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You can buy the graphite packing for the needle valve online for between 5-10 bucks. Just carve the old stuff out completely and tighten the nut until there is some reasonable resistance when you open the valve.
Nice rebuild, Gary! PS if anyone is curious, at 4:16, The seal is a graphite packing seal, not lead, so it's safe to touch, but like Gary said, it is fragile so handle carefully if you go that direction.
You know I watch a lot of these stove build videos and I’m very impressed with the creativity and engineering of many of them now I’ve only seen five minutes of this video but I have to ask the question honestly, how many times are you gonna have to load that thing during the night to stay warm. I’m working on building a tent using an aluminum, turkey, roaster, lightweight, larger fuel capacity, and probably a little bit easier to work with then the steel you’d have to deal with with a ammo can plus I can find turkey roasters, aluminum ones at the thrift store honestly for less than five bucks even if you’re lucky it’s unlikely you’re gonna find an ammo can anywhere that cheap, not criticizing, just stating facts.
@@davesullivan8073 oh hey, yeah, I’m down for those comments as they are spot on. The reality is that I wanted the project. And something that fit into a pulk. That is the only reason I built it that way. You can build it cheaper than I did in many ways. If I remember right, I was all in (minus the stove pipe) for like 30 bucks. That said, I did notice the temp drop and I reloaded the stove often through the night but I’m good with that. To each their own hey. There are dozens of better options and I would love to see yours when you are done. I have seen the roaster pan done on a couple forums and think it’s a winning design that did not fit what I wanted to build. All the best, Gary.
Just picked one of these up yesterday at an estate sale. Paid $24 for it. It is in almost new condition. Just have to replace the pump. Can't wait to try it!
I just use the profly xl tarp over my small 1 person tent. Works amazing and i can take advantage of the mesh top half of my tent and get great ventillation. These tarps also do an amazing job blocking light as long as it isnt pointed directly at the tarp.
I made one a couple of years ago, and now need to improve it with the check valve, i just have a small hole. Currently as long as i don't bend over it doesn't leak. 😂😂
That check valve makes all the difference in the world. I have moved it around some and toyed with gluing it in as I have lost a couple. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. All the best, Gary.
My folks used to have an older larger 2 burner Coleman. I used that for 2 or 3 years to boil maple sap for maple syrup so it got used hard. Had to retire it though. I used to take it apart to clean the generator spring periodically but that last time you could see the super fine threads were getting really bad on the steel pipe where the brass end cap was. It was old to where I couldn’t find a replacement pipe and didn’t trust it. I didn’t want to have that end cap where the needle comes out blow off. Lucky me though. I spotted a smaller 2 burner version at my friends rummage sale. It looked brand new except the main burner showed black soot. They had $10 on it. I asked if that was right. She said yes so I grabbed it. Got it home and worked on it. What I found was wrong with it was there was a small burr on the cylinder wall of where the pump operates. This caused pressure issues. I buffed that off with some fine wet and dry paper. Think I replaced the rubber pump. May have put in or made a leather one like the old stove. Good as new. I think that stove had an issue from the start and was why it showed soot as it didn’t look like it had been burned at higher temp. They are not cheap now a days but were and excellent and durable purchase in the past. And we’re pretty much bomb proof.
For sure they are bomb proof! That older 2 burner is still serviceable if you wanted to put the parts into it! www.oldcolemanparts.com/ Shoot them off a list of what you are looking for and you might be surprised to find what they have available! I am probably more into them because of my history with them and it seems that you may be as well. That's cool in my opinion! Thanks for sharing your story! All the best, Gary.
Hello and oh no, I didn't show it. I am a bit soft of taping while others are around as to not disturb their experience. I just did instant mashed potatoes and a packet of white chicken breast. I warmed the water in my Jetboil Stash. I alternate stoves and on a short hike like this I don't mind that weight, not that it is much more than my other cook systems.
Once I realized the 3+ month wait I reached out to Graffeo and I got the original pipe within 24hrs. I learned from sources that these guys have stolen tons of designs from other manufacturers (second hand knowledge) so I requested a refund. I was promised this refund over a month ago and it's clear I'll never get it. Also ebay suspended their account for "suspicious activity". I lost over 1100 bucks and never got my money or the scrappy knockoff product. Got to Graffeo these guys a scam!
The copper is an early Coleman color. I do dig the way they look too! Here is a Coleman collector forum post that discusses color matches in case you want to repaint it. colemancollectorsforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=500199
Mike! It was nice to meet you the other day! This isn’t in CT but New Hampshire. I don’t always post CT content, the views tend to be a bit better from a bit higher than we can get in CT. I’ll watch for ya around for sure. All the best, Gary.
Hello. My forge is down right now and I haven’t sold any but I have at least a pole and a hook floating around I think. Shoot me an email connecticutbackcountry@gmail.com I’ll look and let ya know what I have.
That view was something you see infrequently in my opinion. I could just set up a chair and live in that moment of first seeing it for a long time. All the best, and thank you! 👋
Look at those amazing fall colours!! Wow, such great 360 views from the tower for sure! Yup, we have a few open air privies as well...a great way to see the bear as he approaches when you are bearing all! lol Fantastic sunset and a beautiful morning...but looked a little chilly to start. So wonderful to share an experience like this with a like-minded father and friend...and congrats on the 1,000 milestone! All the best!! Bruce and Otis
Well TBH if I saw the bear while sitting there I would be in the right place to avoid a change of underwear at least lol. That wind drove the temperature down for sure but it wasn’t too bad as we were all prepared for it. Thank you sir. Give Otis a treat or two from me. All the best, Gary.
Thank you and if all goes as planned you can join along all our hikes via video. As long as there aren’t too many technical issues lol. All the best, Gary.
Yeah, glad it wasn’t full. Kinda taking the risk banking on it tbh as there is a 1/4 mile FPA off the top but we got lucky. :) I had my hammock so I coulda just hung under it would would have been a special kinda cool lol.
