great video, takes me back to 1950s having a picnic with my family. thank you
@GrumpyTim
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jennifer, they are a rather ikonic item, and so many people will have used them on family outings / camping trips / school trips and the like - there's something really pleasing about the sound of the stove too. Cheers for watching.
@Ferdybroom
Жыл бұрын
there is a sort of self-deprecating tongue in cheek aura around this video, which I found irresistible, besides a beautifully constructed and well narrated storyline. Oh, and now I come to think of it, I now know how to light my own flea market Primus stove. Which was the entire reason I looked for this video in the first place. Top marks. What next? How to build your own supermassive Black Hole in the garden? I can hardly wait.
@GrumpyTim
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Ferdybroom, glad you liked it, it's a cracking little stove and regularly makes us bacon sarnies, not to mention cooking Christmas lunch on that stove plus my vintage Weedex stove out in the shed - it just had to be done!!!!! I did have the non return valve at the bottom of the pump fail last year, usually these can simply be replaced using the appropriate tool to reach down to the bottom of the pump barrel and unscrew the valve, but mine was stuck solid and in the end it just sheard off while still stuck in the barrel. I then had the scary task of unsoldering the entire pump barrel and removing it so I could attack the valve from the other side - it needed quite a bit of heat to unsolder it, but too much and all the other soldered joints would fall apart, so I was a bit nervous. Soldering it back in was far easier and happily we're now back in business with a new valve.
@nedrajess7037
Ай бұрын
What a terrific find! Beautiful piece of kit. Thank you for sharing.
@GrumpyTim
Ай бұрын
Cheers Nedra, it's a lovely little thing and the sound is so soothing as you cook your food. Since I made the video, the non return valve in the bottom of the pump failed - usually you can replace these with the correct tool, but even with that tool it wouldn't budge, so I had to un solder the entire pump, replace the valve and re-solder the complete pump back into the body - it was a bit of a daunting project, but it worked and the stove is back working again.
@radiogagag9352
2 жыл бұрын
Great storytelling, I enjoy your humour very much!
@GrumpyTim
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Radio GaGag, I'm never sure how much of my attempted humour gets noticed, so I'm glad someone has spotted it. That stove is such a fun thing to use - it'll be out again this weekend for a bit of al fresco dining. Thanks for watching.
@DavidFlowerOfficial
2 жыл бұрын
What a great kit. I remember seeing things like this in my grandad's shed (it was one of those sheds that had a bit of everything, just in case😂) Great video mate 🖖
@GrumpyTim
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I bet most of our Grandads had one of these in their shed.....just in case......along with salt for the ice, ant powder, wasp and fly spray, various garden potions etc etc - I just love looking in old sheds!!! And you wouldn't believe just how good baked beans taste when cooked on one of these. Cheers for watching.
@DavidFlowerOfficial
2 жыл бұрын
@@GrumpyTim Haha, sounds about right. Add a bag of bonemeal a huge concrete garden roller and copious amounts of Jeyes Fluid and you perfectly described my grandad's shed 😂 Have a great day, Tim👍
@GrumpyTim
2 жыл бұрын
Oh good heavens, I'd forgotten about the bag of bonemeal, it had "that smell" - there was always a tin of Brasso somewhere, and of course, the ubiquitous can of 3 in 1 oil!!!
@8teillumin
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video Tim…
@GrumpyTim
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Chris, you can't beat a nice hot beverage, cooked miles away from anywhere!!!! particularly when using a paraffin stove, it's just more of an event doing it that way.
@8teillumin
2 жыл бұрын
@@GrumpyTim do love a good brew when out and about but boiling water on such a classic bit of kit is just sublime.
@GrumpyTim
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that stove has had quite a bit of use since I got it - it's just so much fun!!!
@mentonish
6 ай бұрын
My dad used an old metal biscuit tin as a shield against the wind
@GrumpyTim
6 ай бұрын
Ah, that would work rather well John, and it could double up to carry some cooking utensils etc - I'm sure there will be a biscuit tin somewhere around the house that I can repurpose for that job.
@stephanehache9426
Жыл бұрын
Nice video! Love old stove and Nice Iron Maiden t-shirt.
@GrumpyTim
Жыл бұрын
Hi Stéphane, there is something deeply satisfying about using an old stove like this - the lighting procedure, the smell, and that soundtrack too. I don't know how, but I was totally unaware of that track by Iron Maiden until you just mentioned it - my t-shirt was bought at Portmeirion, where they filmed the original TV series featuring Patrick McGoohan, I had no idea that Iron Maiden had done a track using some of the intro section from the TV programme - I've learned something new today, thanks.
@ohjajohh
2 жыл бұрын
That's a great way to make coffee! And I really like those camera shots
@GrumpyTim
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers ohjajohh, I wasn't sure how it would turn out while I was filming it, the light was a bit harsh for my liking, but it worked out ok - mostly shot using a Chinon 28mm f2.8 and 55mm f1.7, with just a couple of clips using my Samyang 100mm macro. Cheers for watching.
@rickywrenn
2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Glad for your explanation at end on vaporization tubes. I cheat to get my Svea123r stove going as I do not like the process of using spirits to heat up the tubes due to spilling or the smut/discoloration from that process. I use a small butane or propane torch to heat them up fast then light the burner. If it does not light or has a yellow flame, I apply more heat to the tubes or tank and watch the flame turn blue. It is a very clean and fast process for the Svea123r stove and suspect it might work on other stoves. Of course, make sure the caps are on tight first without leaks. I know this method is not for the purest, but, it is another viable option for pressurization if needed. Just be sure that you back the heat off to not degrade the connections that are bonded. You really don’t need much heat.
@GrumpyTim
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Ricky, that's a neat way of firing up one of these stoves quickly - it might take a little of the romance away from the procedure (if you're into that kind of thing). As you say, you wouldn't want to go too mad with a very hot flame but apart from that it's a neat method. I must admit that I'm a bit of a fan of the entire lighting process and I've used my stove most weekends since I made this video - until last week when the non return valve in the pump failed - haven't had time to fix it yet, but I will do soon. Cheers for watching
@grandfrancisco9629
Жыл бұрын
Хороший агрегат! 🔥💪
@GrumpyTim
Жыл бұрын
Это здорово, не правда ли - я даже использовал эту плиту, чтобы приготовить свой рождественский обед в прошлом году, просто чтобы быть немного другим. It's great isn't it - I even used that stove to cook my Christmas lunch last year, just to be a bit different.
@stevenclarke5606
Жыл бұрын
I have a suspicion that the great outdoors might have been your back garden.
@GrumpyTim
Жыл бұрын
It wasn't too far from home!!! One day I'll try it out in a really remote location...... Cheers for watching.
@BensWorkshop
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't either see or pay attention to the notification when the video came out... Sorry. Great little stove. However you are a heretic for making coffee not tea! ;)
@GrumpyTim
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Ben, the original thumbnail was good in theory but rather anonymous in practice, so would have been easy to overlook. The MkII thumbnail is better, but I still don't love it. I figured I'd be in trouble for not making tea, but I'd only have done it wrong if I had made tea!!! Plus I do rather love my coffee...... I used the stove to cook bacon sandwiches yesterday - scrummy.
@BensWorkshop
2 жыл бұрын
@@GrumpyTim We can all get behind a good bacon sandwich! ;)
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