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With the ExpressSpider, PRIMUS introduces a very lightweight, remote cartridge stove.

Weighing under 200g, it has a small pack size, yet is strong enough for big pans. Naturally, it offers the advantage of all remote cartridge stoves: with its low centre of gravity it's very stable. No spilt soup while stirring. Plus, its pre-heating tube makes the ExpressSpider suitable for winter use: the cartridge can even be turned upside down without flaring up. It really is a very safe and stable stove.

Typically for PRIMUS, it's manufactured with a premium state-of-the-art finish in materials like stainless steel & brass.

Distributed in the UK by Rosker, see the range and stockists at: http://www.rosker.com/cgi-bin/range/range.pl?Primus

In reply to Rosker:

Looks good but when compacted does it fit inside the Eta Express pan?

In reply to Rosker:
And how exactly, do you adjust the flame when the canister is upside down, carefully balance on that knob???

Looks like a pretty cr@p design to me

In reply to stupot:

He was pointing out that it wont flare even if you feed it liquid, not offering suggestions for general usage.

That could be handy if it is very cold anyway.

In reply to stupot:


Not only that, but in liquid feed gas stoves, it's better to have the valve at the stove end, after the pre-heat tube, so that you can control the gas, rather than liquid flow.

David, I'm not sure there's a lot of point to having a pre-heat tube on a winter gas stove that won't take a liquid feed; the whole problem with gas stoves in winter is that the gas pressure is too low to drive adequate gas flow (and, with a mixed butane/propane gas, the lower boiling point propane comes off preferentially, leaving you with a nearly useless cylinder of butane; at worst, about 70% of the initial mass...).

Using a liquid feed allows the low pressure to drive liquid out of the cylinder, where it is then evaporated in the pre-heat tube. Having a liquid feed also prevents the fractional distillation problem, so the performance of the stove doesn't change as the cylinder is used, as it largely retains its original 70/30 butane/propane mix.

In reply to captain paranoia:


It's helpful to have a valve at the canister end too, otherwise a number of problems can occur...