I'm a happy bunny with my new kettle and my modified biscuit tin/windshield (pictures to come when the paint has dried).
You drive a Morris Minor & make your tea on a Primus - what is the rush?? 8) & just so Parramethtrol can use his favourite smilie - here's a pic of what the kettle can look like if well 'looked after'
Let's face it. None of Para's gear is going to get a look in if they ever do a remake of Steptoe and Son. On the other hand, some of Ross's gear will fit in very nicely and might earn a few pennies on hire....
Excellent, maybe with a bit of effort (and lots and lots of tea) my kettle can be made to look that immaculate!
Here are some pictures of my biscuit tin stove box/wind shield; stripped, modified to make one side removable, and repainted. There was enough of a breeze when I took the photos that I would have had trouble priming it without a wind shield. I found that I could get even more wind shielding without smothering it by leaning the removable side against the box with a gap at the bottom. The main drawback with the current arrangement is that the pan ring is about an inch below the top of the box, which would probably cause a problem with a frying pan. Some kind of raising block or feet extensions under the stove would cure this. And yes Keith, the sharp edges have all been carefully folded over!
I've been camping twice since the last time I posted on this thread, and the Primus 5/biscuit tin combo has seen a fair bit of use in the field. Fried eggs and a mug of tea for breakfast at the MMOC National Rally: (The green car is mine.) Sausage and beans, with a mug of tea for dinner late in the evening at Bacheldre Watermill campsite in mid-Wales: As you can see the stove is already starting to take on a patina from use, particularly where the lacquer peeled off the tank. Poached eggs and (you guessed it!) a mug of tea for breakfast the next morning: The bug has truly bitten and I've since bought a couple more paraffin stoves on eBay; an R M MFG Picnic and a Monitor 17b. The 17b needs a new folding leg and the lipstick vaporiser is missing - at least it was pretty cheap. 8) Incidentally, pretty off-topic, but I may soon be fettling this beauty of a classic stove for my best friend (it comes with a house she's in the process of buying): It's a coal fired Rayburn Royal kitchen range. This is what it looks like inside: A little more than citric acid and Brasso may be required to get this stove clean!
Very nice stoves! And I mean both of them, the Rayburn looks great, it will take a lot of tlc to restore it I'm affraid! Regards, Wim
