In reply to Post #29
My Ridge Monkey stove leaked suddenly at the gas can end too. Lucky I was cooking outside the bivvy at the time really. Still burnt my hand trying to turn it off though :(

In reply to Post #30
Oddly enough I've just got back from snowdon where my 15yr old primus is blowing a yellow flame out of the pipe joining the can and base of the actual cooker. Am looking for a new one, although my £15 cheap low gravity cooker from ebay which is probably 10yrs old is still going strong.

In reply to Post #29
Interesting how you get different experiences of an identical product. Had mine since 2015, not missed a bit (apart from the piezo that I've never used anyway)

In reply to Post #32
I was going to suggest replacing the pipe, but they seem to be charging a fortune for spares now, 30 odd quid for a hose

That makes a mockery of the long term value of buying a better quality stove, especially when I can buy a replacement for the bulin for a fiver

In reply to Post #28
Mine might well have been Fire Maple now you mention it.

We clearly aren't making enough teas as a syndicate then

In reply to Post #35
You will get fails in everything mass produced its a percentage thing its all made in the same factory just rebadged 99% of the time

I have a few bits of fire maple gear without issue

In reply to Post #36
Bulin t4 and a fire maple kettle..........and I brew for England😂 no issues with either after years of abuse

Thanks to everyone who gave suggestions, used the bulin last night for the first time. Fantastic bit of kit