Before electrolyte drinks were prolific, it was a fad for climbers to boil a cup of water [or melt the snow for it] and brew up a cup of hot Jell-O. Warming drink, massive sugar rush, protein, and the gelatine was thought to be good at rebuilding your fingernails.
Still waiting for this to get here. Ordered it yesterday, what the heck? I better go buy another, haha. Seriously though, the guy shipped it within an hour of purchasing it, and it's supposed to get here Wednesday.
Try it after climbing a few pitches. You get to a ledge with an overhang. It's freezing. Sleet stings your face... You put your pack on one side of the stove and your body on the other for windbreaks -- light off the Svea, boil a cup of water and add the powder in. Tastes great under those circumstances. Too sweet, too gooey for a casual beverage any other way.
For wicks, buy a small sheet of carbon fiber felt and you will have enough for a lifetime supply of wicks for any stove that needs priming. I cut thin strips with scissors and wrap them around a thin wire, making a ring that fits the cup. Brad
There used to be a powdered drink mix called "Start". It was a lot like Tang (the powdered "orange juice" drink), but came in a lightweight tin, rather than a glass jar, and was cheaper than Tang, which was important in my low budget climber days. Anyway, hot Start (prepared with my Svea 123) was a very popular beverage on our winter trips. ....Arch
There used to be a Scandinavian-influenced winter drink called Spiced Aet, that was half instant tea and half citrus beverage. [With a few allspice notes.] Came in little packets you added water to; to make a cup. One could also mix Tang and Nestea for the same effect. Not sure if it's a genuine Scandinavian thing, it was marketed to Americans, maybe 40 years ago. "Aet" is T-E-A backwards, so it could be fake. But I liked the stuff. Great for killing a headcold. The branded stuff was pre-sweetened. In fact, if you brewed up a cup of boiling water and added 1 Constant Comment teabag, and a Tbs of Tang, you'd nail the flavor profile I recall.
Hi, Gents, Back in the day, we used to drink Knox Gelatin (Orange flavored), when out in the bush. As has been mentioned, stuff like that tastes great in such situations, and it does give you a boost. As a side benefit, it makes your fingernails very healthy and strong, and makes your hair shiny!! Great stuff, that! Doc
Hi Doc, My older brother's a guitarist. Did a lot of folksy fingerpicking. He used to drink a packet of Knox's Unflavored gelatine mixed in a glass of cold orange juice. Built up his nails.
i saw your svea on ebay and was contemplating buying it , before you could get it. i recognized your fuel bottle, from the pending sale. i had a 123R for a few years and removed the cleaner needle and don't think this will work on it. but the old 123 slant valve. after i release the vacumn, then i can open the control just a little bit. then tip the stove on the side and a little fuel will work by gravity, out the needle hole. close up the valve and light it up. i may still keep my hands on the fuel base, to help warm it up. but this is the easiest way . i have found so far.. my original 123R i wrapped some wood stove gasket felt around the stem and wired it on. then a few drops of fuel and she is running like a topp.
we used hot jello shots , in boy scouts to treat for hypothermia of just extreme almost shock related exhaustion. that would be in the late 80 early 90s. i don't think thats in vogue anymore. only used it 1x soo far, but will drop a pack in my canoe pack, for just in case.
Got it in this afternoon. As received. Don't think the handle goes like that: Bottle does not have the spring loaded release. Still nice though. 0.9L: Looks well loved: Next photos are crappy. Priming: Flame: Looks okay. Gave it plenty of time to warm up. Here's a video I took of it in action. Seems to "pulse". I don't mean the normal rapid pulsing. Also, I wonder if the self cleaning needle has been removed. Shouldn't it go up when I turn the handle all the way to the right? I don't see anything. Anyways, here's the video. What do you think?
Hi @The Warrior Knob fully clockwise fuel needle valve fully closed and needle down. Knob at mid-position = full power Knob fully anti-clockwise cleaning needle fully up. Best Regards, Kerophile.
have a look through this thread which shows a cut-away burner: Regulated burner cutaway The regulated burner depends on the simultaneous movement of a needle valve and a jet cleaning needle mounted on a toothed rack. With the regulator knob fully clockwise the needle valve is fully closed and the cleaning needle at the bottom of its travel. As you turn the knob counter-clockwise the needle valve opens, increasing fuel flow and burner power. The cleaning needle also starts to rise. Eventually the regulator fully raises the cleaning needle, until it fills the jet aperture, and can extinguish the flame. Maximum power occurs approximately half way between the needle valve being fully closed and cleaning needle fully raised. The total range of control knob movement is only 1/3 to 1/2 revolution max.
