Recently acquired this older MSR – I think it’s a Model G, but I could use some help to firmly identify it. The body is fairly dark, but it...
I have my own homemade alky stove (similar design to the "Whitebox" style stove), but I have seen the Brasslite I-D's in use by thru-hikers on the...
I think Dave Gibson's onto it. I had the same problem you've got with a couple of older 123's (not R's) that I rescued from the junk pile. You'd...
The Trav-ler 77 and Fire-Lite were pretty much identical Taiwanese knock-offs of the Svea - right down to the packaging. And that includes the...
This is from the perspective of a short- and long-trail backpacker. For this purpose I keep coming back to my Svea 123. Utterly reliable, nearly...
Thanks for the help. Struck out finding anything locally - found this online, which seems fairly close: [ATTACH]
Hey folks - I think this info has been posted previously, but after searching the sire for awhile I can't seem to find it. What are the...
Simply for carrying fuel, the thickness of the bottles wouldn't really matter. I do not believe the gaskets on today's SIGGs are compatible with...
Here's the patient in question that started off this thread in the first place. [ATTACH] On the outside the case wasn't all that bad, but...
Just to be clear - the older SIGG bottles can be used for fuel, and in fact were made to do so. The newer SIGG bottles made today are not...
A short length of the rope-type graphite packing for valves will work for this - cheap and readily accessible in the plumbing section of the local...
Argh! I finally got around to seeing about doing this, and the link in Ian's note above is dead - although by searching I think I have found it:...
Bingo! That was the thread I was looking for, and yup, it worked - good as new. Thanks!!
Hi folks - I am in the midst of cleaning/rebuilding a 123R, and after removing the jet, cleaning needle and stuffing box I cannot get the spindle...
Thanks for the help, boiz! Decals? It's possible to make replacement decals?
I've recently acquired a well-used Primus 71L, and the case is pitted and rusted - similar to the one pictured below - although it's otherwise in...
Have a friend (spouse, sibling, other family member, whatever) hide a 123 in one hand behind his/her back, and a 123R in the other. Then close...
Yes, I'm assuming that the "meta" referred to for the early Everest expeditions is short for "metaldehyde."
Back to Mallory?s stove ? still trying to figure out just what Unna and Fitch did to modify the thing. Nothing earth-shattering so far, but...
I just finished reading this same book on Mallory, and had the same question about what the heck an ?Unna cooker? was. After searching a bit, it...
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