We have received this query from a Reader, and because it is very relevant I thought I would address it here in the Forum rather than in a PM.
I will outline my gear query.
We have very heavily used a Vargo Ti gas cannister stove for about 2 years (actually bought direct from Vargo by mail order).
The stove began to die as if insufficient gas. I have fixed this problem a few times over the years by simply hard blowing/sucking with the open regulator open. This only partially worked with the Vargo Ti & eventually not at all. I have used this technique on other stoves for other people mid trip.
At home I remove the jet – easy. It looked ropey.
So I tried to buy a new jet with no success. Vargo did not answer my request to buy a new jet. It must be the same jet as used in Kovea titanium stoves as basic stoves are identical ie must be millions around.
Q 1 – does any one have clogging jet problems for gas camping stoves & what do they do about it.
Q 2 – do people manage to buy new jets. I note the jet for MSR Pocket Rocket is different although also simple to remove.
I used an old Optimus hand pricker to push a big lump of cotton wool type gunk out of the jet body – clearly the source of the clog. A friend suggests this may be a jet internal filter of some sort.
Q 3 – comments welcome on this clog problem. In the interim, I was forced to buy a new stove.
Lou Darveniza
