Primus No 100 - Vintage Kerosene Stove

Primus No 100 - Vintage Kerosene Stove - Check This Stove Out!

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Жыл бұрын

I've gotten into vintage stoves more and more in the last year, and one of the first type of stoves I became curious about was kerosene stoves. I picked one up on eBay, cleaned it up, and now I'll share it with you guys!
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@hammockdweller Жыл бұрын

Nice. About 50 years ago, I was a boy scout and we used these kind of stoves to cook. It was a real pleasure to take them apart and clean them.

@awatt Жыл бұрын

Same here.

@troyjenkins3886 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing,vintage things are awesome.My Wife and I always say we have young hearts but vintage souls.

@ernieschatz3783 Жыл бұрын

Bleeding the pressure off isn't only for shutting down the stove. You can bleed off some of the pressure to get the stove to simmer, then maintain that with an occasional half pump.

@1LRLRG Жыл бұрын

A good site with info is Classic Camp Stoves. a good site with info on all sorts of stoves

@SpaceExplorer31 Жыл бұрын

Classic Camp Stoves is an excellent forum to find out this information on old stoves. And new of course

@bill8384 Жыл бұрын

Reminds me a lot of a SVEA 123!🙂

@iamrocketray 11 ай бұрын

Different technology, the SVEA 123 doesn't have a pump it uses the heat to keep the pressure up and it burns White Gas(Naphtha) whereas The Optimus/Primus uses paraffin(kerosene) But both designs go back over 100 years. Bonus is no littering the countryside with empty gas canisters!

@louie4316 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see your back, Congrats on that great Primus stove. One thing about these old classics is that you could never just have one...next I see an Optimus 111 Kerosene stove in your near future

@Weyni77 5 күн бұрын

Beautiful. You must look around you will be able to find rubber "feet" . It don't slip that easy and looks better.

@jeffdavis7912 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing and glad to see you back.

@C.Earl77 Жыл бұрын

glad to see you back!! wicked cool stove you have there! Thanks for the share

@20Hikecdt23 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! A real blessing to see you back. I always enjoy your presentations. Always interesting.

@nvalley Жыл бұрын

Ernie so glad to see you making videos because you feel like it and not to appease the algorithm!

@kenwezeman7827 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining and demonstrating how it works. I've seen people refer to these stoves in videos, but never saw anything in detail before.

@brianmccann666 Жыл бұрын

Solid Fuel cubes and stoves Coghlan's has a AMAZON 144 fuel cubes for $30.00.... Coghlan solid fuel Stove $11.00. Great cost. Easy to store. Ziplock bag full of fuel cubes. Your old vids on solid fuel stoves are great.

@mulreid Жыл бұрын

Happy your back with a new video.

@marvcarey6815 Жыл бұрын

Great to see you back Ernie. Cool vintage video.

@jplamb77 Жыл бұрын

Great to see You again Ernie,,,, Between you and David C. ,, Y’all could easily open up a museum. Blessings to You,,, Joshua

@xandersycuan345 Жыл бұрын

Another great video! Glad you’re back Ernie!

@awatt Жыл бұрын

I have an "Optimus 96." The main body is 4" x 1 1/2" It's nice little thing. Puts out a lot of heat but just a bit too heavy for backpacking. I used it when fishing and on the occasional picnic. You are missing a trick. By letting out pressure with the valve control you can get a pretty good simer or a low flame for frying. Another tip is don't put the legs on untill it's well and truly burning as they get in the way. There's also a tool that is needed to clean the jet nozzle as it can soot up. It does that a lot on mine. I couldn't find any so made my own from some beer can and a single strand of bicycle brake cable. Relighting after clearing can be interesting as you get a bit of a pop and minor fireball.

@peetsnort Жыл бұрын

Mine is the old one and the previous owner was dirty. I flushed the tank but the head was all bits of carbon. So ran a tank of premium v shell diesel and its sorted. Runs a little cooler than paraffin

@starlingblack814 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dr. Ernie for the video. That is one good looking stove. Kind of like a classic car.

@geoffreyford2498 Жыл бұрын

Nice to see you back Ernie 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@mikevandebunt811 Жыл бұрын

Interestingly, there are copies of this stove currently being made in India. I don't know if they're part compatible. I expect them to be well made, because they are made for daily use in areas with limited or unreliable electric power. The fun in stove collecting is getting an old stove up and running, but it's interesting to see these available "new."

