Hank Roberts Mini Mark III Stove and Lantern Collection

Here are three complete Hank Roberts stove and lantern kits. I've got three of the hard to find fuel cans as well. The black metal tab above the stove/lantern combo base has the nozzle jet cleaning wire on it. Original price tag on the stove / lantern combo was $40 and the Mini Mark III stove $25. I've got the instructions for these as well.

 

Nice collection. How do you obtain fuel for those stoves?

drool!

Ron

 

Mostly by keeping my eyes open and luck! There is an outdoor supply store nearby that sells used gear and I've picked up a can there in the past. The others from swap meets.

 

nice gear for a collection of old camping items.
a few of us here have at least the stove as they were cheap at ebay and we live in the hopes of finding a can or some sort of adaptor that does not involve a hose but works like the old ones.

 

Hi
An empty gas cannister can be refilled through the stove if you make up an adapter to fit where the jet would be normally and connect this to a current lindel valve gas cylinder using a length of hose.
This way obsolete cartridge stoves can be used again.
Just be careful and check for leaks.

 

[color:black]Very nice collection. I have one lantern/stove combo myself, but I am missing the burner fixture for the stove. Are there any current burners that might be compatible with the Mini Mark III??

Thanks for your help.

 

EDREP, you might try the burners of Camping Gaz, looks similar to the Hank Roberts on the middle picture, dont know about the bottor of the burner though if it would be the same. I have some pictures of the burner somewhere in the forum on Camping Gaz stoves. Just do a search.

 

A very nice collection. It's a shame some interesting gassies have gone by the wayside simply because their proprietary canisters are no longer produced.

Ron pointed out this adapter the other day. Seems like it should work, but you would want butane only for a Hank Roberts stove IIRC. Isobutane can cause real trouble for a stove that is meant for normal butane as can propane.

I imagine you'd be able to refill Hank Roberts canisters with something like the canister with the refilling valve shown below.


Also, I imagine some butane cigarette lighter refill canisters would work, depending on the needle.

There are very real dangers to refilling old cans. The valves can fail with age and repeated use for one. I think the major danger would be overfilling. I would want to know the weight of a full Hank Roberts canister before I started any refill operation and repeatedly weigh the canister throughout the operation, making sure the canister never exceeds the weight of a full canister. Indeed, I might purposefully underfill by some amount (10%?) just to be safe.

I understand chilling prior to refilling is pretty standard -- chilled butane produces far less vapor pressure. Of course chilling might affect the rubber nipple on the can, so perhaps moderate chilling only.

Certainly, I'd inspect the nipple very thoroughly prior to attempting any refill.

Note: I base all of my comments on web research not personal experience. If you're a stovie, I'm sure you're well aware that there are very real dangers with refilling that have severe consequences (e.g. death).

I'll shut up now and go mind my own business. Nanny mode off.

 

In another thread, redspeedster pointed out to me this excellent thread on refilling obsolete canisters:

 

Hi
Since my first posts on refilling cartridges, I have done it loads. In fact, I now also refill Camping Gaz refillable cylinders (901,904 etc. for the fridge) with cheap Chinese disposable cartridges as it's cheaper than paying refill charges (mad as that seems). Try Poundstretcher for packs of four for £3.99.

My observations:-
Chilling: no effect - the way I do it is sealed so trying to prevent gasification is pointless. The gas from the empty cartridge bubbles up into the donor cartridge and liquid gas runs down hill to replace that gas. Basically you just swap the contents of the two containers.

If you fill the cartridge or cylinder using a stove designed for that cartridge/cylinder as the adapter you have no compatibility issues and the valve closes everything off if there is a problem - not that I have had any. I gave up weighing as I now just use judgement. I know the slosh of a full cylinder and always fill less than that. The biggest danger of an overfilled cartridge is liquid gas flooding the burner producing a flare like an under-primed kero burner.

Just my experience; you may not agree but works for me.

 

Makes sense to me, although overloading an old canister can't be good on any account.

 

Thank you sir. I will continue my research.

 

I have a stove that looks like yours but the marking has been rubbed off. The fuel canisters I have are marked Roger's LP Butane Fuel. I saw a bunch, IIRC, Mark III fuel canisters...are they interchangeable?

Thanks...b-gin

 

I'll trade a stove for 3 adapters made by me that fit the standard 7/16 resealable canisters. I just need the stove beforehand in order to design and construct the adapter!

On the ofher hand if you are interested, an adapter replacing the nozzle can be made in order to refill existing canisters.

Your choice!

 

Sir, could you post a copy of the mini stove and lantern instructions. I plan on getting a stove/lantern combo but most do not include the instructions.

Thank you

 

Do you mean these? .... Link

Ken in NC

 

Yes, this is what I needed.

Thank you very much.

 

Hello. I have two Hank Roberts stoves and two adapters that fit modern gas canisters. I also just purchased on eBay a lantern accessory that was delivered today and I'm reasonably sure is missing a needed part, that is whatever joins the lantern accessory to the Hank Roberts stove minus the burner. Hoping you can send a photo of how the two attach so that I might look for whatever is needed to join the lantern with the stove minus the burner. Thanks much in advance.

 

Is this offer still on the table?

 

Hi, @Desmond Griswold ,

Welcome to CCS! Unfortunately, the thread you have found is quite old, and the person who made that offer has not been here since Sept 7, 2015. The best way to find more info, is accomplished by doing more research, here, and on the 'net in general. Good luck, and God Bless!

Every Good Wish,
Doc