Coleman 533 / Sportster dual fuel camp stove 

Cheers Joe

Cheers Ian, it punches above its weight 👍

@@Vagare you must lift weights? decent shoulders :)

@@antoneckhart4010 ha, thanks Anton. I had to re-watch the vid myself. As they saying goes ... many years ago, in a different life

@@Vagare how old is this? and different life? reading that makes me think how I feel seeing myself in my 20s when I used to workout fanatically and only eat wholefoods and was in uni. of course like an idiot I got depresssed over nothing and bumped into someone and smoked Heroin. now many years have flown by and I feel so old. oh well hope I pull everything back. hope you feeling ok? what I was wondring does the duel fuel burner make the cooking pans black? does it matter what fuel you use? many thanks :)

@@antoneckhart4010 vid last year. The stove does make the bottom of the pot a bit sooty, but it mostly just wipes off. Waiting for the stove to heat up first reduces the sooting

In that case youll need to avoid the Aussie bush.

aussie bush mate , bloody terrific , awesome vid buddy cheers :)

It wasn't nearly as bad out there while I was camping, but I have a new GoPro and mic now. See how that goes, cheers (they are indicative of the Aussie bush tho)

@@Vagare save for the audio(my hearing isn't that good anymore) I was very interested in your video. I've only done personal videos but used free editors to correct jet noise here(the reason for my decreased hearing lol). But even using free stuff the difference between the raw footage and dubbed video was like night and day. I suppose that's why the movies redub all their work in sound studios, lol. Anyway it was just a thought that might help you.

@@billlyell8322 Thanks Bill. I have a new GoPro with a directional media mic now, but I will definitely check out audio software options, there's probably a plugin for the editor I use too. Cheers mate

Ha, yes. But it's certainly a reminder that I wasn't at home in the burbs

@@Vagare I like what you did there. TY btw for this video. Thumbs up and subscribed!

@Lex Ruth ha, there's 'personality' everywhere you look in the colonies. 🤣

Hey Legend, thanks for the love. I have the 424, what's the issue with yours?? I just replaced all the seals in mine and runs like a bird. My 424 originates from Europe, and according to Coleman they were never sold here, hence the parts issue. I suspect some parts btw models are interchangeable but I know some arent. The 424 is always in the kit but I do tend to preference the 533. The frypan dominates most of the realestate on the dual anyway, so not significantly more useful than the 533. I cheat a bit and I mostly precook a lot of meals, vacuum seal them and then throw them in boiling water either on the 533 or in the billy over the fire. Steak, vegies, pasta, roasts all in the water, but whatever I do I rarely need 2 burners much now. The 533 does simmer quite ok but it is a little fickle, and not quite as easy as the 424. The 424 is better to use, just a bit big for most of my cooking. Before the 533 I had a Soto Muka hike stove but melted it; I didnt want to hock my first born for another high end hike stove, so at around $90 for the 533 I thinks its a winner ... not the best, but gets the job done and the Muka wasn't 3 times better as the price suggested. Cheers

@@Vagare I’ll answer that with banter, lies then truth. My folks toured UK and Europe with the UK purchased 424 20 years ago before is resting place in their shed until a newly TOA member found it and then was gifted to me a few years back - and of course loved it since. So it’s leaked at threads aand caught fire and I’ve pulled the generator apart and cleaned the needle and spring and got her working well I think... I’ve never seen or used one before so I’m not sure how a shmicko one runs but still pleased with the outcome. After small flame 🔥 incident the Mrs won’t ever light it so I’m always up making the morning coffee.

@@Troopstan You need to keep on top of soot build-up like what youve done. The tiny O Ring and seal replacements are a little challenging to find but they are out there at specialist suppliers. Catalogs and online ordering wont cut it tho, they'll need to see the components and then gather a bunch of possibles for your trial and error. Luck puts Seal Innovations near me so it was easy enough. After a few non starters, I found the right combo from the selection they gave me. They are too good a stove to give up on, Troop on

Ha. Im not sure where the little Cockys fit in the dino'cycle, probably entre. They are a little hard to avoid along the Murray and are just a part of Aussie life, much like living next to a train line after a while you hardly notice it. GoPro have certainly tuned their mic to maximise Cocky chat.

Ha. Corellas, they are there to constantly remind you that you're in the Aussie bush. Enjoy

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After fuel stoves there's no going back to gas, hey. I gave up on the Bellman for coffee, I still use it to stretch the milk occasionally and I use the Wacaco Nanopresso for the coffee now ... with the Nanopresso it's virtually impossible to get it wrong

@@brucehayes1959 i swear they werent that bad. They must just hit the GoPro mikes sweet spot 🤣

Hey Jack, it does simmer but its very fickle. Simmering requires constant attention and adjustment. A easy option is to use a diffuser or metal plate btw the stove and pot, i have reasonable success that way

@@Vagare Great. I’m just glad I can. I bought it and watched a few videos. Everyone boils water on high. But I also want to cook on mine. Thanks for answering!