@12knots Жыл бұрын

I ordered one, it took a month and a half to get it! Love it though!

@genewentz9906 Жыл бұрын

You did a fantastic job restoring the stove, nice hobby to have, enjoy your video content

@life-outdoors Жыл бұрын

I admire your patience to avoid the fireball. I shared my 1950's Primus with you a couple of years ago. I'll have to do a boil test and weigh the fuel used. I remember it was very fast, heavy and messy. I still love it.

@peetsnort Жыл бұрын

Instead of alcohol I use a cigar shape hip flask with a fiberglass wick and chafer fuel to preheat. Then just screw the flask cap on to snuff. Lasts longer than the alcohol

@fredramirez4547 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been binge watching your videos as I’ve been looking for a stove just for heating up water for coffee when we go camping. I originally only wanted a Coleman stove and I picked up a very good condition 508 with the case, but after seeing this video I picked up an Optimus No 45…can’t wait to fire them both up and glad to hear you are back. I also picked up a Stanley French press because of your video so please keep up the good work!! 👍

@synappticuser5669 Жыл бұрын

Such memories. That roar coming off the hill and into the bothy and handed a mug of tea while the mince and tatties were cooking. Best Wishes from Scotland. MacIntyre.

@scetis Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you back Ernie! Thanks for the great review. That’s a beautiful stove- good job on the restoration! As for future videos, it would be great if you could pick up a Coleman 520 from World War II. An amazing little stove that seems pretty hard to find.

@mikeplummer8904 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see that you’re back.

@android61242 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@FreeSpeech1959 7 ай бұрын

Very classy. Beautiful stove. A work of art.

@WIZ-IN-PA Жыл бұрын

Hey Ernie! Hope you are doing well. Another great video. Love the Primus.

@pauljohnson1129 Жыл бұрын

Great video Ernie thank you

@nickprague1481 Жыл бұрын

St Pauls Merchantile has a nice replica of this stove, although I'm not sure where its made. Between the pump and valve it allows good flame regulation for cooking. Great video as usual.

@josedepina161 Жыл бұрын

Glad you are back ! Lets go

@redsorgum Жыл бұрын

Hey, Doc, I definitely like these old school stoves. ✌️🇺🇸

@user9b2 Жыл бұрын

It looks pretty cool 👍

@2fast2beat36 Жыл бұрын

That is very cool. I enjoyed watching this video. Amazing stove.

@stevenensminger5737 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful stove

@Brian-yx5vo Жыл бұрын

Welcome back👍👍

@melchurch3019 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ernie, that's a cool stove. I grew up with Coleman white gas stoves and never heard of Kerosene stoves. When you were lighting the stove I kept hearing "Highway to the Danger Zone" in my head. Glad you've got the lighting sequence down pat.

@oddball7483 Жыл бұрын

My family have used these stoves since the fifties. The silence after use was greatly appreciated. The addition of a windshield around the burner, together with a silencer and support plate made these an efficient, economic reliable picnic/camping stove. Today's paraffin is of low quality which causes some problems. I still use a Valor 64C cooker as back up for when the utilities fail to supply power.

@wemcal 10 ай бұрын

Great video and great information… awesome stove

@Bloated_Tony_Danza Жыл бұрын

Classic camp stoves that I love: Primus 210 ("modern" primus 100), Optimus 8r with pump/ Soviet PT-2 clone (cool svea 123r alternatives) optimus 111T (triple fuel stove, like $500 yikes) BAT 45/2 (east german, looks like a landmine) Shmelb 1, 2, and 4 (Soviet powerhouses S4=1Kg+) Enders 9060 series (German military) These are my favorite classic camp stoves, by that i mean they are excellent to actually cook a real meal on, and great for picnics. Robust, reliable, and some are very beautiful. There are literally 1000+ different types of classic camp stoves from all over the world, its quite a rabbit hole. Very fun hobby if you ask me

@josephhammett9440 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see your videos. Hope your doing well.

@beyond990 Жыл бұрын

We had these in my scout unit when i was young, i still have one kicking around at my dad's i think, they are great and just work, even if they are a bit bulky.

@drunkonkerosene Жыл бұрын

Nice 👍 I got a smaller camping stove that's similar in function (Primus 210). Love its simplicity.

