So I have my first truly classic brassie, an Optimus 00 all fettled up and running, thanks in no small part to Ross and his wonderful parts! I know, I know, pics are coming. Don't get your skivvies in a bunch! My question is this: How do you carry these things when your out for a walk? Fueled up or empty? In a pot or in some other container? Doc, I know you've done a fair bit of walking with one; how did you manage all the bits and pieces without getting the tank dented or soaking your other gear in paraffin? Regards, Ridge (who obsesses over the trivial)
Hi Ridge I always carried my stove tank with paraffin in it so it was ready for use. I also carried it in an outer rucksack pocket so that if it leaked it would not contaminate food or clothing. The loose parts were carried in a fluorescent bag so they could not be missed if they were lying in grass. Good luck. The 00 is my favourite stove. Compact but producing as much heat as a 2 pint paraffin stove
Like Bryan, I always used to carry the 00 with fuel in the Tank. But all the loose bits would be in the Optimus tin along with the tank. I was also more trusting than Bryan and used to carry the tin inside the rucksack. I never had any leaks. The Optimus 00 and Primus 210 are probably my favourite camping stoves. Easily cook a meal for 3 or 4 people, very hot, adjusts well and totally reliable.
Hi Ridge: I carry my OO in an REI Coolbox Personal Cooler. Size Large. Holds the disassembled tank, burner, and all the other bits nicely. Room left over for a Nalgene squirt bottle for the prime and a trivet from A&H. Stove gets decent protection from the case. All this for $12.00. I've never had problems with leaking but I always carry stoves/fuel in outer pack pockets away from food, tents, clothes, pads, etc. unless in a daypack: stove/fuel then goes to the bottom of the pack wrapped in one of those big plastic bags the Sunday paper comes wrapped in. Have fun using your stove.
You do have the 'Transport' cap for the tank, right? Put tank and Bits and Bobs in a suitable tin or a sack, like a Crown Royal bag. Et Viola
Ditto what Baja says but also tighten down the thumb screw, there is always a small amount of paraffin that will dribble out if the stove should settle in an uneven angle in a ruck and with the sloshing and rythimic motion of hiking, it always makes a mess.
When I carry my one-pinters in the pack (mostly the 00 but often the Svea 121, and others now and then), I always put the whole shebang (i.e., with tin), in a gallon-size ziplock bag, which just fits (and permits sealing-- just). Sometimes I use a second bag slid on oppositely for making sure. I also put the plain Sigg aluminum fuel bottle in the same type bag, then rolled-up around the bottle. I even toss my small plastic spirit bottle into a sandwich-sized Ziploc. I've never had a fuel spill, but these measures are extra protection. The pack I've been using for a long time doesn't have side pockets.
Well, I guess I've worried too much by the sound of it. The vent screw on the fill cap was my biggest concern, but it sounds as if I've made much ado about nothing. So what's yer favorite cookware for a 1-pinter? Have you scrounged together a favorite pot/pan/lid combination, or is there an all inclusive set that you prefer? Thanks! Ridge
Hey, Ridge, My most oft-used 1 pint stove is one of our Optimus 00's. I carry it in a cut-down red MSR Whisperlite International bag (yeah, that same WPLI that was so balky and died on our PCT trip!! I'll never actually use that stove again, so I made good use of it's bag, which is STILL doing just fine!! ). In the early days, I used to put the font into a sealed plastic bag, and then into the MSR bag, along with the burner, cleaning pins, pot supports, and windscreen. But, of late, I've just slipped the font into that MSR bag, and called it good. So far, no leaking. But, in truth, it's probably best to use a sealed bag for the font, if it has fuel in it, just to be safe. I love the Primus 210, too, as well as my Radius 1 pinter. But, the good old 00 seems to always get the call, when time to go afield with such a stove! Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc
