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Old 05-15-20 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve B.
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I am wary of screens though, recalling when I was young and more stupid then current, when I got the bright idea to use an MSR foldable aluminum wind screen on my Svea, fully wrapped around.

I put the fire out by immersing the Svea in the stream in front of the lean to. I re-built the Svea but it was never the same.
You might have charred the wick.

I recall once over-priming a Svea, and it was really roaring hot. It made us pretty nervous, I think we were lucky it did not blow.
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