Crumbs ! I turned down one of these recently, thinking that the cartridges were unobtainable. Is that so ? There's a few different sized...
Very good. Thank you. Paul.
Sir - magnificent kettles and workmanship. A few questions, if I may, please: How do you start the first few wraps of the single wicker wrap,...
Right, understood. Thank you.
A recent find - SVEA 5 - very pleased with this one. Teased out the pump cup with neatsfoot oil, put in a new filler cap seal, flushed the fount,...
No, sorry. Haven't found the picture yet. Will keep looking. There was a blue metal sleeve which fitted over the cannister and also it carried...
Hullo Bastien. I found one on Gumtree, got all ready to buy, took me a while to wake up - it uses disposable can only, so the top of the can is...
Thanks, Bastien. Very interesting. Good idea, that double burner. I love that little valve body, with the holes for the pot supports. A really...
Thank you, Simon. That was my worry - the gap between the end of the thread and the face of the shoulder of the check valve. I'll buy one or two...
Thank you, Daryl. Thank you, John. I will follow your suggestions. One of the reasons I asked about a washer is that the thread on the...
Hullo. Just wondering if there is supposed to be a lead washer on the check valve, to seal it against the base, at the bottom of the pump tube...
Very sad. Reminds me of something I read about Scott's Antarctic Epedition - on the return journey their food intake, in calories, was...
Hi Bastien. I saw some interesting old portable gas stoves on Ebay today, or might have been on Gumtree, and close to my home too. Primus, I...
I have a similar gas bottle, a Primus, made in Australia, 9-65, short and fat, which I rarely use. had it tested once, expensive business, a few...
Love it ! What a little beauty ! Now I see where the later 533 stove came from. Thanks for posting it. Cheers.
@Gunner Love your picture - reminds me of high school days when I was reading Ronald Searle's 'The Revolt of the Prunes'...
@great-white-gas Thanks for posting that pic of the Colemand 533 stove dismantled. I bought one recently, had to give myself a birthday present....
Thank you, gentlemen. Both the inner and outer burner caps are clean and sitting o.k. I've tried a better outer cap, and whilst pre-heating with...
These Companion stoves are quite common here, often listed for sale as 'Primus', now a general term. Hopefully, this will be the last one I ever...
Thank you. Paul.
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