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Vargo Titanium Converter or Hexagon Wood Stove
jpickett1968
0
Dec 7, 2015
I haven't found many videos on this stove combination. But my actual question is around pouring the alcohol into the middle hole. Does that need to be covered by a penny, as with most other alcohol stoves?
mindprofessor
1
Dec 15, 2015
jpickett1968I am nearly certain this design is like the Trangia, with a double inner wall.
Ronrude
4
Feb 18, 2016
jpickett1968No penny needed. The trick with this stove is you have to fill it all the way up to get it to prime or if you are using less than full, use a bottle cap with a couple of drops of alcohol in it. Check You Tube videos from Hiram Cook. He is not a fan of vargo stoves, but they really are a great stove. You ALWAYS have to use a wind screen unless you are using it in the hexagon.
Presumed_Lost
27
Mar 24, 2016
RonrudeI fooled with mine for a couple of hours one idle afternoon, and came up with the bottle cap primer thing, I think independently (unless I saw this and it registered only in my subconscious). Back in the day I used a Svea 123 for many years that required priming one way or another, it became second nature. The technique works great with this stove, zero problems getting it started with a less-than-full tank, but PLEASE be careful. My experiments were indoors, on a range. On the first try I had more than a few drops in the cap when I lit the primer and IMMEDIATELY, within two seconds, got a creaking sound. I assumed it was too fast/too soon to be boiling alcohol- wrong. Lit the jets and got a two-foot column of flame... no damage done, but a memorable experience indoors.
Ronrude
4
Mar 24, 2016
Presumed_LostI haven't tried the prime with this yet but have used it with others. It definitely doesn't take much.
Presumed_Lost
27
Mar 28, 2016
RonrudeI used the first metal bottle cap that came to hand- a Perrier screw-cap that's pretty deep. I didn't think I was putting much alcohol into it, but my guess was probably off partly because of its capacity. Seems like heating the tank from beneath is a WHOLE LOT more efficient than trying to heat it from inside.
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