Stoves for Brews

Chris Street said:

Below about -30C I would have said that gas was essentially useless and would prefer to use
petrol. One trick that is worth doing is warming the gas canister up in slightly warm water. Of
course - you have to get it running first in order to get warm water......

Take a flask with you...

Paul
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Kenneth Miles said:

Optimus advise against petrol designed for cars because of the additives used but I would like to
here if any others use petrol and if they have any problems

I used a Coleman unleaded petrol stove for many years without problems using ordinary unleaded fuel
straight from the pump. My brother used the same stove and started suffering from problems much
sooner. The stove in question has a built-in cleaning thingy and it states clearly in the
instructions that every time you turn the stove off you should turn it back on and off at least
three times to clean the nozzle (the pressure blows the nozzle clean). These instructions I followed
to the letter, often turning it on and off more than three times (I'd keep doing it until I heard
the gas blowing through it cleanly). I don't think my brother bothered to follow these instructions
though, which is why he suffered clogging problems much sooner than I did.

Great stove though, until it eventually started getting clogged, but it lasted for years before it
did though.

Paul
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Paul Saunders said:

Chris Street said:

Below about -30C I would have said that gas was essentially useless and would prefer to use
petrol. One trick that is worth doing is warming the gas canister up in slightly warm water. Of
course - you have to get it running first in order to get warm water......

Take a flask with you...

Paul

I'd have needed on this morning! It was about -9 up on the Glyders when I pryed my eyelids open just
before dawn.

F***** brilliant these petrol stoves though. No problems lighting the bugger, looks like a
flare stack.

Anyone seen a pair of eyebrows btw. I appear to have lost mine somehow.

Wasn't it a brilliant day though.
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Chris Street said:

I'd have needed on this morning! It was about -9 up on the Glyders when I pryed my eyelids open
just before dawn.

Really? Any nice photos?

Quoted message said:

Wasn't it a brilliant day though.

I hadn't really noticed. Still suffering from the October effect...
:-(

Paul
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Paul Saunders said:

Chris Street said:

I'd have needed on this morning! It was about -9 up on the Glyders when I pryed my eyelids open
just before dawn.

Really? Any nice photos?

Hmmm. Got a few but not what I was after - I realy should have shot neg rather than chromes. I'll
post some tonight if I get chance.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Wasn't it a brilliant day though.

I hadn't really noticed. Still suffering from the October effect...
:-(

Paul