Stove of the Week: The Primus Omnifuel

[Hikin_Jim]

If you want a stove that runs like a Swiss watch, then the Primus Omnifuel is your stove. It's precision engineering at it's best. I mean this thing is a stovie's dream. Just look at that beautiful blue flame.


The pump's action is a smooth as silk. Everything fits together just so. This is one high end stove. But enough praise, let's take a look: Stove of the Week: The Primus Omnifuel

HJ

[lilbitmo]

I like the versatility of this one HJ too bad they haven't figured out a way to make it less bulky - the fact that it can burn so many fuels makes it ideal for travel to all places around the world - thanks for another great write up.

[Hikin_Jim]

I like the versatility of this one HJ too bad they haven't figured out a way to make it less bulky - the fact that it can burn so many fuels makes it ideal for travel to all places around the world - thanks for another great write up.

Yeah, it's a really great high-end stove. It really is smooth; very precision work. It can handle pretty much anything from the antarctic to the Sahara. It's a pretty cool stove.

HJ

[Dave G]

That is one sweet stove, HJ! Not sure why anyone would want to quiet it down, though--they would lose the Pavlovian conditioning effect. In cold weather, there's something comforting (and warming) about hearing a nice burner roar.

BTW, do you have any tricks for getting water of standard Coleman two-burner stoves? My scouts left the stoves out overnight in last weekend's rainstorm, the burners clogged up, and the pressure of the propane was not enough to blow the water out of the tiny orifices. After futzing with it for awhile, one or two jets lit and eventually the heat from those dried out the rest of the burner. Kind of a hassle when you're trying to cook breakfast in the rain.

[Hikin_Jim]

That is one sweet stove, HJ! Not sure why anyone would want to quiet it down, though--they would lose the Pavlovian conditioning effect. In cold weather, there's something comforting (and warming) about hearing a nice burner roar.

Aye, but it makes it a bit tough to hold a conversation. Actually though, the Omnifuel isn't bad as far a roarers go.

BTW, do you have any tricks for getting water of standard Coleman two-burner stoves? My scouts left the stoves out overnight in last weekend's rainstorm, the burners clogged up, and the pressure of the propane was not enough to blow the water out of the tiny orifices. After futzing with it for awhile, one or two jets lit and eventually the heat from those dried out the rest of the burner. Kind of a hassle when you're trying to cook breakfast in the rain.

In the field, there's not much more that you can do than what you did. If you had some denatured alcohol, you could always remove the fuel tank and burn some alcohol underneath things.

At home, disassembly and an air hose.

HJ