When searching for kerosene-fired stoves, I was surprised to see that Walmart in the US had these. There was a note, "out of stock,": but how wickedly cool to find them at a big box store. Here in the Philippines, we have several "made in the Phils" one and two-burner kerosene stoves constructed with the same style of burner assembly you demonstrated. Spare parts are readily available online, a real plus. I believe these stoves are more prevalent in remote provinces where LPG bottled gas delivery is problematic or nonexistent. I am considering collecting a few of this type of stove and spare parts to have in stock and have fun with. Gasoline stoves, including the Coleman brand, are available but expensive. The price of Coleman fuel will make any grown man cry like a baby and is extremely difficult to find. Scammers online are attempting to sell "special" home brew fuel for the gasoline stoves. They post a picture of a gallon can of Coleman white gas, but the description says "packed in XXX brand plastic one-liter bottles." You know that you are in trouble with sellers like that. With little doubt, the kerosene stoves appear to be the best option of the two stove types.
I have used these stoves since I was a kid. Please make sure not to over pump it to prevent lethal explosions. Very often, cleaning the nozzle with an 'L' pin does the job instead of over pumping. Thx
Wow thanks so much for the review l was waiting for you to share your thoughts on these cool stoves l have been looking at them, l remembered my dad had one primus l think. You convinced me yep would be cool to have one before they go up in price l will get one cheers from Australia
I bought one of these in Japan back in 67 - 70 and used it to tour the country by motorcycle twice. Great stove and, if I recollect, I used a bit of rag soaked in the kero for the cup, lit it and just waited for the "tubes" to get hot enough. That avoided the necessity of carrying two different fuels. It came in a cube of a tin box. And it didn't have that pressure relief valve, so I'd "crack" the fuel cap a tad. Great little stove and I wish I still had it. Yes, that design has been around for decades. My current MSR Whisper Light stove works on the same principal and packs into my old aluminum mess kit (less the fuel tank). BUT, it has O-rings and seals which have been replaced once (I think the stove was purchased 10-15 years ago... maybe more.
Adding another comment, after a few adults beverages I ordered one as a late present. I was overbid big time on some vintage ones, a Primus I was looking at went for 175$ with a silent but we. Then I ordered this and got a decent deal on a vintage one as well lol. Thanks for the video, again.
I don't know where you live at that kerosene is cheap... $3.99+ a gallon here in Ky... A gallon container from Walmart is $20.00 each.. I used to use kerosene to heat my 2 rooms with and it would cost me $40-80.00 a week, it all depended how flipping cold it was going to get.. Tree fell on my house so now in an apt and am not allowed to have heaters like that... 😟... I hate living here because of some restrictions and stairs( they killing my knees)..😳
Well last time I got it at walmart the gallon one was like 14 bucks, that was the start of this year, so perhaps its gone up? Stinks you cant use a heater in there
The trick is to buy it from either a gas station that has a kerosene pump, or from a home heating oil company. You have to have your own tank or containers. That stuff they sell at Walmart is good… but veeerrryy expensive.
Some Speedway gas stations sell it and it's $3.99 or higher a gallon. If you have a Southern States Company in your area they also sell it sometimes a few cents cheaper but usually they are about the same price... Heated my house for years with it and it seemed like all I did was work to buy kerosene. This past winter we had a cold streak that the weather people were saying to get alternative heat so if the electric went out and I was between a rock and a hard place because there were very few places that had any propane tanks or the heaters to hook up to it, what few they had sold out quick and when they got any in people were going in buying 15+ tanks at a time. They had to put a limit on how many you could get.
@@SGCook50 I’ve never known it to be cheaper than other options. In an urban setting where a wood burning stove is not possible, kerosene is a good backup in my opinion. Propane appliances also work, but it’s hard to keep a stockpile of propane safely. Most gas furnaces require an electric circulating pump or fan to get the heat distributed throughout the house. When I was a teenager we list power for a week during an ice storm. The only way to heat our house was to energize the furnace with our motor home generator. In retrospect, several kerosene heaters would have worked better. I guess if one were to do this, it’d make sense to be able to use the same fuel for cooking.
Cool. I suggest finding a cookie tin to fit everything. As far as whether to pump it lit or wait for the prime to go out… it is more important with the silent type burners. The silent burners can light wrong. These type you can light either way fine.
My only heartburn with it is the need for both fuels to use it. I can see a time when the alcohol evaporated or there is, with my luck, none to be found.
You could do what the modern stoves do and add a wick to the priming cup and use kerosene. It would be a lot messier. The proper priming fuel is denatured alcohol or methanol. It’s easy enough to grab a gallon can of the stuff at the big box home improvement store. Just be sure to screw the cap on. It’s good to go for bug in situations in that regard. One of the smaller Trangia fuel bottles will hold a lot of primes.
@@MonacoGP_On_RU-vid I said that. Alcohol is better. The designers of the stove used alcohol. They were lighting the stove indoors. Priming a stove like this indoors with kerosene is a good way to get yourself single.
No offense but it's obvious you have no experience with this type of stove. The damned things give off kerosene fumes start to finish regardless of how you preheat them. I've spent 100's of nights in the cooking tent hanging out with the Sherpa with our eyes burning from the Kerosene. These things are bombs. Especially the ones made in India and especially one like this one with no pressure gauge. When you see a Sherpa with 1/2 their face burned off you know why. It's one of these stoves every time. But what do I know I've only been around them extensively in the Himalayas.
