As one of those folks who would like to take his brass stoves out on day hikes more often, I am struggling with how to conveniently pack it in my day bag. The Svea 123 is no problem of course, being self contained. But my Optimus 45 or 00 present a different challenge. Neither has a container, and I am looking for an efficient way to pack them up for an outing. Preferably in a way that keeps things organized - it is not much fun digging around in a pack looking for missing pieces. Also, I am a little anxious over the possiblity of kero leaking out of the stove and onto my cheese sandwiches! Many of you have likely solved this problem - would you mind sharing your ideas with this relatively new enthusiast?
Aah a 45. Well it's fairly easy, bits and pieces go in a zip-lock freezer bag, one quart size, and the stove (after being wrapped in some kind of cloth goes in the larger one gallon bag. Two bags which if fit proper will both go in your pack as one unit. lance
Even with being under the weather a tiny bit last weekend, by Sunday, I had to go into the garage and fire up a couple stoves. Loving those smaller 96's, 210's, 00's. Kero fumes withdrawal.
In New Zealand we get ice cream in 2 litre square plastic containers. One of the scout troops I was involved with used these to house about a dozen stoves. ( I keep dreaming about all these opti 00, etc that I know noone is using and it would be easy to break into where they are. Dont worry they will remain there)
Check through the wife's collection of tupperware-like containers. It will take a day or two before she notices its gone, by that time you'll have ruined it for food.
Morning, Some of the round cookie, or biscuit tins also work well for the larger discus kero stoves. Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc
Thanks for the ideas everyone. I like the baggie idea for the Optimus 45 as a temporary solution. The kid's lunch box, well... I have this image of me pulling out the "My Little Pony" lunchbox and watching everyone within 100 yards grabbing their children and heading for the parking lot... buy the olive drab paint first - then the lunchbox! We'll give it a go!
Hi Yonadav It will be even better when you paint out the rest of those bloody awful lazy town characters on the inside of your new stove receptacle . I may be wrong & please don't quote me on this but I don't think they were employed by any of the recognised military services, unless maybe they are special forces for the somalli pirates !!!! Best regards Stu.
For those of you thinking of lunchboxes, you can get new, unpainted ones here: http://www.lunchboxes.com/ Several sizes and styles of the metal ones. And, a small reminder that some people (not me) collect lunchboxes. Do be careful that you don't paint over a vintage Superman or Scooby-Doo lunchbox worth hundreds. Looks good Yonadav! Cheers, Gary
Hey Stu, I deliberately left the inside in its original finish, to show where the box came from. The stove was bought on eBay from a Swedish seller who specializes in Swedish army stocks. He sold most of them with a "mil-spec" Swedish box, for a rather high price. I got this one at a lower price due to the missing box. The stove is unfired, and the package is definitely military, with all the spares and tools. Yonadav
Hi Yonadav The stove is not in question my old mate , just the barf inducing semi cartoon characters unpainted out on the inside of your new box !!!! Best regards Stu.
For all you youngsters i've a couple of stoves stashed in lunch boxes and though mine are unadorned still they are lunch boxes. This is perhaps (other than the original Storage box) the best style of transport i've ever seen or used. If you don't have one get one and try it out. Here in the US (and regardless of your opinion of them) Wally World sells tin lunch boxes at a fair price. lance
