Vesta Stove

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  1. richmay

    richmay SotM Winner Subscriber

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    A Vesta stove new to me.
    The cleaning needle was broken off, so i have removed it and the spring and it seems to run ok, a nice little sturdy compact stove but on the heavy side.

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    Cheers
     
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    The French Vesta is the stove I use most. You can see an example in my coffee making kit. I've got 3 more on my boat also fitted with silent burners. They also made a two burner model.

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    I have one of these stoves as well. They are fun little stoves. Self pressurizing, like an Optimus 8R, but pretty powerful.
     
  4. richmay

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    @z1ulike

    I like the two burner version, it must take some time to heat the tank up to pressurize it though, I wont be using it that often, my main stove i use at work and in the car is a Optimus 111B, heats the fast boil kettle very quickly.
    Cheers