Looking for car stove advice

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Re: Looking for car stove advice

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For those that are interested in the No12:

https://somecampingstoves.com/2017/04/1 ... kero-only/

HTH
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Useful, Thanks Pseud.


On a related note, is the No 2 (modified) petrol or kero?
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ForgeCorvus wrote: Fri May 16, 2025 2:20 pm On a related note, is the No 2 (modified) petrol or kero?
Petrol. They were designed to run on kero or diesel
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OK, I succumbed...... I'm now the owner of three No12's :oops:

In my defence, I'm only keeping one and I'll flip the other two (eBay prices are around £250 for untested ones..... Some of which could be missing parts! ).
I'll check seals and do a test burn on the ones I'm letting go so hopefully I'll get a decent price and mine will be nearly free ;)


I've found Classic Stove Forum, any other suggestions where I can find info about these beasties?
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Nice one, yep mix and match, that's how I got my Trangias to almost new.

Classic Stove Forum should have all your answers, and of course Youtube.

Happy Tinkering. :mrgreen:
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If you get fed up with the noise, the silent burner caps available on ebay are well regarded and very effective. But I prefer the full acoustic experience!
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Just had a test burn on one...... Absolute Beast.
If I'm reading the serial numbers right, I've got two '04's and an '05...... Or at least thats when the cases entered stores.

It seems I have two with dicky Non-return valves, its very difficult to push them home and lock them even when the fuel cap is off.
I'm away this weekend (and taking the Monster with me for tea-duty) but I think I can fix this issue (CCS forum to the rescue), I'll update when they're fixed.... If only to show off.

From what I've seen so far, I think they are a great stove. Built like the tanks that carried them, simple to use and easier to get going then my paraffin blowtorch.... Price was the only problem, but I got lucky.
I can buy kero from a pump at one of my local petrol stations, I've got a couple of gallons of meths and bio-eth and Monster will eat diesel too.

Snow: I like the fact that it sounds like a doodlebug when its running at full whack
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You've opened a Rabbit hole now

Optimus 45
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Vapalux Lamps
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Optimus 111T cooking in the back
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The roar when all going is like RAF Cottismore :mrgreen:
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pseudonym wrote: Thu May 22, 2025 8:32 pm You've opened a Rabbit hole now

Optimus 45

Optimus and Eagle.JPG

Vapalux Lamps

Brass (5).JPG

Optimus 111T cooking in the back

Brass (10).JPG

The roar when all going is like RAF Cottismore :mrgreen:
Nice 8-)
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Yorkshire Andy wrote: Thu May 22, 2025 8:57 pm Nice 8-)
Only have the 45 now. :(

No need when you sell your Lavuu and take up hammocking.
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