AR, good points. One of the reasons I really like the Primus Omnifuel is that it uses fewer 'fiddly' bits. The fuel hose end connector attaches...
The MSR Universal is an interesting redesign of the International. The re-engineered jet and vaporizer tube actually allow a wide range of flame...
Gerry, It's a 425E. Here's a shot of it running soon after I got it on my work bench. I cranked the valve wide open to get the second burner...
When it rains, it rains. Stoves that is. This past weekend saw three stoves come my way. One of those was from a Craigslist ad for a used...
Nordicthug, I've got a little used SIGG Tourist sitting right beside me that included a Svea 123R. The 123R needs a little work (I'm hoping it's...
Bem1965, I was ready to head down the 'teardown and rebuild' path but I always try to start simple. Most of the old stoves I've worked on -...
This old Svea 123 was sold to me as a 'basket case'. The original owner thought the wick had burned out. It was coated in a sticky reside...
Thanks all! The reason I missed the Base Camp listing is because they have it listed as a 'nipple'. That old English to American translation...
John, Thanks. I'm going to give A&H a shot first since they are on this side of the pond. Today is a national holiday in the US so I don't...
Thanks!
I recently came across a Svea 123 (not the 'R' version, but the original design with the angled valve stem) and after all manner of tweaking to...
I've found the Coleman 502 is the least problematic of the Coleman single burners and there's little you can do to make it not work, but...
The Primus Grasshopper. My first 'backpacking' stove. What's not to not love - heavy steel fuel cylinder, unstable unless set up on concrete,...
The US Army bought a large number of these stoves to issue to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan as replacements for the old M1950 Squad Stove. In...
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