Great post on one of my favorite cookers. I bought one in Hiroshima in '76 for a Fuji attempt. I used Japanese canned heat. The type I bought...
I thought it was mushrooms...
Julius was stabbed by Senators.* Augustus died of old age. Tibertus was smothered by Macro. Caligula was killed by the Praetorian Guard at the...
''Et tu, Brute?'' Is, if I'm not mistaken, Shakespeare's last words of the First Dictator.
Hail Caesar!
It's a turntable for the flat firebrick, so he can rotate the subject with little stress.
Can't give a value on the MSR gear. I bought a new red Kelty A4 and Mountineer frame in 1970 at the Kelty Store in Glendale, CA in 1970. Think I...
The stove in the 'Before' pictures look like it was fished out of a sunken U-Boot. The one in the 'After' picture looks quite creditable. Well done.
Does not look like you get any control over flame adjustment. Two speeds: OFF and HOT. I would be curious about the price. I'm guessing an...
Sorry about your dog. Nice resto.
I saw a knock-off for under $40 in a catalog.
Is the alcohol burner the same as the ones issued with the Swedish Army M40/44 <<Snussburk>>? Some were made by Trangia, some by Svea. I would...
Hey Doc, Glad you're having fun at CASG. I've been working on my vintage trucks. I had to pull the Speedometer from my '67 K/10 Suburban and...
Trangia before Trangia.
Looks like the Keyhole was cut to allow for a stove with a taller regulator. Optimus 80, Primus 71?
They make Pop rivets with shorter sleeves. Knee's modification is good if you can't find the right size.
You can also do the fastening in one shot. Just shoot a hole in the case, and a hole in the clip, select a proper sized Pop Rivet, attach the tool...
Or just shoot a hole and pop a snap rivet.
I have a German Feuerhand <<Baby>> that I fill with Kerosene from Walmart. I get about the equivalent of 60 watts incandesent with it up full....
Careful not to disturb the slumber of local Kaiju with such brilliance.
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