Pressure Stoves

[MrEd]

Whats the deal with these?

Can someone give me some pointers or tips or which models to look out for and which to avoid?


Primus? Valor? Optimus? 8R? 00?

I fancy a new stove, but not sure what kind of things to be looking out here.

I know a few stove heads read this so answers on a postcard please!

Ta
Ed
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[rancid badger]

M.S.R. Whisperlite - at least 16 years old and never let me down once
( properly maintained, loved and cherished of course)
R.B.

ps rik '"the stove"' uk3 will hopefully be along shortly

 

[salan]

A lot depends upon whatv you want to do. Just boil water?
simmer?
Cook meals?
What fuel are you happy with?
Petrol?
Parraffin?
Alcohol?
Gas?
A multi fuel stove can be usefull but they are not always the best option. The MSR multi fuel stoves (dragonfly etc) are very good at boiling water but don't simmer very well.
Personally i would lok at something like an 8R or a 111. But a new MSR is lighter and some would say smaller.
Just my two cents worth
Alan

 

[MrEd]

was thinking of an old paraffin/petrol stove - yeah just boiling water really but more for the brass shinyness and old skool ness of it lol

 

[Twodogs]

Have a look on this site mate ,

http://www.spiritburner.com/fusion/fusionbb.php?

Twodogs

 

[MrEd]

Have a look on this site mate ,

http://www.spiritburner.com/fusion/fusionbb.php?

Twodogs

cheers mate, just fancied a bit of Good ole British engineering maybe

 

[johnboy]

Hi,

It depends what you want and what you want to use it for.... and what fuel you want to burn.

For a simple to use and fix up stove you'd do worse than look at a 3 legged 2 pint Brass Kerosene stove from one of a host of makers but I reckon a Primus number 5 with a silent burner would be a good start.

It looks like this

a 2 pint Primus number 5

They are generally easy to 'do up' and the parts are readily available...

If you wanted something smaller and more compact for backpacking then a 1 pint or 1/2 pint stove might fit the bill.

Looking a bit like

This is a 1 pint optimus 00

Again all the service parts are available for 1 pint and 1/2 pint stoves...

If you wanted something that was classic and fun to use then an Optimus 111 in all conditions anywhere. Then an Optimus 111 is a good option...

They look like this in the purest form...

Numerous variations on all of the stove types exist and there are versions that are more collectable than others and some stoves that fetch really high prices.

Like a lot of things it can get addictive. Other folk will be along I'm sure with their picks..

Good luck..

 

[MrEd]

cool will keep my eye on the 'bay

 

[rik_uk3]

£30 can't go wrong, old 'new' stock, made in brum and work really well

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-MONITOR-P...amping_CookingSupplies_ET?hash=item3a54b1102a

 

[MrEd]

oh wow, cheers!!

 

[rik_uk3]

You can get little stoves (this one is a coleman type fuel stove) like this seventy three year old Primus No7 Thats a crusader cup on it

 

[dasy2k1]

We have an optimus 111 in our scout hut stores (us leaders had a quick play tonight with a couple of the pressure stoves to see if any worked, the primus number 5 did

we also have some of the optimuses baby brothers (same design case but much smaller) but i cant seem to see any kind of pump handle on them, any idea how to work them? i think its an 8r looking at a quick google

 

[johnboy]

We have an optimus 111 in our scout hut stores (us leaders had a quick play tonight with a couple of the pressure stoves to see if any worked, the primus number 5 did

we also have some of the optimuses baby brothers (same design case but much smaller) but i cant seem to see any kind of pump handle on them, any idea how to work them? i think its an 8r looking at a quick google

The Optimus 8R is a self pressurising petrol stove.

A portion of the heat the burning stove is creating is used to pressurise the fuel tank to get the stove to run.

You need to 'prime' the stove before you light it by filling the round cup beneath the burner with some fuel. You could use petrol. Or you could use meths which is safer and cleaner burning.

A HUGE word of caution is that old stoves often have old seals on the fuel tank and burner...Be extremely careful easpecially with petrol stoves in this regard...

 

[Twodogs]

Wow that ebay seller has sold 61 of them moniters ...how many has he got ...
Twodogs

 

[dasy2k1]

indeed. if im gointg to attempt to get those two working i think i will replace the fuel cap seals!. petrol is much more volitile than parrafin...

on another note where can i source pump washers for the mini primuses and the optimus 111 as the existing ones are quite perished and dont pump very well

 

[MrEd]

indeed. if im gointg to attempt to get those two working i think i will replace the fuel cap seals!. petrol is much more volitile than parrafin...

on another note where can i source pump washers for the mini primuses and the optimus 111 as the existing ones are quite perished and dont pump very well

i dont know what they are like but i found a company called base camp that seem to stock a lot of spares for stoves etc

 

[rik_uk3]

Order from the site or phone them and talk to Mike who will soon sort you out

http://www.base-camp.co.uk/

 

[Twodogs]

Yarp cant beat a Optimus 111T..when its retro fitted into a honey stove kap arctic style

Twodogs

 

[EdS]

how good is it in hte honey stove - I've been thinking of doing it with a my omnifuel or may be a 111T as I can pick one up for less than £30 form time to time.

 

[salan]

Yarp cant beat a Optimus 111T..when its retro fitted into a honey stove kap arctic style

Twodogs

Oh the shame of it! lol Actually its quite good never thought of a honey. Trangia yes but not a honey.
Alan