Best stove for Winter

[Squidders]

I use this combination all year around:

Stove: http://www.touring-gear.com/products/Primus-Micron-Gas-Stove.html
Stand: http://www.outdoorgear.co.uk/eshop.asp?wci=product&wce=53108801
Shield: http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/product419.asp

Using decent gas helps a lot in the winter and the stove burns from a gentle simmer to a jet engine. I get everything including cup, gas bottle, spork and chopsticks inside a Mors Bushpot, keeping the items linked above and bottle in a bag from backpackinglight so I can easily remove and store everything when using the pot over an open fire. I didn't buy the items from the sellers above but just wanted to link the items so i'm not endorsing the sellers (apart from backpackinglight who are a decent lot).

 

[spandit]

Let us know how you get on with it mate, as I think I'll be going down the road of getting one as well. Look unbeatable for the price. IF they are as good as they claim, that is! (big 'if', ain't it!)

I'll post a review once it arrives. Not here yet!

 

[HillBill]

Would a neoprene sleeve or something over the canister stop it from chilling as much?

I do take on board what you're saying but I really like that broad stability of the suitcase style stove.

Usually if I'm camping in Winter I'm with friends and we have a fire. We use that for cooking or one of the petrol ones under the chute or tarp for a quick early morning brew up until the fire's going.

However, himself camps only to get someplace where he wants to climb hills, and right now that's not happening because of the midgies. Come late Autumn/ early Winter though he might well want to take off again and that suitcase stove is excellent in the tent where there is no sheltering tarp or chute. Except it doesn't like the cold
I might dig out and see about servicing the old primus stove... I like the campinggaz catalytic one too, but it suffers from the cold, and altitude, as well, though it's simplicity itself to use otherwise.

Thanks for the advice

cheers,
M

 

[Toddy]

Tbh I don't know Mark. They almost frost up with icy condensation when it's cold.
I'm eyeing up that different gas that Squidders linked to though, because we have one of the little pietzo starter can top burners and the stabilisers.
I'm wondering if the different gas could also be used with the cat stove that we have too ?

cheers,
M

 

[rik_uk3]

Let us know how you get on with it mate, as I think I'll be going down the road of getting one as well. Look unbeatable for the price. IF they are as good as they claim, that is! (big 'if', ain't it!)

They are very very good value for money, I've had one two or three years now.

Toddy for your little gas burner in winter get the gas that have the Propane/Butane/Isobutane mix for in the winter, they perform well.

 

[BillyBlade]

I'll post a review once it arrives. Not here yet!

Yours arrived yet Spandit? Mine is still MIA, despite being ordered on the 20th August.

 

[spandit]

Mine took 12 days to arrive (see here) but there was a tracking link/number with the order which told me where it was. The eBay listing said it would take longer

 

[BillyBlade]

Fair one mate. Mine has been sent in two lots. The fuel bottle arrived today, but the one with the tracking number (oceanlink or something) for the actual stove has been sitting in Perranporth since 1st September!

Wee bit longer, he's heading for a claim via paypal and no mistake.

 

[spandit]

Well at least it's in the UK! Mine all came in one box, I wonder why yours is coming piecemeal?

 

[BillyBlade]

Lord alone knows. Send me a mesage about 'due to restriction' or some other load of old nonsense. Quite unimpressed so far to be honest. I ordered on the 20th, and it was not despatched until the 28th for example.

Like I said, not holding out much hope at the moment of ever seeing the thing!

 

[Dougster]

Moving in another direction....

I got my click stand out today to play with the methanol I bought off eBay, it was hot and clean.

I'm going back to Trangias for the hills and Emberlit /Bushbuddy for the woods.

 

[PDA1]

Coleman classic two burner is almost as old as the SVEA.

http://www.coleman.eu/UK/p-23734-unleaded-2-burner-stove.aspx

and it seems to pack into a "suitcase"

Personally, I would use the Clas Ohlsen Trangia knock off which is stable. But I really only boil water rather than real cooking at camp.

 

[drewdunnrespect]

get your self a bell tent mary and a wood burning stove you know you want to lol

drew

 

[cave_dweller]

Lord alone knows. Send me a mesage about 'due to restriction' or some other load of old nonsense. Quite unimpressed so far to be honest. I ordered on the 20th, and it was not despatched until the 28th for example.

Like I said, not holding out much hope at the moment of ever seeing the thing!

I got exactly the same - "due to restrictions" it was shipped in two parcels. One is sat on my desk (the bottle). No sign of the business end of the thing yet. I got issued two tracking numbers - the one for the parcel that hasn't arrived doesn't work - just gives an error when I enter it on the tracking site. Like you, I'm not impressed!

 

[spandit]

Can't understand why an empty fuel bottle would be restricted... Sorry that neither of you have got the stoves yet - I'm quite happy with mine and looking forward to seeing how well it performs in really cold weather

 

[BillyBlade]

I got exactly the same - "due to restrictions" it was shipped in two parcels. One is sat on my desk (the bottle). No sign of the business end of the thing yet. I got issued two tracking numbers - the one for the parcel that hasn't arrived doesn't work - just gives an error when I enter it on the tracking site. Like you, I'm not impressed!

Exactly the same as me mate. I've messaged the seller and he is promising to resolve it from his end, but states they are in the middle of a holiday in China right now and can't promise a timescale.

Heinnie Haynes standard of mail order is certainly isn't!

 

[GoatBoy666]

Hey Toddy,

Just came across this...http://www.optimusstoves.com/seen/optimus-products/products/katadynshopconnect/optimus-outdoor-kocher/optimus-hiker/

Apart from the price....yikes, it sounds like its what your after.

 

[Martin-123]

Can't understand why an empty fuel bottle would be restricted...

I'm only guessing, but perhaps they want to confirm that it really is empty?

 

[cave_dweller]

I'm only guessing, but perhaps they want to confirm that it really is empty?

I've no idea of why they ship them separately, but it could be because they are pressure vessels - mine arrived closed, and when I unscrewed the cap it was under pressure - probably due to being on a plane in an unpressured environment. Still no sign of my stove though...

 

[BillyBlade]

Any sign of yours yet Cave Dweller? Mine still AWOL

Seller seems to have stopped answering my emails as well. Hmmm..