Army stoves

[award95]

Does anyone use the no. 3 or no. 2 army stoves. The petrol ones.
If so - how do you like them?

 

[decorum]

Got a No. 2.

Loud ... heavy ... bulky ... fun ... really inefficient

 

[ged]

I've used a No2 for about 20 years. I love it, but I wouldn't want to take it backpacking. I bought it at a boat jumble in Nottingham for seven pounds and I used it on a boat for five years. Only ever on deck, mind, not in the cabin!

Phil's right, they're all of the above, plus a bit difficult to control because the long steel needle
[*] in the valve expands and contracts with temperature so you can't just set the flame and leave it to simmer. You have to watch it all the time.

[*] Or it might be the tube that it runs in...

 

[rik_uk3]

I'm not a fan of either to be honest, these are better

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-...t=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item41932c840b

or this which burns paraffin or diesel fuel

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cooker-No-12-Diesel-Paraffin-Military-Field-Stove-Burner-Ex-Army-Prep-****-3-/371378223788?pt=LH_DefaultDoma in_3&hash=item5677ddfaac

<a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cooker-No-12-Diesel-Paraffin-Military-Field-Stove-Burner-Ex-Army-Prep-****-3-/371378223788?pt=LH_DefaultDoma in_3&amp;hash=item5677ddfaac" target="_blank">[video=youtube;taaWA5VG5V8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taaWA5VG5V8[/video]

 

[Big Si]

They do make good garage door stops but that's it, get a 111 and live you life without a bad back.

Si

 

[rik_uk3]

One big plus for the No12 is the big fuel tank.