The problem is workmanship vs costs of labour and material, and it's universal. Not only my stoves, but all my bicycles are old stock as well,...
No need to rent anything Mark, We have enough tents etc. here to house a complete family (+ dog) in comfort with lots of space to spare, and the...
Thanks Mark, Great pics, and now I understand finally how the two lower clips on the tin's lid are meant to be used. Only yesterday I was trying...
My 625 runs perfectly well on ordinary unleaded petrol (Euro), but mind that it is set up for that. There exists also a kero set up...
I once did a similar thing on a Svea 1-pinter & Aida 2-pinter, but it didn't turn out half as well - so I was told in no uncertain terms by my...
In my experience, 725's (of for that matter 625's) are quickly prone to cosmetical detoriation, especially regarding paint in burner cups and...
Chrome polish (Autosol or such) works much better than Brasso + adding a protective finish.
The rabbit/protein-thing Rik describes, here in the Netherlands was a widespread problem in then poorer parts of the country (e.g. sandy grounds...
http//cgi.ebay.fr/ANCIEN-RECHAUD-PIGEON-IGNUS_W0QQitemZ220050341504QQihZ012QQcategoryZ48414QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem And not even complete (pan...
I happen to like messing with safety valves. Why shouldn't he?
Thanks guys, Beware though that (ordinary) postage from France was a hefty EUR 15. I checked and that ?s the present rate over there for only the...
Having a spare 96 riser tube somewhere to replace the obviously missing one, I took a chance and got this one...
Or fill a Zippo-lighter fuel canister with meths and spurt that into the base stem hole. Lasts for ages with much cleaner results.
My (only) 1-pinter is a Svea 121, but it's remarkably similar to all those other 1-pinters. So may I join now or do I still have to wait for a...
Thing is, stoves are made and meant to be used as such. That is their sole excuse for existence. So any virgin stove remains a sorry thing....
Make this perfect somebody get the man a proper windshield as well?
Due to the burner being so large, preheating with meths may not always work well, esp. in low temps, causing flaring. However, a bit of petrol...
What in heaven's name is 'lutefisk'? Mind you, Holland is NOT Scandinavian. The only really weird fish-thing we're into here is raw herring, but...
Back to business (says the Continental, blissfully unaware of Anglo-US breakfast-cults) I always thought the small light weight stoves were my...
Ian is right, these French army stoves are a menace to (stove-)society. I rebuilt mine after its initial fire-balling, checked my life-insurance...
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