Recent content by Mestersvig

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    Smallest Piezo?

    Someone gave me an unwanted MSR hand held piezo igniter (13g) for gas stoves several years ago and nine times out of ten I can get it to light my stove on the first click so it's now my default igniter. I always carry a disposable lighter as well as backup and for fire lighting, but I've never...
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    Greetings from the Far North

    Thanks everyone for such a great welcome. I'll share a few things when my internet connection stops dropping out! Does this forum takes posts by more reliable jungle drums or signal mirror? M
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    Anybody used these stoves?

    Yes, I agree with all of that though my tinkering these days focuses on my remote canister gas stove. I started using the brief case BBQ stoves as an easy / safe option when family car camping with small kids. I keep my "real" stove for more ambitious trips. The BBQ stoves also first made me...
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    Anybody used these stoves?

    These east Asian brief case BBQ stoves are cheap to buy and run, and the ones available in the UK are generally good enough quality for car camping, fishing etc. They make them in the millions in Korea and China, where they are used for indoor and outdoor cooking for small groups, families etc...
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    Greetings from the Far North

    Hi all, and thanks for creating a goldmine of information.
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    Kovea Spider - Lightweight Gas Stove - First Impressions

    I made an excellent windscreen for my Kovea Spider with two section of beer can. It weighs about 17g and cost nothing - (or cost £1.50, with free beer!). The two sections of can have a fold at each edge to they slot together, making a strip approximately 12cm high by 37cm. This is high enough to...