In reply to Post #60
glad im not the only one without a stop watch timing their kettle boiling!
fill the ketttle up light it and sit back and take in the surroundings, if it takes an hour it takes an hour.
enjoy the time rather than racing for a boiling kettle
glad im not the only one without a stop watch timing their kettle boiling!
fill the ketttle up light it and sit back and take in the surroundings, if it takes an hour it takes an hour.
enjoy the time rather than racing for a boiling kettle
In reply to Post #58
It doesn't take half an hour. Just enough water in kettle and 5-10 mins max. I'm in the chill out and smell the silt club.
It doesn't take half an hour. Just enough water in kettle and 5-10 mins max. I'm in the chill out and smell the silt club.
In reply to Post #60
Thanks for the life history of your cooking stove escapades uncle Albert
when I was in the navy 
How many nights a week do you do 'unc'?
Edited to add
I know you're a decent bloke mate. I'm just yanking your chain. Don't take it to heart
Thanks for the life history of your cooking stove escapades uncle Albert
when I was in the navy How many nights a week do you do 'unc'?
Edited to add
I know you're a decent bloke mate. I'm just yanking your chain. Don't take it to heart
In reply to Post #61
I've got 2 large dogs with me that fidget around so I need to do things as quick as I can before one of them knocks the kettle over
I've got 2 large dogs with me that fidget around so I need to do things as quick as I can before one of them knocks the kettle over
In reply to Post #63
How many nights a week do you do 'unc'?
these days In my mid 70s and a shyte pension not many !! its now more of how many I do a month !
Sunday morning I drove 146 miles to the River Trent fished 48 hours for Barbel had a very successful trip then Tuesday afternoon drove back £35 worth of fuel in my car means I cant afford to do it every week !!
but I used to fish 2 and 3 week trips in Europe when I was working and have used most types of stoves and fuels over the years as I started Carp fishing in 1962 !
How many nights a week do you do 'unc'?
these days In my mid 70s and a shyte pension not many !! its now more of how many I do a month !
Sunday morning I drove 146 miles to the River Trent fished 48 hours for Barbel had a very successful trip then Tuesday afternoon drove back £35 worth of fuel in my car means I cant afford to do it every week !!
but I used to fish 2 and 3 week trips in Europe when I was working and have used most types of stoves and fuels over the years as I started Carp fishing in 1962 !
In reply to Post #65
My bulin stove with a pre heater started playing up this week, the pi ezo lighter stopped working and the flame was high and yellow. Anyone had these problems? Is there a way to fix it? Ta.
My bulin stove with a pre heater started playing up this week, the pi ezo lighter stopped working and the flame was high and yellow. Anyone had these problems? Is there a way to fix it? Ta.
I've used a Coleman ,love it in the colder months ,also if you only put what you need in the kettle a coupe of shakes here and there will soon heat up the kettle with a gas stove on a cold day
To add my thoughts having fished all through the year since 1980, started with a blue camping gaz model absolutely useless and expensive to run.Had a few Coleman's but though fast to boil very messy to use and prone to flaring up so potential for an accident!! As Gerry has said a stove that pre warms the fuel pipe is sufficient for British winters run on butane. Having said that after extolling the virtues of Bilingual stoves I did have two go belly up on me so have been using a ridge monkey stove for a couple of years without any problems (I notice they have brought out a version with a pre heat pipe now).
As for timing how long your kettle takes to boil what's that all about!! We sit there for hours what's a couple of extra minutes waiting for the kettle to boil!!
Michael
As for timing how long your kettle takes to boil what's that all about!! We sit there for hours what's a couple of extra minutes waiting for the kettle to boil!!
Michael
In reply to Post #66
Sounds like a clogged filter, strip it, clean it and reassemble.
You might get away with just a squirt of brake cleaner inside while holding the stove upside down to clear the carbon deposits
Sounds like a clogged filter, strip it, clean it and reassemble.
You might get away with just a squirt of brake cleaner inside while holding the stove upside down to clear the carbon deposits
In reply to Post #68
Had a few Coleman's but though fast to boil very messy to use and prone to flaring up so potential for an accident!!
I have used Colemans since my first Peak 1 400a ((that I still have and is in perfect working order))
IMHO 99% of flare up problems are caused by user error
SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DONT HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE !!!!!!!!!
People pump them up light them !!!!!!!!!
..........................just completely fail to understand that they THEN ! need to pump the granny out of them
once they are alight ???????
or the lack of pressure will cause yellow flame flare ups
if they did pump them up to put back the pressure they used lighting a cold stove then everything would be fine I have lost count of the times I have shown people this you cant over pressurize them but you sure as **** can under pressurize them
I NEVER EVER HAVE FLARE UPS ON MY DOUBLE BURNER OR MY SMALL STOVE
I also only now run them on Aspen petrol still cheaper than running a gas stove
Had a few Coleman's but though fast to boil very messy to use and prone to flaring up so potential for an accident!!
I have used Colemans since my first Peak 1 400a ((that I still have and is in perfect working order))
IMHO 99% of flare up problems are caused by user error
SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DONT HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE !!!!!!!!!
People pump them up light them !!!!!!!!!
