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Old 13-01-13, 10:47 AM   #21
mikerj
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Default Re: Camping with an SV?

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Originally Posted by matt_rehm_hext View Post
Solid fuel hexi cooker, it's tiny when packed down and weighs very little.
I remeber using these maybe 27 years ago whilst on a Dartmoor camping weekend for the Duke Of Edinburgh award scheme. Small and light as you say, but the fuel is not as easily available as gas and petrol.

I took a Colemans petrol burner with me when I was touring europe for a couple of weeks, and it was a very powerful little cooker, and of course no problems with finding fuel for it. The only problem I had was my own fault; I inadvertently overfilled it, and managed to get massive (3 feet or so) flames spurting out the top of it, which singed my eyebrows a bit. It also stunk of petrol, even wrapped up in numerous carrier bags so don't pack it anywhere near your clothes.
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