Folding Stove: Have you seen this kind? Please see Photos

WavesOnTheShore · May 1st, 2008, 23:08

Hi Everybody,
I need some help. I bought a small stove - foldable - at a flea market sale in Delhi about a year back.
However, I am not sure what fuel it uses. It did not have any instructions within it.
If somebody could tell me if they've seen anything like this before and whether they knew what fuel(Kerosene? Spirit?) can be used in it I would be grateful.

Thanks a tonne already!
Anj

Nick-H · May 1st, 2008, 23:21

What a neat thing

.

Does it have a pump to pressurise the fuel?

My bet is on kerosene, but I don't know.

Sama · May 1st, 2008, 23:24

like nick, I don't know either, but maybe propane? because it looks like a propane camping stove as one would use in the US. maybe one attaches a tube to that small tank that then attaches to a seperate propane tank.

Nick-H · May 1st, 2008, 23:30

Kerosene is the fuel of India, next down from propane and next up from wood (or cow dung) stoves.

But propane stoves surely wouldn't have a tank? No point in there being a reservoir of the stuff when all that is needed is a gas bottle and regulator. It would add greatly to the danger of a gas stove!

WavesOnTheShore · May 1st, 2008, 23:32

Nopes.. cant find any kind of to pump.
It has some inscription on the black knob which looks like Russian or some language like that.

Sama · May 1st, 2008, 23:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

It would add greatly to the danger of a gas stove!

uh...this is india, remember?

don't forget I've seen the electrical setup in your bathroom!

mine was just a wild guess!

and kersosene would seem more dangerous to me than propane....

WavesOnTheShore · May 1st, 2008, 23:37

btw... this is certainly not India Made. Just to clarify.

Darmabum · May 1st, 2008, 23:53

could be either white gas (as we call it here in the states) or kerosene. Looks like an old Primus, or of that ilk . . . maybe look for "Made in . . . " information. A made in India tag may suggest kerosene usage, while if made in England or the like, white gas may be the fuel.
Newer multi-fuel stoves - ones that burn either white gas, kerosene or even gasoline have removable jets that need to be changed as the fuel used changes. Kerosene requires a larger diameter jet.

machadinha · May 2nd, 2008, 00:03

You tried asking at a shop that deals in household apparatuses and preferably fuels? (I'm sure some Delhi handyman could work it around to accommodate any fuel you want!) We still have shops like that here dealing in gas and petroleum canisters and lamps and stoves and heaters etc., I'd be surprised if India wouldn't have many more.

It looks like a nifty contraption indeed

johnyoga2 · May 2nd, 2008, 00:46

IT'S AN OPTIMUS, OR IS MODELED AFTER ONE. Check their sight. Looks like the Hiker.

praks · May 2nd, 2008, 00:46

I had a similar one, bought in Nepal, which used kerosene(paraffin) but there are some types which use petrol or white gas. If you bought it in Delhi, it will most likely use kerosene. Take care while using it as it is not very stable.

WavesOnTheShore · May 2nd, 2008, 00:53

Thanks everybody!
john ur right. it is an Optimus 8R.
check out these links
http://www.pbase.com/mad_monte1/image/57053259
http://www.trailspace.com/gear/optimus/8r/review/11193/

I wonder if this one is in working condition! I'm surely going to try.

Thanks a tonne!

Kingfisher · May 2nd, 2008, 00:54

It looks like a knock-off of an R8 Primus (which used white gas for fuel). Check out the link as the pictures look similar and the explanation in the second post ring true. If there is no pump on the tank, it is likely also a white gas model as I'm pretty sure a kerosene/parafin model would require pumping in addition to priming.

http://www.clubtread.com/gear/produc...ers ionid=574

Sama · May 2nd, 2008, 20:09

excuse my ignorance, but what is white gas? butane?
(sorry, just never heard that phrase and I am curious.)

Nick-H · May 2nd, 2008, 20:27

Pardon mine too --- I was just returning to the thread to ask exactly the same thing!

