I picked up this Primus Tourist PT1 in an unopened box. Maybe one of the last batches from a rather turbulent period. A few scuff marks after almost 32 years in the box. And it has been a little twisted And the workmanship is a bit shoddy in places The tool and what looks like a spindle seal are in the lid. The only bit of rust is found here Inside are the usual bubblegum funnel and control knob. The tank to burner is a bit squint.
The seal seems to be in good nick and I am going to fire it up and probably use this for overnight camping trips. It should be used rather than sat on a shelf, especially considering it isn't a perfect example. I do have a service kit winging it's way from Ukraine.
I have had and used my PT1 (from new) for some considerable time without any issue. Seems a pretty solid stove from my own personal experience. Fortunately in my case, the stove did not exhibit any ‘production’ issues.
So far the issues have been cosmetic. I'll fire it up tomorrow. My Soviet born wife has told me to use it outside She doesn,t trust it. I dont think it will have any issues running.
With all petrol stoves I acquire, I have always replaced all the seals and conducted the first firing test outdoors - this naturally included my PT1 when it was ‘new’ but in actual fact, was decades old. Bear in mind, seals deteriorate with age. Petrol stoves take no prisoners so always safety first and foremost.
Exactly. Always good advice to treat anything that can go bang with care. I have seen a flaming svea being kicked out of a bothy when the prv valve went so I usually have a fire blanket to hand indoors. The seal on the fuel cap "seems" ok and I won't have the spares for a few weeks. First test will be to see how it pressurises.
I'm not sure if the PT-1 was produced in the early nineties. It's clear that the eight was poorly printed and looks like a nine. That is, the year of production is 1983.
I was also under the impression production ended before 93. However there seem to be other posts also showing the date of 93. If it is 83, it is in a very good state for a 42 year old stove kept in a flimsy card box.
The pamphlet I have also has that date on the last page. I will stick with the April 93 date for this stove. I doubt that a stove dated 83 would have been in such good condition in a box like that
Can you give us more details about what happened? Usually only a candle-like flame appears at the safety valve, sometimes a small jet, which extinguishes immediately the pressure is released.
Wasn't my stove or my companion. It was a lot more than a small jet. I was outside and it was a fireball. I just assumed it was the prv. A lot of heated words were aimed at the person lobbed it out without looking. Luckily my tent was a bit further away. Probably user error.
Thank you, sounds like dodgy seals! A quick search will throw up a lot of discussion on this subject- there are many tales of Svea No.123's going up in flames or detonating etc. In just about every case they are 'friend of a friend' stories or bothy tales... Not to belittle the importance of maintenance of petrol stoves though.
No problem. I've never had it happen to me but I keep care of my gear. It was at Culsharg in Galloway in the mid eighties. I was pitched up as it had no doors or windows. Not my idea of shelter. It kept burning for a while so probably a leak somewhere. It was definitely a svea as I also used one and they were still quite common then. That episode is one of the reasons I don't cook in my tent vestibule, regardless of stove type.
Ewen, a printing defect, as it seemed to me, on the second nine prompted me to misinterpret the date. The clear evidence provided by you and Georgievskiy dispelled all doubts. I apologize for my excessive self-confidence.
It's no big deal. No apologies needed. I think they had adapted the stamp to make a 9 from an 8. Wouldn't be the first time I've seen it done in the former USSR. If it had been from 83, it would have been a bonus.
