Hi everyone I'm heading off for a four night camping trip on Monday, and I'm thinking about taking a 00 for breakfast prep duties (there are two pubs and two cafes in the village for other eats). Query - the Optimus catalogues on the site seem to indicate that a 00 will burn for 2 hours on a full tank, presumably at full burn. Boiling water for tea, hot chocolate and porridge (I think our American chums call porridge 'oatmeal'). Would I be OK with just the tank filled with fuel and no spare fuel? Please note - campsite has hot and cold running water and showers, so I don't need to heat water for washing etc. I look forward to hearing from you. Cheers
As with any pressure stove, I would not recommend filling up the tank, safe bet is always three quarters full. Depending on usage I would say for a one overnighter you should be fine but for two nights, I would recommend bringing extra fuel on a recommended fuel container. Ron
Here is what would happen to me. I would only need extra fuel if I did not bring it, if I do bring extra there will be plenty in the stove.
Words of wisdom indeed! Also seems to be part of Murphy's law. I like the small(325ml) MSR bottles as back up or extra fuel. Those stainless steel flasks work well too. Jeff
my avatar is a shot of me lighting up a OO clone on a canoe trip.i used it for heating a three quart bucket of wash water. over a four days i did not use up the tank.it must have run for several hours! by the way over here we think of porridge as being sort of thin with fine ground oats and oatmeal as having the oats as flakes..i take mine with a bit of whole milk and brown sugar-
Evening, For what it's worth, I ALWAYS take along extra fuel, just in case! As the old adage goes, "Hope for the best, plan for the worst, and take what you get"!! Might be good to have a little more fuel, "just in case", eh.... Have fun on your trip, and take photos for a report, please upon your safe return. Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc
Hi, I agree with the others! You should have more than enough...but I would carry an extra 150ml or so in your old 300 ml Sigg...You do have a range of old Siggs from 300 to 1L I hope!!!
One tankful should be more than enough, but as Ron said don't brim it. I don't normally travel with stoves full, even with the filler cap backed off a hot car will pressurise the tank and maybe leak out onto your Sunday best. Just take some in a bottle of any description. Most of all have a great time and take some photos. 2 pubs eh! decisions decisions
Hi everyone Er, no I don't, I'm afraid. I do have a 500ml Trangia fuel bottle though. Oh, don't worry, I won't. 3/4 full would be as much as I'd carry. The major point of the trip! Only problem is I will be using B&W film and my Leica, so the pics probably aren't going to appear on the 'net. A cafe and a pub at both the top and the bottom of the hill. The cafe at the bottom is good, and the pub at the top is good. I haven't tried the other two (yet). Cheers
Hi everyone I'm back, and in one piece! The Optimus 00 performed like a champion, and used about 120ml of fuel for morning tea (Earl Grey, so Doc Mark would be happy) and porridge for four days. I only took 450ml of fuel in the tank, and experienced nil problems with leakage. In fact, the (purple, UK spec) meths, in a small plastic bottle stank far, far more than the fuel in the 00. I did manage to slightly burn the bloody porridge the first three days, then I read the instructions on the packet....day four's porridge was unburnt, and all the better for it. I was in the High Peak district in Derbyshire, in a village called Edale. Edale is the southern end of the Pennine Way, and if anyone wants serious walking, it's well worth visiting. If anyone is interested in knowing more about Edale, please post here and I will either add a reply or open a new thread. Cheers
Hey, Ian, Glad you made it back, safe and sound, and that you enjoyed a fine camp! Your 00 is one of my favorites, too, and as a Tribe, those stoves are worthy and trusted friends. Glad yours did well for youm, and that you two got to know one another better. Well done!! Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc Doc
