Strider wrote:Unless you need something for seriously cold weather, go straight to Kathmandu and pick up 'their" Titanium Hiking Stove - currently on sale at $39.95.
This stove is a rebranded Fire Maple FMS-116T (monatauk gnat, higear blaze, etc) and is the lightest stove in the world at 48g. It is very high quality and made in China.
Tony wrote:While many bushwalkers have had no problems with the Kathmandu Titanium Hiking Stove, my Kathmandu Titanium Hiking Stove failed on me the first time I used it in the field, luckily I could still use it though it had a much reduced flame, I suspect the jet was blocked from poor or unclean assembly, when I arrived home I stripped the stove down and found the jet is not easy to unblock as it has some sintered bronze filter tightly pressed into the jet base, even if I hade a jet removal tool I could not remove the filter in the field and unblock the jet, I will have to destroy the filter to unblock the jet, I have no faith in this stove.
My choice of upright canister stoves is a Elemental Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove I have had mine for a few years now and it has peformed flawlessly.
Tony
corvus wrote:Tony wrote:While many bushwalkers have had no problems with the Kathmandu Titanium Hiking Stove, my Kathmandu Titanium Hiking Stove failed on me the first time I used it in the field, luckily I could still use it though it had a much reduced flame, I suspect the jet was blocked from poor or unclean assembly, when I arrived home I stripped the stove down and found the jet is not easy to unblock as it has some sintered bronze filter tightly pressed into the jet base, even if I hade a jet removal tool I could not remove the filter in the field and unblock the jet, I will have to destroy the filter to unblock the jet, I have no faith in this stove.
My choice of upright canister stoves is a Elemental Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove I have had mine for a few years now and it has peformed flawlessly.
Tony
G'day Tony,
Are we talking about the same stove here ? I have stripped my FMS 116t and cannot find any evidence of "bronzing or brazing" to my eye it looks like pressing is the main method of manufacture of this stove so perhaps you got a Friday one when the were chucking around sintures for free
Nuts wrote:G'day lazza, i'd still go for metho, especially in Qld. Many places still sell trangia (brand) in solo and larger sizes. Integrated pot/frypan etc. Foolproof and relatively light weight. Can be converted to gas later on if you need.
Strider wrote:corvus wrote:Tony wrote:While many bushwalkers have had no problems with the Kathmandu Titanium Hiking Stove, my Kathmandu Titanium Hiking Stove failed on me the first time I used it in the field, luckily I could still use it though it had a much reduced flame, I suspect the jet was blocked from poor or unclean assembly, when I arrived home I stripped the stove down and found the jet is not easy to unblock as it has some sintered bronze filter tightly pressed into the jet base, even if I hade a jet removal tool I could not remove the filter in the field and unblock the jet, I will have to destroy the filter to unblock the jet, I have no faith in this stove.
My choice of upright canister stoves is a Elemental Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove I have had mine for a few years now and it has peformed flawlessly.
Tony
G'day Tony,
Are we talking about the same stove here ? I have stripped my FMS 116t and cannot find any evidence of "bronzing or brazing" to my eye it looks like pressing is the main method of manufacture of this stove so perhaps you got a Friday one when the were chucking around sintures for free
Mine has the bronze filter Tony is talking about.
Tony wrote:My choice of upright canister stoves is a Elemental Kovea Supalite Titanium Stove I have had mine for a few years now and it has peformed flawlessly.
Tony
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