All, If you had the option of selling 1 stove and keeping 1 which stove would you keep assuming that both are in excellent condition. Stove 1-Radius 21 Stove 2-Primus 210 I can only Keep 1 and need help in Knowing which I should keep. Also which is the Older stove.?? Both are Original with all original Parts. I would appreciate any good feedback Thanks in advance Peter
It's a coin flip given your stipulations of excellent condition. I'm assuming that means both have tins in top shape, also (or neither does). Which one is older depends on when they were manufactured. Easy to tell with the Primus, not so easy with the Radius. I also assume the 210 is original Primus configuration, not Optimus 00 rebadging (I have both a "210" and "Svea 121" that are Optimus stoves in fact.) I'd keep the Radius, if only because from my vantage it is the more seldom-seen stove. Neither, however, is "better" from any functional standpoint.
That was well put by Ed. Primus dating chart does make it easier to determine age of Primus stoves vs Radius. How bout you tell us age of the 210? Radius stove production ended by c1963 btw (actually c1963 Primus ended too but that's complicated). This post Six variants of Radius 21 will help sort out the approx. age of the Radius. re "Both are Original with all original Parts. I would appreciate any good feedback" Being that they're "complete" ... I would appreciate seeing images of the Radius (or both). Following your lead I would not decide which to keep until the ages are estimated. Scratch that because re "I can only Keep 1" ... I would keep both and get an old zero zero to go with them. thx omc
I think OMC hit the real issue here- only keep one? That is just crazy talk! I have thought about that though, going back to having just one pack stove, My leaning always goes back to my first, a 00. Which did you get first and do you have a history with it, of long hikes and use? That would make the choice for me. Ivan
Huh? What is that like? I do not comprehend. Those 2 choices are definitely stoves those of us keep, so choosing one of them is darn near $%^#@*& impossible. Me, I just got another one today. A Radius 46.
An impossible question. I have both 3x Primus 210 and 2x Radius 21. Of mine stoves I rank them 210 - 21 - 210 - 21 - 210. And then the question is if your 210 and your 21 is like the best of mine or the not that good. Only you can know which of your stoves that is most valuable for you..
I could not pick one to sell eneyway you will regret selling one , my advice is to keep them, you will soon have more Ha Ha. They seem to breed.!!!!! Cheers Rob
@ECHO1 Can you post some pictures? Not that it will make advising you which to keep any easier (most of us would struggle to decide even if we had to) but if they are in excellent condition their images should be in the reference library for posterity. Flame shots would be good too! Regards John
