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For me it is important that the stove can burn petrol. I seldom carry firewood on my bike and if there is firewood available I can manage without a cooker.

I used the MSR for 5 years. During that time I changed the pump four times. The pump is rather flimsy especially when it’s cold, the plastic brakes.
When I used leaded fuel it clogged up quite often, but it was efficient and light.

Now I have a Primus and is much sturdier then the MSR. The construction is more or less the same but no flimsy plastic parts.
Haven’t used it on leaded petrol so I’m not sure how it will behave.
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I bought my SVEA gas stove in 1975. Its my stove and I'm sticking with it.
im with kbikey, youve got the stove youve got, if it does what you want it to then good on yer. its a food heater, thats all.
10K years ago someone rubbed a couple of sticks together and cooked a mammoth steak, and we've been argueing about whats the best way ever since.

personally, as i live in the UK, petrol is far too expensive to heat food with. i rub 2 politicians together until they catch fire. they are so greasy they burn for hours
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personally, as i live in the UK, petrol is far too expensive to heat food with. i rub 2 politicians together until they catch fire. they are so greasy they burn for hours
nice one davsato. but dont forget that it is hard to find politicians in rural areas as they live in expensive, big houses in or near the city centers and have a rich life with planes, yachts etc... we are only pure bikers with a low budget and out of the rich city lifes..
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Not only are politicians too difficult to find away from their chauffered limos, they are so greasy that you can't rub them fast enough to get the friction needed to set them aflame.
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you must learn the trick of putting sand in between, or rough them up a bit with an angle grinder 1st
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the only problem with wood is. When good dry wood is lying about in abundance, often you aren't allowed to set fire to it. and it really isn't practical to carry it on a bike. Although.. I did see a wood-smoke powered combo ( ural) once.

I do like wood fires though
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I tried to order from ZZstove and they're in the process of being bought out by another company. They have no stock until the new company takes over. I'll have to find another stove for my trip to the States.
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Thinking of getting one of these



An expensive version $30. But hey with the $-£ exchange rate it's a snip! It weighs an ounce. It should do my morning coffee no problem.
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The link works fine - I think the wood under your computer is wet or the little fan isn't working.....you could try blowing on it.....
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Or you can use a large (coffee can size) can, fill it to 2 1/2- 3 inches below the top of the can with sand. poke holes 1 inche below the top of the sand level. pour in a cup or so of whatever you have, gasoline, kerosene, light it. It will produce a hole flame for about 30 minutes on one cup. finished, just pour out the sand and tie the can to someplace on your bike, or throw it away and hope to find another can that night.

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"Troops on the move often cooked food and brewed tea on a makeshift stove dubbed the 'Benghazi Burner.' This was basically half a tin filled with sand soaked in petrol and set alight." www.iwm.org.uk/upload/package/ 21/creteegypt/standegypt06.htm
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jesus, i cant believe someones got the balls to ask $30 for a cola-can stove, or that someones willing to pay it and not make their own!!!!!
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It's worse than you think. I'm stuck at work all day today with access to the cans, the internet for a step by step guide and a workshop! The phrase "overpaid and unmotivated" springs to mind. Maybe I should spend more time working and less time internet shopping. I just hope that when I bring it back from the States in my luggage they don't think it's a landmine!
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I have had my Coleman 533 stove for coming on 15 years and its still going strong, a new genorator pipe and a good clean ever now and again keeps it working fine, only thing ive found thats better is a nice camp fire..... Skip
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tripper is on the money witht last post. - Perfect for some situations but not all, the same for everything.
As far as liquid fuel stoves go one thing to look at is maintance - an MSR liquid fuel stove (whisperlite, Dragonfly, X-GK, etc) are far easier to maintain than a Coleman ( I worked for a store for 6 years that was an offical repairer for Coleman stoves and lanterns - i own MSR....). Quite they are not!
Flimsyness of MSR? i owned a whisperlite international for something close to 7 years and only sold it because i was given a new shiny dragonfly. It had some serious use - the advantage of living in NZ - I averaged 65-70 days a year in the bush hunting, tramping(hiking) and climbing. The whisperlite never failed me once.
Colemen, Primus, and lets not forget the old Optimus are all good, capable bits of kit but MSR for outright long-term maintance - my money is on MSR
I was wondering why you tossed the Whisperlite... They are THE standard for real work. I've had mine since they came out with the non-rubber hose, or about 15 years and I've never done anyhting but grease the cup in the pump once. Oh, and I probably use it 20 days per year as well ... at least. Was on the road for a year in 2006 and it saw probably 100 days of use... I use it to make tea in the morning, even in hostels....
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