryExposure]

My heart hurts for the gear that suffered in the name of science. This was awesome, Gordon!

[davidcooper]

Would love to hear some ideas on puncturing those canisters without using a $25 tool. I have not cooked in my tent and I hope to not have to do it. Good job pointing out the dangers even if you had to sacrifice your Jetboil and tent.

[UGA.D]

Great video! With regard to the FlipFuel, is there a concern regarding overfilling? Seems like I remember reading something about constantly weighing the receiving canister to make sure it isn't overfilled. I don't have a FlipFuel, though, so I hoped you could weigh in on this one (no pun intended.)

[rogercrum]

Great video and tests. Sorry about your tent though.

[roxrequiem]

I don't think its these cookers that are the issue. I think its those gas operated portable heaters.

I'm not sure, I'm from the tropics so correct me if I'm wrong. But those things has to have some sort of combustion and exhaust, and in turn suck up the air, heck maybe a combination of a gas powered heater and a jetboil is the culprit to the lack of oxygen and buildup of monoxide.

[bernielamont]

I'm not a rocket scientist from MIT, but I know enough not to cook inside a tent. Kinda don't feel sorry for someone getting sick that way.

[OwenM]

Who cooks for 30 minutes on a gas stove in a tent? Not a realistic test.

[baan]

I love off grid and learned that cooking in my camper is kinda hard and still doesn't have the best airflow, I live in an area where when it snows, I mean Jack frost is literally jacking off right outside. So opening my windows isn't an option. So I made a outdoor kitchen. Just gotta keep snow from piling up about 3 feet.

[joewinfree]

*DISCLAIMER* Pandas were sacrificed in this video

[Matt]

The main thing I learned in this video is how good Grim Granite is at lighting. Look at the reflection of the light hitting his glasses frames and the reflection of the light in his pupils. Yet no reflection in the lenses of the glasses? Also no visual distortion of the background where you'd expect to see around his temple while looking through the lens. Are there even lenses in the glasses? If not... WHAT ELSE IS HE HIDING?