May 1st, 2008, 23:08	#1
WavesOnTheShore Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 9	Folding Stove: Have you seen this kind? Please see Photos Hi Everybody, I need some help. I bought a small stove - foldable - at a flea market sale in Delhi about a year back. However, I am not sure what fuel it uses. It did not have any instructions within it. If somebody could tell me if they've seen anything like this before and whether they knew what fuel(Kerosene? Spirit?) can be used in it I would be grateful. Thanks a tonne already! Anj Attached Thumbnails

May 1st, 2008, 23:21	#2
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,863	What a neat thing . Does it have a pump to pressurise the fuel? My bet is on kerosene, but I don't know. __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

May 1st, 2008, 23:24	#3
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,354	like nick, I don't know either, but maybe propane? because it looks like a propane camping stove as one would use in the US. maybe one attaches a tube to that small tank that then attaches to a seperate propane tank. __________________ *My India, 2005-2008* BE THE REVOLUTION

May 1st, 2008, 23:53	#8
Darmabum Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: in the mountains of Idaho Posts: 794	Look like an antique . . . could be either white gas (as we call it here in the states) or kerosene. Looks like an old Primus, or of that ilk . . . maybe look for "Made in . . . " information. A made in India tag may suggest kerosene usage, while if made in England or the like, white gas may be the fuel. Newer multi-fuel stoves - ones that burn either white gas, kerosene or even gasoline have removable jets that need to be changed as the fuel used changes. Kerosene requires a larger diameter jet. __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure - Marianne Williamson

May 2nd, 2008, 00:03	#9
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,571	You tried asking at a shop that deals in household apparatuses and preferably fuels? (I'm sure some Delhi handyman could work it around to accommodate any fuel you want!) We still have shops like that here dealing in gas and petroleum canisters and lamps and stoves and heaters etc., I'd be surprised if India wouldn't have many more. It looks like a nifty contraption indeed __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

May 1st, 2008, 23:30	#4
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,863	Kerosene is the fuel of India, next down from propane and next up from wood (or cow dung) stoves. But propane stoves surely wouldn't have a tank? No point in there being a reservoir of the stuff when all that is needed is a gas bottle and regulator. It would add greatly to the danger of a gas stove!

May 1st, 2008, 23:32	#5
WavesOnTheShore Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 9	Nopes.. cant find any kind of to pump. It has some inscription on the black knob which looks like Russian or some language like that.

May 1st, 2008, 23:37	#7
WavesOnTheShore Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 9	btw... this is certainly not India Made. Just to clarify.

May 2nd, 2008, 00:46	#10
johnyoga2 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 62	IT'S AN OPTIMUS, OR IS MODELED AFTER ONE. Check their sight. Looks like the Hiker.

May 2nd, 2008, 00:46	#11
praks Senile Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 316	I had a similar one, bought in Nepal, which used kerosene(paraffin) but there are some types which use petrol or white gas. If you bought it in Delhi, it will most likely use kerosene. Take care while using it as it is not very stable.

May 2nd, 2008, 00:53	#12
WavesOnTheShore Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 9	Thanks people! Thanks everybody! john ur right. it is an Optimus 8R. check out these links http://www.pbase.com/mad_monte1/image/57053259 http://www.trailspace.com/gear/optimus/8r/review/11193/ I wonder if this one is in working condition! I'm surely going to try. Thanks a tonne!

May 2nd, 2008, 00:54	#13
Kingfisher slow typing member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: west coast canada Posts: 109	It looks like a knock-off of an R8 Primus (which used white gas for fuel). Check out the link as the pictures look similar and the explanation in the second post ring true. If there is no pump on the tank, it is likely also a white gas model as I'm pretty sure a kerosene/parafin model would require pumping in addition to priming. http://www.clubtread.com/gear/produc...ers ionid=574

May 2nd, 2008, 20:09	#14
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,354	excuse my ignorance, but what is white gas? butane? (sorry, just never heard that phrase and I am curious.)

May 2nd, 2008, 20:27	#15
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,863	Pardon mine too --- I was just returning to the thread to ask exactly the same thing!

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