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Any views on this, by personal experience would be very welcome!

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Tim,

I have Primus Omnifuel and personally I hate burning gasoline. It is filthy and the smell of the stuff is very pervasive. It leaves a nasty soot when burnt and personally I suspect it must be pretty bad to be burning gasoline plus all the nasty chemical additives they use (especially in poor countries).

With my Omnifuel it also takes a while to preheat the stove and I find sometimes it just doenst work at all! Luckily here in south America, gas is easily found in malls, but not so sure in countries that you mentioned. That said, I like the fact I have the option to burn gasoline should I run out of camping gaz. Just connect it up and your away, no hassle or fuss and less pollution. Downside is leaving behind those cannisters...

But Elaine has the way of it for India, Nepal and Pakistan are simply so fantastically cheap for good food that I really wouldnt bother trying to cook. In India and Nepal at least, you can easily find a great all-you-can-eat "Thali" for around 1 or 2 USD. For hot drinks, you can find Chai and Coffee for around 10c USD practically anywhere there are people.
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Thanks for your reply.
I have however just bought a Coleman 533. They supposed to be pretty indestructible. It might be useless with all the nice road stalls for chai and food, but you never know
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I used to have the same canisters with my brunton cub stove..wide burner, holds up a heavy pot if needed, fires like a blow torch...but could only judge how much is left in the cylinder by shaking it before putting the stove on to judge liquid gas level.

Since then I got the nesbit trekker cook set (tablet/alcohol) that I'm going to try out...figured I could get alcohol dang near any where and carry some fuel tabs just in case.

I know it's not as fast as the gas, but I'm in no hurry.

If it doesn't work, I can still go back to 'ol reliable.
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I have however just bought a Coleman 533. They supposed to be pretty indestructible. It might be useless with all the nice road stalls for chai and food, but you never know
I've heard good things about the 533 from people that have used them for ages.
white gas and nonlead gas, kerosene too if I remember right.
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I've heard good things about the 533 from people that have used them for ages.
white gas and nonlead gas, kerosene too if I remember right.
Tested on unleaded fuel, goes very well so far...
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I used the smaller version (Peak 1?) for many years, bullet proof. I now use a MSR Simmerlite. It only makes sense to use the same fuel in your motorcycle and stove.
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Ditto on the MSR Whisperlite and petrol. Used it for several months through Africa and even got some decent meals out of it. I can't imagine not having had it -- would have had some meal-less evenings in the bush, and worse yet, coffee less mornings. Ridetheworld's comment is spot on though. The fumes can be pervasive. You'll have to segregate the stove and has canister from the rest of your gear, and have a cheap rag handy to deal with the soot. Bon ap!
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Tested on unleaded fuel, goes very well so far...
you might want to check out the other thread...multi-fuel stoves like yours:

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ers-what-58134
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Tested on unleaded fuel, goes very well so far...
These are awesome - I have the smaller one with the folding legs, 442 I think. Make sure you get a spare "generator" and it will never let you down.
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I have virtually abandoned all other stoves for my £10 tiny gas burner. clean, ready to go instantly and will simmer. so the twin burner and omnifuel are retired. Even when I take the car. so it is not a factor of size or weight but of quick deployment and usability.
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I'm in Pakistan right now and I have used none of my camping gear. might leave it behind on my next trip, depending on where I go.


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Re fumes smell from petrol, you should not be cooking indoors anyway as you have that ole CO risk. Petrol stove outdoors/well ventilated all the times is the way to go. Sure food on roadside is cheap, but if travelling in mountains etc there might not be that many stops and its great to be able to just pull up at some view you've spotted and brew up your favourite and soak up the combi of view and taste.

I use a Sigg Firejet multi fuel stove that I've had since 1993, I use petrol and it gives out great heat but as is common with a lot of these multi fuel stoves the simmer is tricky to get right. Msr do the dragonfly which is very adjustable but apparently sounds like a jet engine it is so loud.
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Hi guys,

. Am I going to be able to buy these things anywhere in the places I'm going?

Any views on this, by personal experience would be very welcome!

Thanks,
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Are they (msr primus cans) readily available in South America?
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While no expert and having not used the stove yet: I've bought the MSR Dragonfly the other day. Seems like a nice piece of kit.

Will try it out this weekend at home.
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