Bought a nice Parasene pressure stove from Tipi of this parish. I gave it it's first fire up this morning, and it worked a treat.
Pressure stove.
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Ah the roar of the paraffin! Makes me want bacon just listening to it.
What make is the stove?
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What make is the stove?
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A nice thing. I bought an Optimus from Twodogs a while back with the intent of coupling it with a couple of Vapalux lanterns and spending more nights under the canvas of my bell tent. I’m embarrassed to say I haven’t even fired it, tending to opt for the simpler options of gas.
There's a lot to be said for the simplicity of gas, but as you say, It is a nice thing. Ideal for car camping.
They are a beatifull and very evocative thing; the sound of one puts me immediately back to a rainy day, sitting in a Stormhaven and making cocoa 
That's a nice looking thing. Similar to a Primus #5 that I have, only without the brasso and elbow grease treatment!
I love these stoves. Recently acquired an 80yr old Primus #51 that wasn't working. The non-return-valve in the priming pump was stuck. Got a replacement valve and tool off eBay, but couldn' get the old one out, eventually rounded off the head, thought it was stuck forever! Eventually managed to unsolder and remove the entire pump tube to get at the stuck valve and replace it, then resolder it all. Was great when it fired into life and boiled my kettle. Love the maintainability of these things.
I love these stoves. Recently acquired an 80yr old Primus #51 that wasn't working. The non-return-valve in the priming pump was stuck. Got a replacement valve and tool off eBay, but couldn' get the old one out, eventually rounded off the head, thought it was stuck forever! Eventually managed to unsolder and remove the entire pump tube to get at the stuck valve and replace it, then resolder it all. Was great when it fired into life and boiled my kettle. Love the maintainability of these things.