@@jacksimpsonmusic I took a punt on the 533 after my Soto Muka stove died ... now, that was a trully spectacular hike stove. Pity they stopped making them

@@Vagare is that the one that uses the fuel bottle? They are still available in Aus. Perhaps you could buy one from here.

@@jacksimpsonmusic yes, they are still about but support and parts will become the issue. The MSR Dragonfly is pretty impressive, although im very happy with the 533 👍

Hey Krump. I have both the 533 (couple of years old) and a very old 424 dual burner. I find both great but now days I don't use the 424 a lot, because mostly for a solo trip I generally pre-cook and vacuum seal meals or part meals and then just boil them in the bag. The current dual burner "Powerhouse" model is bigger than my 424 so much better accommodates the practical use of both burners together, mine is only 450mm wide to the Powerhouses 550mm. The Powerhouse and 533 function on the same principle, the key difference is the 533 tank is attached and Powerhouse tank is stored inside and attaches. Both require to be pumped with the fuel vapourised in a manifold over the burner. Dual fuel stoves are pretty economical, my 533 with a full 500ml fuel tank will easily last me a week. Liquid fuel is so so much easier than gas to source and carry, and the Powerhouse will perform pretty much equal to a gas stove with heat BTU within a similar range. The Powerhouse doesn't suffer from the same fickle simmer control as the 533. Coleman dual fuel stoves are also very common in the 2nd hand market, and while parts are common for the Powerhouse and more recent models parts are commonly stocked, parts are problematic and not interchangeable if you buy an older models. They will sort or carbon up over time but are easily cleaned and no parts are required to keep them happy. I look after mine, even with the old 424 Ive not needed anything more than a couple of commonly available fuel rated "O" rings. The age of my 424 is testament to their longevity. I converted to liquid fuel many years ago, and I think only people who have never experienced liquid fuel continue to jerk about with gas

@@Vagare hey mate thanks for the reply. I decided to go with a 2 burner stove, so i hunted down a second hand unit in a cash converters style store. I think its a 424 version, fits well inside my stove nook in my 4wd setup. I couldnt justify spending 260 to 300 on the newer version of dual stove coleman offers. Fired it up this morning and it works great, might even give it bit of a restore in the future as the paint is showing its age. Still has the price sticker on it from when the original owner bought it from ranger camping lol. I will prolly end up running it on couple bottles of shellite when i go away. Thanks for your feed back it was the final push i needed to give one a go, im going to hunt down a 533 and have that in my kit as well eventually.

Hey Josh. Very safe in the car, i carry both the 533 and dual burner 424 in the car. I previously used a Soto Muka petrol hike stove until it failed, and now I use its 1 ltr fuel bottle to store the spare petrol for both Colemans.

Cheers for the fast reply, I originally looked into the hiking stoves but the pre heating times and the noise of the unit didn't really suit my needs That's good to know, thanks. My original idea was to fit a bin bag on my spare tyre and have a 2L can of petrol and have the 533 in a canvas bag to keep it out of the dust I've heard petrol can cause the generator to clog up faster but I watched one video on RU-vid where the owner said he's only replaced his generator once or twice in 15 years and the trick is to store it pressurised (30 pumps) so that the fuel doesn't sit in the generator. (Another video said not to store it pressurised so know knows aha) I haven't got a 533 yet, I'm just doing my research. A lot of pros to owning this over gas canisters/bottles

Return it. There is a fuel sump under the burner with an absorption material to collect liquid fuel, and the liquid fuel can accumulate in there if it isn't vapourising correctly. Over pressurising can also cause this, as well as the unit being faulty. Let me know how you go

@@Vagare thank yoou

Hey Ian, i find fuel stoves equal to or better than gas as a cooker, and logistically much better. I've cooked many things incl steak etc. Boiling water is the generally accepted stove test. I also use a dual burner fuel stove for multi pot meals if im not cooking on the fire. The 533 is a 10500btu burner so will perform much the same as a good quality gas cooker. I dont need gas bottles and can top up the stove from my lawn mower fuel

@@crusty181 if u use nice small cast iron pan ontop of single burner will cook steak or chops or snags well ? Want easy use alternative to gas for when go camping / fishing in Western aust I like said above can use simple 91 fuel ⛽

@@iantooke3549 small pan, the size of the trivet requires a bit of balancing, i added another rail to the cross/cross trivet and its much better. I usually put it under my folding fire grate and its great

Ha. If you'd spent any time in the Australian bush you'd know Corellas dont leave

@@Vagare I'm just fucking around. Good video. Lol picking on up soon.

All good. It actually wasnt that bad, it must just be that perfect pitch the GoPro cant handle .... and not just the GoPro, everyone else too 🤣

Yes, noisey Corellas in the Aust bush are very common