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TIP: The online Bushwalk Inventory System can help bushwalkers with a variety of bushwalk planning tasks, including: Manage which items they take bushwalking so that they do not forget anything they might need, plan meals for their walks, and automatically compile food/fuel shopping lists (lists of consumables) required to make and cook the meals for each walk. It is particularly useful for planning for groups who share food or other items, but is also useful for individual walkers.

FMS Users

Postby corvus » Wed 18 Jun, 2014 10:34 pm

G'day,
I am interested as to how many forum members use FMS products ?
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Re: FMS Users

Postby Scottyk » Wed 18 Jun, 2014 10:39 pm

give me a link corvus
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Re: FMS Users

Postby Mark F » Wed 18 Jun, 2014 11:23 pm

I assume you mean Fire-Maple stoves and pots given that their product codes start with FM and then S for stoves, C for cooking pots. I like their products having had a series of stoves and a heater exchanger pot pass though my hands. They have been well made and have proven reliable.

My first Fire-Maple stove was a FMS-116T that I use for summer use or attach the burner head to an MSR Superfly base for multi-canister type use. I currently have the 116T (wider burner pattern for larger pots), a FMS-300T stove for solo summer walking, and a FMS-300T burner on an Caffin stove for colder conditions. The Caffin stove replaced a 117T/118 hybrid.

I had a FMC-XK6 heat exchanger pot but felt it was too heavy at 220 grams for the fuel savings compared to my modded 900ml ti pot at under 70 grams for my sort of cooking. Their new Ti pots are a nice design but a bit heavy compared to similar Evernew pots.
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Re: FMS Users

Postby ofuros » Thu 19 Jun, 2014 5:32 am

Another FMS user here......both the FMS 118 & FMS 117t have proven to be reliable burners,
and parts are swappable between the two, to make a hybrid.
Since they have a wider burner head, I use them with my wider based pots, such as the
Snowpeak Hybrid set without the silicone bowl.....nice solo cookset with pot & frying pan lid.
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Re: FMS Users

Postby phan_TOM » Thu 19 Jun, 2014 10:55 am

I've been using an FMS100T for about 2 and a half years and love it. Of the four or five (or is it six or seven :roll: ) in the cupboard It's the stove that goes into my pack most often. It's even succeeded my beloved gas powered trangias.

I was using an aluminium foil windscreen for a while but have now switched to one of the fire maple folding windscreens. It's a bit more weight, about 100g but I find it's less fudding around and I like the little skewers on the end panels for fixing it to the ground
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Re: FMS Users

Postby icefest » Thu 19 Jun, 2014 2:26 pm

I have a plain 300T for summer use and a 300T on Roger Caffins base for winter use.

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Re: FMS Users

Postby corvus » Thu 19 Jun, 2014 3:12 pm

Scottyk wrote:give me a link corvus



http://www.fire-maple.com/en/products.aspx
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Re: FMS Users

Postby Scottyk » Thu 19 Jun, 2014 3:16 pm

corvus wrote:
Scottyk wrote:give me a link corvus



http://www.fire-maple.com/en/products.aspx

yeah all makes sense now!
I have a 117T that I use in my Trangias and so far it has proved be be very reliable over about 10 nights use so far. It choofs a little when it is cold but nothing worry about.
Might get the one with the preheat tube as well soon
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Re: FMS Users

Postby madmacca » Thu 19 Jun, 2014 4:59 pm

Yeah, FMS-116T user here.

Great little stove!!
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Re: FMS Users

Postby phan_TOM » Fri 20 Jun, 2014 11:25 am

corvus wrote:G'day,
I am interested as to how many forum members use FMS products ?
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I believe that you're somewhat of an enthusiast when it comes to stoves corvus (for want of a better word. Tragic does come to mind :wink: ) I'm curious, which model/s are you favouring at the moment?
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Re: FMS Users

Postby corvus » Fri 20 Jun, 2014 6:12 pm

phan_TOM wrote:
corvus wrote:G'day,
I am interested as to how many forum members use FMS products ?
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I believe that you're somewhat of an enthusiast when it comes to stoves corvus (for want of a better word. Tragic does come to mind :wink: ) I'm curious, which model/s are you favouring at the moment?


Stove "Tragic" that's me :lol: .
My go to stove is the FMS100-T however I am taken with the FMS300-T and can see me using it as a back up /second stove on some trips ,that is if I ever get my knees in order and actually get back on the track.
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Re: FMS Users

Postby Tintin » Tue 12 Jan, 2016 11:34 pm

One of the legs on my FMS-117t can extend further down than the other two, which results in an uneven surface. I am unsure if this is a feature to allow placing the stove on uneven surfaces, or if it is faulty... Any ideas?
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Re: FMS Users

Postby ofuros » Wed 13 Jan, 2016 5:47 am

Legs should be even Tintin...just like your kitchen table. ;)

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Re: FMS Users

Postby kitty » Wed 13 Jan, 2016 8:31 am

Im like my new FMS-117T which Ive used on a couple of trips so far. Im enjoying the wider burner head and stability over my previous canister top stove.
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Re: FMS Users

Postby Drew » Wed 13 Jan, 2016 8:43 am

I've had an FMS-117T for a few months and been very happy with it so far. I'm enjoying the weight saving compared to my trusty old MSR Whisperlite International. And I'm enjoying the stability compared to my mate's FMS-300T. I'm not enjoying the cost of canister gas compared to shellite or the growing collection of canisters in my garage.
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Re: FMS Users

Postby Tintin » Wed 13 Jan, 2016 11:31 am

ofuros wrote:Legs should be even Tintin...just like your kitchen table. ;)

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Uh oh! It will stay even, including when it has a full pot on it. It's just you can extend one leg further down if you push it. This might need a little DIY repair!
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