[pct-l] Stoves, stoves and more stoves....

[Tortoise]

I finally remember the Svea-123 stove. Never had much problem starting it. Just be generous what priming white gas and open the valve just before the priming flame dies out. I did appreciate the silence when at last I turned the noisy thing off.

Tortoise

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On Jan 19, 2013, at 7:07, Palomino <palomino.pct at gmail.com> wrote:

> This little gem made me spew my coffee. So funny and so true. Thanks for
> the laugh and RIP to the "flb"!
> 
> Palomino
> 
> Steel-Eye wrote:
> 
> For a while back in the ‘60s I hiked with an old SVEA-123 stove; it being
> about the lightest gas stove available at the time.  That fussy little
> bitch provided me with two of the best moments of the day: First, when it
> actually decided to start, and finally when I shut off its incessant
> hissing and once again could enjoy the peace and quiet of the wilderness.
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