Would any one care to share thier expierence with
origo alcohol stoves?

For example the modele 1500...

I'm curious as to if it's comperable to other alcohol stoves as far as a camp/chalet
stove is concerned.

Subjects such as weight, fuel efficientcy, size.

ref:

http://www.origo-sweden.com/products/1500.asp

Thanks for the help

That thing is a marine stove. i havn't got one, but i got to fiddle obout with one for a while. It's probably a bit on the heavy side, and it's the wrong shape to carry in a backpach. however, it'll probably be ok for numerous people car-camping.

I think it's biggest dis advantage as a campstove would be it's vounerability to wind. It has no windshield at all (i think), and will blow out when camping.

My advice is: Use something like a SVEA, Primus 71, Primus 96, or something like that. In my oppinion much better than any boozeburner.

As I recall, there is a brand of high-proof Austrian rum that Ross favors to burn in his Trangia. Can't fault the Trangia as a hiking stove, but it's true the Origo stoves are generally marine stoves. One sees Origo two-burners often on eBay; those are definitely marine.
Alcohol is, like kerosene, a favored marine fuel (though now propane has most of the market). Petrol is bad in marine stoves because of its high volatility, fire being the big hazard in boats. Alcohol has low power and can be extinguished with water. The downside is that escaped spirit flame is hard to see in daylight. Kero is good because spill won't ignite.
Third liquid option is diesel, because it's like kero in many ways and lots of boat engines run on diesel. My Hipolito 2 was modified by Force10, a well known British Columbia marine outfit, to burn diesel, though I've never tried it. It has a very large priming cup, which I assume is for the diesel. Anyone have experience with diesel as a stove fuel?

Hi. and thanks for the reply.

I saw an origo 1500 on ebay, as well as having seen it over the years.

As far as use, as I stated before it would be used at a camp of chalet. I agree it's heavy.

Anything to avoid the smell of coleman or kerosene fuel.

The origo specs look like it can heat with the same intensity as a trangia, 10mis for 1 ltr of boiled water.

There are very few alcohol burning stoves with adjustable intensity. Especialy ones that are heat
ballanced. Such as the difference between the optimus 11 explorer and the 111c hiker.

We've always found that the burner on the 8r's or 111's to be too close to the tank especialy when alcohol is being used as a fuel.

At first when the tank is 100% fuel (alcohol) the fuel flow is smooth. However once the tanks is at 75% air bubbles start forming. Hense the sputtering.