Nearly had a bit of a disaster yesterday. Got set up for a day session and went to make a brew. Stove didn't seem to light properly and was very quiet. On inspection there seemed to be a kink in the gas hose, so without thinking I stupidly picked up the gas can to spin it round to take out the kink. Of course this sent liquified gas to the stove, with the pre heat tube not being hot enough to vapourise the the fuel it erupted in a fire ball. Obviously I dropped the can and realised that the hose was now on fire too, enveloping most of the can in flames. Panicking, I threw my tackle bag and chair out of the way, luckily there wasn't too much of a flame around the valve, so wrapping a towel around my hand was able to shut the valve. Disaster averted, but had that been inside, or even close to a bivvy it could have been a different story.
Good call mate. thank you for the heads up, i will check my 2 tonight. glad you are ok
Just received my replacement Bulin, and I think it's an improvement on my old one. The hose is much longer with a different connection into the pre heat tube, looks like it would be replaceable if needed, and the orientation of the hose relative to the ignition is different too.
thanks for the reminder mate appreciated. Well Done on getting through that in one piece god knows what i would have done.
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For a few weeks my Bulin t4 appeared to be losing pressure I thought it was the cold weather as it was early March. I then started to smell gas and also noticed a kink in the hose from the gas cannister to the stove. A bankside repair was to wrap some electrical tape around it which did the job. I was unable to change the hose so had to buy a new stove !
For a few weeks my Bulin t4 appeared to be losing pressure I thought it was the cold weather as it was early March. I then started to smell gas and also noticed a kink in the hose from the gas cannister to the stove. A bankside repair was to wrap some electrical tape around it which did the job. I was unable to change the hose so had to buy a new stove !
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I was able to pull the hose off the stove using pliers, it's just a "barbed" bayonet fitting, but couldn't find a suitable replacement. I'm not sure if the crimped end is to hold the hose onto the bayonet or just to hold the braided outer sheath in position.
I was able to pull the hose off the stove using pliers, it's just a "barbed" bayonet fitting, but couldn't find a suitable replacement. I'm not sure if the crimped end is to hold the hose onto the bayonet or just to hold the braided outer sheath in position.
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I had a spare stove which didn't work properly so was going to use the hose from that one ! But couldn't see how to remove the hoses so that they would be safe in the future! Maybe I'll try in the future if the same happens again, saying that I'd had the original stove 10 years and cost me around £14 back then so can't really complain , especially as I fush at least two nights a week!
I had a spare stove which didn't work properly so was going to use the hose from that one ! But couldn't see how to remove the hoses so that they would be safe in the future! Maybe I'll try in the future if the same happens again, saying that I'd had the original stove 10 years and cost me around £14 back then so can't really complain , especially as I fush at least two nights a week!
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This is the exact reason I moved over to a trangia spirit stove, haven't looked back since.
This is the exact reason I moved over to a trangia spirit stove, haven't looked back since.
Yes Trangia spirit stove set for me as well, safe and nothing to go wrong.
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>>>Trangia spirit stove, safe and nothing to go wrong.<<<
Not quiet exactly correct, they also can be dangerous. Apart from accidentally kicking them over which I have done and its gone up in a ball of flame, you can get the "Blue Flame of Death" that rarely gets mentioned.
Basically what happens is, if you are using the Trangia in your Bivvy, Van etc and you leave it to stand, lid off the burner and its filled whilst you look for your lighter or do something else. Over a period of time, the vapour will "Flow" out of the burner, spread across the floor with it being heavier than air and when you light it, a very light blue flame witll pass over the floor and anything easy to light, like paper etc, will ignite.
In bright light, you will not see it happening, but in the dark, it can be quiet spectacular with the blue flame spreading outwards igniting dust particles etc in its way. I have had it happen to me twice over the years that I have seen in the dark and its quiet perturbing to see the flame go around your legs and under the bedchair, but, its probably happened in the day time too and I have not seen it.
So always ensure you don't leave the burner open unlit for too long before you light it in a place where it is not drafty etc.
>>>Trangia spirit stove, safe and nothing to go wrong.<<<
Not quiet exactly correct, they also can be dangerous. Apart from accidentally kicking them over which I have done and its gone up in a ball of flame, you can get the "Blue Flame of Death" that rarely gets mentioned.
Basically what happens is, if you are using the Trangia in your Bivvy, Van etc and you leave it to stand, lid off the burner and its filled whilst you look for your lighter or do something else. Over a period of time, the vapour will "Flow" out of the burner, spread across the floor with it being heavier than air and when you light it, a very light blue flame witll pass over the floor and anything easy to light, like paper etc, will ignite.
In bright light, you will not see it happening, but in the dark, it can be quiet spectacular with the blue flame spreading outwards igniting dust particles etc in its way. I have had it happen to me twice over the years that I have seen in the dark and its quiet perturbing to see the flame go around your legs and under the bedchair, but, its probably happened in the day time too and I have not seen it.
So always ensure you don't leave the burner open unlit for too long before you light it in a place where it is not drafty etc.
Trangia....one of the most versatile systems and cook sets you can buy
Used mine since I was in the scouts then a scout leader, I could buy any stove literally the best out ,but...all things considered they're very good are Trangias ..
You have to learn how to use them ..and understand the simmer ring ..nothing to break or malfunction just simplicity, worst thing you can do is forget your bio or meths ..
Used mine since I was in the scouts then a scout leader, I could buy any stove literally the best out ,but...all things considered they're very good are Trangias ..
You have to learn how to use them ..and understand the simmer ring ..nothing to break or malfunction just simplicity, worst thing you can do is forget your bio or meths ..