The only issue i have had with coleman stuff is some fittings sometimes need a tweak and the nuts are imperial. only had that once after a full rebuild but i never carry imperial spanners even in the car.
Chinese "Booster" multi-fuel stove (a brief review)
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I've just taken delivery of one f these today. Quite impressed with the build quality, more than I was expecting certainly. Only issue is with the (lack of) instructions. I am planning to use it with paraffin, but I don't know which nozzle to use. The one in it is "35" and it came with a seperate "30", anyone help me out? Cheers.
Well my usual luck with equipment continues. Fuel is leaking from the valve on the pump assembly under pressure, even with everything tightened as much as it could be without bursting it, no doubt it will cost more to send it back than the unit itself cost, we'll see what the supplier says. Still it may still work with gas, so not a total loss. I hope.
Tell the seller the part is defective & explain the problem; they might well just send you another.
Booster (at least I think it is) from a UK Seller ("tomorrowyes") on Ebay for £32.05 (free P&P). Just ordered one.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111182209...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_2293wt_1401
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111182209...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_2293wt_1401
Update on my faulty stove: It's taken a while but the ebay seller sent out a replacement pump, so all is now
working as it should be. It was sent without asking for the faulty one back so quite happy with the service,
even though it has taken a while and a couple of emails, I wasn't really in a rush. Now all I need is some time
to get to use it in the field!
working as it should be. It was sent without asking for the faulty one back so quite happy with the service,
even though it has taken a while and a couple of emails, I wasn't really in a rush. Now all I need is some time
to get to use it in the field!
I was looking at this very one when I read the Q&A:
Q: Hi the multi fuel camping stove you have does it take petrol aswell or just gas and heating oil? Many thanks grant
A: Dear buyer. It is working better with gas. Regards
That doesn't really recommend its liquid fuel capabilities! It would be interesting to have your feedback and assessment after you have played with it and seen how well it works on petrol/panel wipe etc. The English is a bit dodgy considering it is shipping from Portsmouth.
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OK, so I have had a read back to the beginning of the thread now and I am tempted to have one of these. I want to experiment with a multi-fuel stove and this looks like good value. I'm guessing it will run off a cheap butane cylinder with a converter to screw thread. I picked up a Trangia copy brand new at the car boot for £2.50! so I will see if it fits inside there.
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Finally used mine up in the Cairngorms and when I could generate pressure it worked fine- examined the pump and the seal looks intact but it was hit and miss whether it pumped properly or not...
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I've used one of the Booster stoves for a couple of years now only with petrol, you might want to keep a box of assorted micro o-rings handy because the rubber in them does perish over time and petrol will leak out. If i were to do it again I would probably have shelled out for the real deal but at the time I was on a tiny budget so no regrets really.
Can't see why standard O rings suitable for contact with fuel wouldn't work.
I did contact the seller I got mine from to purchase a spare hose and was sent the wrong one. I emailed pictures of the one I needed and heard nothing back... Not worth following it up as it was only a couple of quid.....
Thinking I'll buy a Kovea Spider or Optimus Vega for all year use though- safer for in tent cooking (if necessary), lighter and less messy when disconnecting.
I did contact the seller I got mine from to purchase a spare hose and was sent the wrong one. I emailed pictures of the one I needed and heard nothing back... Not worth following it up as it was only a couple of quid.....
Thinking I'll buy a Kovea Spider or Optimus Vega for all year use though- safer for in tent cooking (if necessary), lighter and less messy when disconnecting.
Kilt if you can up your budget look at the Primus Omnifuel, burns paraffin/Coleman/panel wipe/Aspen 4T and standard thread gas cans.
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