Also, if you flip the bottle over to the "off" position and allow the flame to die then immediately turn off the valves, there will be pressure left in the tank. If your intention is to remove the pump or refill the tank the residual pressure will spray fuel over your hands and the bottle. Leave the valves open after the flame stops. You will hear a hiss but no flame will come. When the hiss stops, the bottle is depressurized and you can remove the lid. No spilling. No kerosene fingers.
It's not the lightest or even the quietest (bloody noisy) but... -metal pumps, unlike the MSR ones which has been known to crack -takes almost any petroleum byproducts and gas canisters -bombproof construction, VERY sturdy -parts are available. NOVA parts are more difficult to come by -Very good fuel efficiency Add a Markill adapter and you can use it with Camping Gaz bottles which is more common in South East Asia and Europe.
Indeed, purchased it today, needed to ride 200 km for it, came home, wanted to try it out, pfff, the multitool doesn't fit properly over the jet.had to use own tool to fit the correct jet.
Nice, clear and concise commentary, well done! I have a chinese copy of this, it is a sort of mixture of the Kovea Booster, the Primus Omnifuel and the Optimus Nova plus, excellent value at £33 of Ebay.
Priming the stove with the bottle fuel is terrible. It is stinky, messy, and prone to big fireballs unless the utmost care is used. It works only if using naphtha / Coleman Fuel. Kerosene is even harder to prime with and 10x messier. Two, the priming pad sucks. It degrades, falls apart, and leaves a pile of burned lint all over the place. To solve this, I removed the priming pad entirely since it is not necessary and prime only with denatured alcohol. It primes just as well and much cleaner.
I agree i used to prime with what was in the bottle ( kerosene, white gas ) and it gets everything dirty faster. Prime with alcohol and everything is better.
Nice vid and stove. I wonder what the dude is wearing. I thought I've recognized the Fjäll Raven logo but I would be happy to know the model and some details. I think the new multifuel birner for Trangia is made by Primus.. I'm buying it and if I' not pleased whith the thing I'll adapt my Optimus Nova to fit in the Trangia. All the best, Marian
Has anybody had trouble getting a hold of anybody at Primus? I have tried both the US and UK contact info and I can't get a hold of anybody. I guess I'll just sell my stove and buy something else.
It can even run on corn oil... i've tryed it... it will work.. but do this ONLY if you dont have any other option. I do NOT recommed it. But cool that it works :D
