My wife and I are looking into getting a new stove for future travels. When travelling we camp whenever possible, and we also cook our own dinner pretty much every day. The stove we've used so far is an old Campinggaz stove I bought several years ago, and it has served us well. However, as you all know, finding gas cartridges outside of Western Europe can get quite tricky, and since we travel two-up the prospect of lugging around one does not necessarily fill us with joy, to say the least
Thus, we've decided to ditch it and get something new.

The bottom line is this: while we do live in and frequently travel through Western Europe, we already have and plan to travel less developed countries, too. After some research the stove I found to meet the requirements best is the Primus Omnifuel, since it works with both gas and fuel (petrol and diesel). I have to admit that I was a bit shocked by the price tag but sales clerks keep telling me that it's the greatest invention since sliced bread. However, I've also read that fuel stoves tend to clog and I'm curious whether someone could enlighten me as to how Primus deals with this problem. I kept looking around and started considering a hobo stove. The biker in me likes the fact that it's light and small, and we don't need to carry around a fuel bottle or gas cartridge. The German in me dislikes the fact that open fire is illegal in most countries in Europe, and that that last thing we want is to cause any trouble.

Thus, it boils down to these very basic questions:

• What exactly justifies the Primus Omnifuel's 170€ price tag?
• What are the benefits of a fuel stove compared to a hobo stove?
• Does someone know whether or not a hobo stove is considered open fire?
• Did someone get into trouble for using a hobo stove?

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