Mon 21 Jan, 2013 1:34 pm
Tue 22 Jan, 2013 9:09 am
Tue 22 Jan, 2013 9:24 am
Tue 22 Jan, 2013 9:28 am
Moondog55 wrote:-Optimus were well aware of the wind problem years ago. When I had mine an optional extra was a slotted small brass windscreen that fitted around the base of the stove, funny I only just remembered that, a bit of aluminium won't work there as it gets too hot
Tue 22 Jan, 2013 9:36 am
Tue 22 Jan, 2013 9:53 am
Moondog55 wrote:I had the 111B and the windshield wasn't included but could be bought as an extra, I don't remember ever having any real problems but perhaps that is because I mainly cooked in the tents vestibule
Tue 22 Jan, 2013 12:44 pm
Tue 22 Jan, 2013 12:52 pm
Jack o wrote:Just as a further testament to the quality of the Optimus 111, this stove has been successfully used for years on field trips in Antarctica with the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE).
Tue 22 Jan, 2013 2:58 pm
Tue 22 Jan, 2013 4:00 pm
Jack o wrote:The Optimus 111 is not only bullet proof, but importantly it's easy to repair and maintain, parts are freely available and many of the rubber seals can even be fabricated using a hole punch and some nitrile rubber sheeting of the appropriate thickness.
Tue 22 Jan, 2013 8:58 pm
Tue 22 Jan, 2013 10:33 pm
Onestepmore wrote:It's a heavy little beastie.....
Wed 23 Jan, 2013 8:22 am
ryantmalone wrote:Onestepmore wrote:It's a heavy little beastie.....
That it is. Ideally, it would be great for someone who walks into a remote area, and hikes out from that one camp to do multiple day trips.
Its not that bad to carry though, then again, I don't count grams as much as some.
Wed 23 Jan, 2013 8:40 am
Jack o wrote:I particularly like the kerosene burning model for this application, because even though kerosene is heavier to carry per unit of heat than Shellite, kerosene is far less volatile and therefore much safer to cook with in a confined space.
Wed 23 Jan, 2013 8:45 am
ryantmalone wrote:Jack o wrote:I particularly like the kerosene burning model for this application, because even though kerosene is heavier to carry per unit of heat than Shellite, kerosene is far less volatile and therefore much safer to cook with in a confined space.
That's a good point, although when priming this model, you have to be careful how much kerosene you use to prime with, even though it is less volatile, it will burn bigger for longer.
A good alternative would be to use spirits to prime. Burns cleaner, not as volatile as Shellite, and burns shorter than Kerosene.
Tue 29 Jan, 2013 2:12 pm
ryantmalone wrote:
The only problem with using Kerosene is that priming is messy business, and can be dangerous, so I'd recommend carrying some spirits to prime the stove.
If there's anything that anyone else wants to know, feel free to ask.
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