Blew a gasket on my camp stove at 9,000 feet in Rocky Mountain National Park last weekend

I was trying to boil water for coffee and suddenly the whole burner flared up in a way I had never seen before, turns out the seals were shot from the altitude difference. Now I'm paranoid about my whole setup failing mid trip because of things I never think about down at sea level. Anyone else run into gear problems that only show up at higher elevations?

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jana_lewis1610d agoMost Upvoted

Read somewhere that butane stoves are notorious for losing pressure above 8,000 feet.

barbara_butler10d ago

9,000 feet? That's wild, I had no idea altitude could wreck stove seals like that. Guess I need to start paying attention to that stuff, thanks @jana_lewis16 for the heads up on butane.