For a 80+ year old stove this unit was in very good condition and complete. The box had little rust, no dents and no damage. The black paint was done by a previous owner and although it was uneven, it did protect the steel from the elements. A full day of electrolysis... The original color shows thru with the work of a stiff plastic brush. I went with a different tone of green. Time to wake the neighbors. The stove ran well with some typical fettling. Special thanks to John aka @threedots for helping me boost the burners performance. I tried running them without the rolled up brass mesh inside as I am running it on Coleman fuel. This created a "whooshing" every few seconds as the empty air space created wasn't being properly baffled. Once I cleaned the mesh and reinserted it, the stove now runs beautifully. Hot, loud and blue! Working on this stove was pretty straight forward. New seals, new pump leather, de-coking the burners, cleaning, polishing, stripping and repainting the case. Everything on these Campingos is more robust than later box stoves which make them a pleasure to work on. The one exception was the pump tube NRV which is referenced here: https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/campingo-2-pump-removal.36555/#post-377156 Really happy with this stove and to unite it with it's long lost and less shiny little bother. Cheers, Jerry
Hello Jerry. Nice restoration of 2 older model Campingos. They are I believe the second generation so hang onto them. The next type have the smaller control knobs and the different fuel cap with the smaller safety release valve like the earlier embossed Optimus 111s have. Regards, John
Lovely stove! Can you expalin what "coleman fuel" is please? I wonder fi ti white spirits / petrol rather than Parrafin/Kero?
@Metropolitantrout , Jerry, lovely renovations on both stoves! Nicely done! I'd like to get my hands on the single burner version to go with my two burner Campingo. Maybe someday///! @Dave Sherry , Coleman Fuel is a Naptha base gasoline, made for camping stoves that are designed to burn it. It's very clean, and easy to use, though VERY volatile! Care must always be taken when using it, to make sure that all seals, pips, and gaskets are in good working order, so there are no leaks. I have used Coleman fuel for most of my camping lifetime, with no worries at all. Still, you need to be careful and maintain your stove and pumps, when burning it. I hope that helps. Take care, and God Bless! Doc
Great! Thanks very much for the reply! I also have an optimus OO so that one is Kero/Parafine I udnerstand.
@Dave Sherry In Australia the equivalent of “Coleman Fuel” is Shellite, also sold as Recosol R55. Cheers Tony
Thanks! I had an optimus camp stove years ago and I used white spirits from the tool shop in it for years. Never heard of the trade names until now. I just got a primus 71 (that looks exacty the same) and an optimus 8R so happy I cna contuue using Whiet spirits in them! Saves carrying multiple fules when I go camping! Appreciate eveyone's help!