..........................just completely fail to understand that they THEN ! need to pump the granny out of them
once they are alight ???????
or the lack of pressure will cause yellow flame flare ups
if they did pump them up to put back the pressure they used lighting a cold stove then everything would be fine I have lost count of the times I have shown people this you cant over pressurize them but you sure as **** can under pressurize them
I NEVER EVER HAVE FLARE UPS ON MY DOUBLE BURNER OR MY SMALL STOVE
I also only now run them on Aspen petrol still cheaper than running a gas stove
In reply to Post #70
You never had a sportsman turn into a fireball or flare up on you? Yeah, right. Itchy beard. Think you've got a selective memory there mate.
Those Coleman's either the peak one, sportsman etc need the generator pre heating up, nothing to do with pressure. A way to do it is with a heximine block or at worse a lighter to get the petrol hot enough to ignite properly. I've used the peak one a fair bit in places like the Arctic circle and over here with naphtha, they truly are dog s-hit, and that's their top tier burner!
You never had a sportsman turn into a fireball or flare up on you? Yeah, right. Itchy beard. Think you've got a selective memory there mate.
Those Coleman's either the peak one, sportsman etc need the generator pre heating up, nothing to do with pressure. A way to do it is with a heximine block or at worse a lighter to get the petrol hot enough to ignite properly. I've used the peak one a fair bit in places like the Arctic circle and over here with naphtha, they truly are dog s-hit, and that's their top tier burner!
In reply to Post #71
You never had a sportsman turn into a fireball or flare up on you? Yeah, right
NOPE !
and I worked in the petroleum industry for over 40 years so I do know about Naphtha AKA colemans fuel I worked with the stuff !!!!! and used panel wipe that is also Naphtha !
I will tell you again LACK OF PRESSURE CAUSES FLARE UPS in this country right pressure you wont have a problem I have fished PROPER winters both here and Europe never needed to use a pre heat paste never had any problems
I've used the peak one a fair bit in places like the Arctic circle yea course you have
You never had a sportsman turn into a fireball or flare up on you? Yeah, right
NOPE !
and I worked in the petroleum industry for over 40 years so I do know about Naphtha AKA colemans fuel I worked with the stuff !!!!! and used panel wipe that is also Naphtha !
I will tell you again LACK OF PRESSURE CAUSES FLARE UPS in this country right pressure you wont have a problem I have fished PROPER winters both here and Europe never needed to use a pre heat paste never had any problems
I've used the peak one a fair bit in places like the Arctic circle yea course you have
In reply to Post #72
Cheers duggs.
Cheers duggs.
In reply to Post #72
cor blimey some heated comments here since i restarted the 1 year old thread!
@oldgeezer
RE: "I will tell you again LACK OF PRESSURE CAUSES FLARE UPS in this country right pressure you wont have a problem I have fished PROPER winters both here and Europe never needed to use a pre heat paste never had any problems"
if this is the case WHY THE HELL DON'T Coleman DESCRIBE this is there instructions??
BTW, NEVER owned a Coleman - but a mate bought one back in the late 80's and he and others had FLARE UPS (i even see it today)
thats why i used a paraffin stove for years - just EXCELLENT & CHEAP!
however i DON'T fish in sub-zero temps anymore , cos i'm getting on and still use a 80's waterlot bivvy!!!
RE: " there is F**k al daft about a Bulin stove as you put it these stoves are brilliant and for around £24 a very good buy AND will happily work in sub zero temps on butane !
as they have a pre heater pipe over the burner head you simply light the stove and then turn the gas can upside down and the stove will vaporise the liquid fuel into gas as its heated and run like its a summers day "
i do own a T4 with preheat pipe had it 4/5 years WORKS fine in WINTER if you use butane / propane mix canister -
what you state above using ONLY butane is interesting, so will this work also using an adaptor (£2 of ebay) AND those CHEAP butane canister 225g 3.99p 4 PACK from B&M ?
cor blimey some heated comments here since i restarted the 1 year old thread!
@oldgeezer
RE: "I will tell you again LACK OF PRESSURE CAUSES FLARE UPS in this country right pressure you wont have a problem I have fished PROPER winters both here and Europe never needed to use a pre heat paste never had any problems"
if this is the case WHY THE HELL DON'T Coleman DESCRIBE this is there instructions??
BTW, NEVER owned a Coleman - but a mate bought one back in the late 80's and he and others had FLARE UPS (i even see it today)
thats why i used a paraffin stove for years - just EXCELLENT & CHEAP!
however i DON'T fish in sub-zero temps anymore , cos i'm getting on and still use a 80's waterlot bivvy!!!
RE: " there is F**k al daft about a Bulin stove as you put it these stoves are brilliant and for around £24 a very good buy AND will happily work in sub zero temps on butane !
as they have a pre heater pipe over the burner head you simply light the stove and then turn the gas can upside down and the stove will vaporise the liquid fuel into gas as its heated and run like its a summers day "
i do own a T4 with preheat pipe had it 4/5 years WORKS fine in WINTER if you use butane / propane mix canister -
what you state above using ONLY butane is interesting, so will this work also using an adaptor (£2 of ebay) AND those CHEAP butane canister 225g 3.99p 4 PACK from B&M ?
In reply to Post #48
I THINK there is a way, thats why i posted the YT video, anyway @Panander has done it for years ...
still waiting for him to reply AND comment about the vidoe...OR can you or someone here post a link to the " previous thread.on refilling gas" THANKS!
I THINK there is a way, thats why i posted the YT video, anyway @Panander has done it for years ...
still waiting for him to reply AND comment about the vidoe...OR can you or someone here post a link to the " previous thread.on refilling gas" THANKS!