Primus ETA PackLite stove system

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After looking over the Primus ETA PackLite I offer these suggestions:

1. Eliminate all plastic dishes & substitute a light nylon stuffsack for articles to be stored in the pot. Use a Cool Whip bowl if ya like bowls. Been using one for decades.

2. Substitute an aluminum lid for the plastic one.

3. lighten the burner base W/ holes

4. So we REALLY need all that copper burner preheating tubing?? Other quality remote canister stoves don't require that much.

5. Invert the canister on a very lightweight stand for better cold weather cooking.

> 4. So we REALLY need all that copper burner preheating tubing?? Other quality
> remote canister stoves don't require that much.

The burner tube may be a little large, but I didn't think the preheat tube was that big. Besides, it's a bit hard to see how you could safely reduce the length of the preheat tube and still have it effective.

It's actually a fairly good stove.

Cheers

Thanks for the top shot of the burner Roger. I hadn't seen that in the manufacturer's photos. I guess Primus did lighten the burner stand quite a bit.

I like the PAckLite's serrated pot rests. I had to file small V notches in the wire pot rests of my MSR Dragonfly multi fuel stove.

The burner is quite different than that on my Primus-made Brunton Flex burner. I wonder why.

Eric

Hi Eric

> my Primus-made Brunton Flex burner.
Ahhh … are you sure about that?
The Brunton Flex is exactly the same stove as the Optimus Crux, and I have reason to believe these were made in a little Chinese factory …

A near identical version may be seen at
http://www.de-maritime.com/node/4

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