Originally Posted by
hazetguy
I sorta had a stove 'problem' for a few years. The n+1 can be really bad with stoves! I have cut back significantly on my stove purchases, and have sold a lot of them. Now I'm down to maybe under 20? (although I did just win an obscure Trangia burner on Tradera
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I'm presuming you know of:
https://classiccampstoves.com/
Yes, I know about classiccampstoves.....crazy Brits
I may have to go there to find this O-ring.
I've got the Svea, a Swiss Army "Volcano" (meant to be used with fuel tabs but I made a pop can alcohol burner to fit inside), a Swedish Army Trangia, and an old MSR Whisperlite. I guess I have my "problem" under control.......
I've used all but the MSR on bike tours. For bike purposes, I should get one of those "newfangled" tiny burners you screw onto a canister. My partner in crime and I use his on backpacking trips out West, due to fear of a clueless TSA agent confiscating almost anything else. We often encounter below freezing temps out there, even in August, so the canister stove is sometimes a bit anemic. Plus the piezoelectric igniter will not work at 10,000 feet or higher.
In a fit of nostalgia, my friend just bought an old but almost pristine Optimus 8R!