Some uses for Carbon Felt. Perhaps others have already used carbon felt for this fix. I refurbished a Coleman 400 stove sometime ago, and when taking apart the burner plates and bowl, I found the fiberglass packing just about disintegrated. There was no way to reused it. I used a small piece on 1/4 inch thick carbon felt folded in its place. It worked great! I also use a small square piece under the primer bowl on my Optimus 111b stove and a thinner piece under the bowl of my Optimus 8R stove. It even leveled the burner bowl. Of coarse I have at least 2 or 3 folds of aluminum foil at the bottom of the stove. When it gets too dirty, stained, I just replace it. Roby
Usually twigs are hard to obtain, so I made a stove pad for snow camping, using ti foil as something firm on one side. Not the best as it wants to slide when snow melt's a little. Duane
What I did not say correctly, I use the aluminum foil on the inside bottom of the stove, to collect all the dirt. Underneath of the stove I use a thin piece of plywood. Not the lightest but it works. Thanks for the comment....Roby
I used to bring some plywood too. Around a 22 pound pack for snow camping and that's with two stoves and a quart of water. Duane
Amazing how bulky it all is. A few years ago, asked by a few bpers why I needed a 5000 plus cubic inch pack. The down gear, then gets really tight when I need my 5F bag! My snow shoes are the only thing that has to be tied to the front. Getting older, it feels like over 30 pounds. Duane
I like carbon felt for priming pads / wicks. Very lightweight, doesn't shrivel or turn fragile like fiberglass (at least not that I've found), easy to work with and cut to shape, very inexpensive. Some other observations here: https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/spirit-cup-wick-material.31191/page-2#post-357727
Beats setting your entire Svea123 on fire. Catches the fuel that seems to always get out of control while priming, a small ring of felt and I never looked back.