Help me choose a new stove

[NikolaTesla]

I'm looking for a new stove that is versatile and can use several fuels, I currently have a wood stove and butane/propane stove that uses cartridges, I do not like this personally, because the cartridges maybe one day discontinued, I'd like a petrol or liquid fuel stove. That could use well petrol, meths, acetone, white spirit, fuels like that.

Any advice would be great, thanks!

 

[jiffi]

You can't go wrong with an msr whisperlite international

 

[bigroomboy]

If you have money then a nova+ or similar. on a budget look on ebay for the far east copies people on here have had good luck with.

You are unlikely to fine one that lists acetone as a fuel, I've never tried it, it may work but my guess is it would be very bad for the seals etc and its not a common fuel. Some can run meths but its not a good fuel choice in these systems and can cause corrosion. The hydrocarbons are the main fuels they burn. Road fuels are quite messy and cause blockages but unadulterated petrol, white spirit, fuel oil, kero, and any mixtures inbetween work well. Some of the best mutli fuels also use gas canisters.

 

[bigroomboy]

You can't go wrong with an msr whisperlite international

Whisperlite is a great stove (quiet) but hard for gormet cooking, depends what you want.

 

[Teepee]

Primus Omnifuel or the more pricey but much lighter Omnilite was my choice.

They simmer down low very well and cooking is a pleasure one them, the pumps are better than the MSR's and it burns liquid gas as well as gas which means they will burn gas down to very low temps in winter-just like a remote gas stove.

They wont burn meths, but a Cat style aluminium meths stove weighs 6g and costs nothing but 10 mins time with a hole punch.

If I was shopping on a budget, the chinese stoves look good and lots on here have had good results from them

 

[kmac]

Another vote for the Primus Omnifuel. Would like the Omnilite but can't really justify it as I don't need my stove to be ultra lightweight

 

[rik_uk3]

I'm looking for a new stove that is versatile and can use several fuels, I currently have a wood stove and butane/propane stove that uses cartridges, I do not like this personally, because the cartridges maybe one day discontinued, I'd like a petrol or liquid fuel stove. That could use well petrol, meths, acetone, white spirit, fuels like that.

Any advice would be great, thanks!

Omnifuel is a great multifuel stove but won't burn meths and you really want to leave off fuel like acetone and white spirit, stick to paraffin/naptha and gas.

I'd not worry about the standard Lindal thread cartridges being discontinued as they are used more and more these days, its pretty much the industry standard now.

 

[Teepee]

Plumbers gas cans fit onto the Lindal thread. They are a little cheaper and are a propane/butane mix. I prefer the shape of the plumbers gas can TBH, as I don't pack the cartridge in my cookpot. It seems to stuff in a pack more easily.

 

[ozzy1977]

Another vote for the MSR whisperlite

 

[Andy BB]

lets not forget the old favourites like the optimus 111 - several versions will burn virtually any liquid fuel including meths/alcohol and diesel, and are superb at simmering (possibly even better than the omnifuel and nova?) won,t burn gas though...

 

[NikolaTesla]

Omnifuel is a great multifuel stove but won't burn meths and you really want to leave off fuel like acetone and white spirit, stick to paraffin/naptha and gas.

I'd not worry about the standard Lindal thread cartridges being discontinued as they are used more and more these days, its pretty much the industry standard now.

Hmm, Naptha is white spirit. But if I remember white spirit is 95% naptha~ and 5% parrafin.

 

[Andy BB]

Hmm, Naptha is white spirit. But if I remember white spirit is 95% naptha~ and 5% parrafin.

Is it? Cool.

 

[Shewie]

You can't go wrong with an msr whisperlite international

Another vote for the MSR whisperlite

Make that 3

I've had good service from mine for many years, I ran unleaded for most of that time until I switched to Aspen T4 a couple of years ago.

 

[rik_uk3]

Hmm, Naptha is white spirit. But if I remember white spirit is 95% naptha~ and 5% parrafin.

The stuff sold as white spirit varies in quality so much as to dismiss it from use. Try some in yours and let us know how you get on.

 

[NikolaTesla]

I will buy the MSR Whisperlite, when my pocket permits. But still I would like a collapsible wood stove about the same size roughly as the honey stove, I can't seem to find any designs, I'll have to make mine again but this time just add hinges on the edges of the steel.

 

[bigroomboy]

i used white spirit exclusively in a whiperlite for a while whith good results but quality does vary. its a much better choice than unleaded though and can be cheap. the chain length is generally longer than naptha / petrol so it may be worth experimention with the jet.

 

[Dave]

Plumbers gas cans fit onto the Lindal thread. They are a little cheaper and are a propane/butane mix. I prefer the shape of the plumbers gas can TBH, as I don't pack the cartridge in my cookpot. It seems to stuff in a pack more easily.

Have you got a link to a plumbers gas can?

 

[jiffi]

Speak to mart at ukhammocks he is selling the element wood burning stoves