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Hi all,
I found a link while checking the different stoves available and came across this one. From what I understand this style of stove has been pretty rare to buy and much coveted by old school bikers.
If you want something that won't (can't) break down - take a look at the Optimus Svea. Only one moving part (two if it's the self-cleaning one). I've had one for almost 30 years. Fsckin' brilliant.

Svea 123 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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If you want something that won't (can't) break down - take a look at the Optimus Svea. Only one moving part (two if it's the self-cleaning one). I've had one for almost 30 years. Fsckin' brilliant.

Svea 123 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Tough stove.

Mines 38 years old, still works well.

But I now use a JetBoil on most of my trips when I need a stove.

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i'm familiar with 3 stoves...

i use the primus omnifuel. it is slow and doesn't like wind. i didn't bother to bring the wind shield but panniers sometimes work. the bottle is bulky. i bought this because i could run it on whatever i can find.

i rode with a guy who had a jetboil. this is seriously fast but only does about 500ml of water. great for coffee but useless for meals. also in africa its tough to replace the small gas cylinder, and bigger cylinders don't fit in the container.

also rode with a guy who had a coleman feather light. i reckon this is brilliant. fast, compact, decent size burner, easy to use, cheaper than the omnifuel. seriously fast cooker which doesn't blow out in the wind.

anyway thats my opinion for what its worth...
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I use a petrol Trangia. All the bits, pots pans etc, fit into the wind shield and packs up small enough to fit it an old gas mask bag which fits onto my crash bars. It was not cheap but I like they way it all fits together and as long as I have petrol in my tank then I have a cooker.

Incidentally there have been other posts about the trangia on this site... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...l-vs-gas-39810

and on the Moroocan Forum one guy says do not ever burn petrol in one of these or they will explode but I found it works great no problems at all.

You can find the Trangia here.

Trangia Multi-Fuel Burner

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I use a petrol Trangia. All the bits, pots pans etc, fit into the wind shield and packs up small enough to fit it an old gas mask bag which fits onto my crash bars. It was not cheap but I like they way it all fits together and as long as I have petrol in my tank then I have a cooker.

Incidentally there have been other posts about the trangia on this site... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...l-vs-gas-39810

and on the Moroocan Forum one guy says do not ever burn petrol in one of these or they will explode but I found it works great no problems at all.

You can find the Trangia here.

Trangia Multi-Fuel Burner

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The link you posted shows a Trangia conversion with a special petrol burner .Which ,of course, will burn petrol or white gasoline very well .

If you try to burn petrol in a regular Trangia burner ,you will have a fireball on your hands .They are an alcohol stove only.

BTW the price for the conversion is a rip off and costs more than the Optimus/Primus burner from which it is derived .[ Use an optimus or primus burner from eBay minus the legs and potholder to convert a Trangia to petrol/white gasoline/coleman fuel]
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I guess you could use the spirit burner as a "bedouin cooker" ( a can with sand and gasolin) BUT I HAVEN'T TRIED IT, ITS ON YOUR RISK!

Fill it with sand and pour gasolin in the sand.
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Hi:

For the short weekend jaunts where getting gas and extreme cold aren't a problem I use the Optimus Crux Burner with the Optimus Terra Solo Cookset. Its good for boiling water or cooking small amounts of BASIC food like noodles, pasta and rice and of course heating up precooked foods & sauces.






But for extended periods of time where gas is unlikely to be available or if its gonna be cold my petrol option would be the Optimus Nova Plus with the Optimus Terra Cookset.











I like this cookset because it allows you to do all the things the smaller water boiler gas option offers but with this I can cook proper fresh food from scratch. I do like the Trangia wind shields and these can be purchased separately and the Opitmus Nova Plus can be converted to use with the Trangia system. But there are some good, cheap, lightweight folding wind shields available too.

Of dourse you could go hardcore AKA Dave Lomax Style, and forgo a cooker totally and just eat cold rations...

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