Tonight I put a loop of cord through the eyelet and I have my contrived attachment point for the pump/bottle part of it. As regards just the fuel hose attachment sub-project, in the end it may have been a solution in search of a problem, but I did have fun with it. And now the fuel hose can live straight and breath easy. I think I'm done learning about, rejuvenating, and upgrading this little old stove. And it runs nicely now and will probably be my go-to for near future expeditions. Which was not my intent when I started digging into it again after decades on the shelf. Much obliged for the comments and advice, and to David who sent me the bottom O-ring I needed, and spares. Dan
Addendum... This a.m I pulled out a drawer from my woodworking bench to repair the corner brackets. Of course I had forgotten what was in the drawer. Voila'! There was an old Velcro strap that will serve perfectly to hold the fuel hose up against the bottle for carrying in the pack or storage. So maybe this puts the coda on my little project. Or maybe not. Now the idea came into my head to rig up a little adjustable valve at the stove end of the hose, as was added on newer backpacking stoves of this configuration from other companies, that might allow adjustment for simmering and to close prior to disassembly to prevent the loss of the fuel in the hose when it is turned off. But probably that's overkill and I've got too many other projects here waiting for attention. We will see. BTW I have extra hardware from this project and could conceivably make a couple more of these clips or the attachment point screw for the pump, if anybody has an interest. Probably it's just my own little hang up, however, I figure. Dan
That's a clever solution, and I'm glad it works out for you. There's one small clarification/warning I feel compelled to make. You said: The "designed for mountain climbing" part is what I want to clarify. These are designed by a legitimate climbing carabiner manufacturer to be utility clips, not climbing carabiners that you would trust to catch a fall. Their website says: it is perfect for keys, small tools, water bottles or lightweight items. Hang bird feeders, camping gear, cooking pans, golf pouch bags, outdoor lights, or everyday essentials with ease. and: This EDC carabiner style is super strong enough to last for many applications uses that do not put you in danger. It is not for any life threating uses with a limit of 1kN force. Anyway, I know you're not using them as climbing carabiners; I just don't want anyone to read your post and jump to the wrong conclusion. ....Arch
I fiddled one more time with the loop of cord I've put through the eyelet to create an attachment point on the pump/bottle part of the Fire-Jet. So I now see the stove being used in two configurations. One would be the minimalist configuration, when weight is important, such as longer backpacking outings. Then it would just be like this photo. Just the actual stove, and the pump/bottle/fuel hose in the backpack... The other would be when weight or bulk are less critical, such as canoe camping, overnight backpacking, or just in storage. In that case I can keep everything together in this case, including a small bottle of alcohol for priming, extra lighter or matches, wind screen, etc. In the second photo to follow here I included a few sundry items for scale...
