The 8R is fine and the pump is necessary in cold weather to prime it. We used it in freezing weather at altitude in the mountains. Great stove.
They were just old as was the pump and the owner… Time to replace… In another 48 years I will be 115 years old..)
Yes. My 8R was bought in the late seventies…used a lot. I have the two way valve and pump included with mine. Now the fuel cap two way valve...
I ended up replacing the fuel hose on the stove. The leaking at the crimped pump end on the hose is not user serviceable and is prone to failure....
I thought USMC got issued MSR XGK?
Those wires sticking out happened to mine also. The cable is very stiff so most people (me) will pull it with pliers and this is what you get. You...
I find I frequently get flames around the base of my XGK which I got new. It is very strange as it is the only stove I have ever had where it...
I just don't see the DF producing as much power as the Omnilite, the difference is obvious and I don't think the height above the burner makes...
It certainly does but I always use a wind guard. It is a hard question though as to what is normal really for the DF...it would be nice to...
I think you are right...it just seems to take a lot of pressure to get the most out of it. I pumped it up a lot more and got the boil time down to...
The DF is boiling 500mls of water in 5:00 minutes... The Primus Omnilite Ti does this is 2:30 minutes... This is just an off the cuff comparison...
It looks like a good stove. You can clean the jet and shaker pin in an ultrasonic bath. Enjoy your new stove. I have the Nova and I think it is...
My Vevor is 2 or 3 litre...incredible value for money and works well. Size is important of course but nothing wrong with starting small. I do use...
The most powerful fuel for your stove is the one that you can pump the most grams of fuel through per second, assuming similar efficiencies...the...
I will just use force and if I smash it then I won't bother getting another one.
I have heard people on the forum say...don't bother with this filter. I damaged my other one but still had it in there so decided to replace it...
This Primus Omnilite ti is my favourite stove now and I have been using it heaps. I run it on Shellite. This was the last stove I bought out of...
I would have thought that little filter on the DF was to stop insects getting into the hose as well as offering extra filtration...although maybe...
I think it is a great stove. The irony of course is using the stove with cannisters in inverted liquid feed mode is mainly necessary in cold...
I've been playin' and usin' this since Sunday. I didn't appreciate how much heat it puts out...deceptive. Hot enough to do my crumpets on the...
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