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Does anyone use these stoves anymore? What's the best fuel for them these days?

Thanks

Gordon

In reply to Gordon Burgess-Parker: probably unleaded petrol as they used to run on two star petrol. You could also run it on coleman fuel at £8 per litre.

In reply to Gordon Burgess-Parker:

I've used unleaded, benzin (so called white gasoline) and Coleman fuel. Coleman and white gas burn better and you can control the flame for simmering etc. With unleaded you have to have the stove running at full blast. It also has all sorts of additives which means it soots up something rotten. The Optimus site has a warning about using unleaded because of potential carcinogenic effects.

Any pure benzin will do the job and it is a damn sight cheaper than coleman - which you can't always get - eg. in Scandanavia.

you wont go wrong with methalated spirits. but i gaurantee you will get looked up and down from the pharmacist.

In reply to Gordon Burgess-Parker:

meths in a pressure stove? Ha ha Ha!

In reply to Gordon:

No methalated spirits in the Svea 123!!! Use petrol or white gas... great stoves!