@gallowaystx Жыл бұрын

Welcome back

@mikehammons2829 Жыл бұрын

Great video, Ernie. Its always good to see you. Do you happen to have anything representative of what Shackleton used on the famous Antarctic crossing attempt? Those primus stoves don't get the credit they deserve for assisting in their survival.

@paulfollo8172 Жыл бұрын

Very cool stove! 👍

@BinManSays87 Жыл бұрын

I love these kinds of stoves my Optimus n°96 is the only stove I ever take out into the hills because I know it'll just run no matter what and honestly when it looks that pretty who even cares about weight, I'm just glad I got mine when I did because a quick look at eBay is shocking (I could use a proper folding windshield too)

@tylerw.9100 Жыл бұрын

Really cool stove! I have a vintage Coleman kerosene lantern that operates the same way with the spirit cup pre heater.

@baginatora Жыл бұрын

Those stoves are the safest type of pressure stoves IMO. I have a Svea 105 with a silent burner- it's a thing of beauty :)

@buzzboykin9982 Жыл бұрын

Really like your vintage videos. I stick with Coleman, but appreciate seeing some of the different ones out there.

@northwind7409 Жыл бұрын

That is one cool-looking stove. Bit of a twist on your history account - I have an Optimus Model 80 that I picked up new back in the '70s. Maybe a Ford/Mercury kind of thing. The instructions call it a gasoline stove. Your basic vertical roarer. No pump. Just open the valve a bit and warm the tank with your hands until the depression fills with fuel. Keep the fun reviews coming.

@kenneth6731 Жыл бұрын

Very nice

@jackvoss5841 Жыл бұрын

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you. Welcome back! Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

@garywood702 Жыл бұрын

I came across one of the Coleman white gas burners many years ago. It was in rough shape and was given to me. The date on the stove indicated it was from the 70s. Seals were dried out and the fins on the burner head were clogged with rust as it had been sitting outside for a few years. I took it apart cleaned the fins, reassembled them, bought a seal replacement kit and installed it. Put some fuel in it. Pumped it up and it fired right up! I have a modern manufacture Coleman stove of similar design and I have to say, that I think the 70s version works better. But perhaps I'm biased about that belief due to the sweat equity invested in restoring the older stove.

@nickprague1481 Жыл бұрын

I would consider that solder line a character mark.

@shinysidedown9090 Жыл бұрын

And its' dependable! An earlier model, of this stove, went to the South Pole with Amundsen, in 1911. His mentor, Fridtjof Nasen, began using this stove on his attempt to reach the North Pole, and developed the "Nansen Cooker" to maximze its' abilities. Nansen is the historical person I would choose to have dinner with!

@pattiannepascual Жыл бұрын

I will be looking for one or something similar.Good backup for my propane stove.

@alanlansdell7533 Жыл бұрын

Soldering is perfect 🙂 If it don't leak it's fixed.

@baddonkey6876 Жыл бұрын

I'm reading a book by Dan Simmons called Abominable and it is set in 1925, they are at camp 2 on Everest and a blizzard has hit, they are having trouble lighting a Primus stove, meaning they could die without melting snow for water, i came here to try to understand why they couldn't light it, turns out the vent valve is cross threaded and now i understand why that would keep it from lighting

@jbates1463 Жыл бұрын

would love to see a video of the optimus 8r and a comparison video os this no 100 compared to the 8r and the Svea I sure hope you still have stashed away :). great video as always. thanks for sharing

@neemancallender9092 Жыл бұрын

I used these in the 60s in scouts and army cadets They were the only thing about as a camping stove Mine collapsed with folding legs and the burner unscrewed with a nut to seal All in a red tin box Polish with brasso to clean it We used to pressure the tank Then prime Then open the valve It would work at pressure immediately

@RufusZAGE Жыл бұрын

Primus 210 and 96 please. True original mountaineer stoves

@JasonWicklund Жыл бұрын

Cool stove! Do you do anything with gas lanterns? I have an old Coleman from my childhood we used while ice fishing in Minnesota.

@markmartello Жыл бұрын

Thanks Doc. Glad you're back.

@patrickmiller569 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ernie. Can you look into the pill bottle stove. Thanks

@simonhawes1498 Жыл бұрын

Hi there .there should be a date also on the pump housing

@karinhart489 Жыл бұрын

My family in the 1960s used a green Colman double burner camp stove & lantern that ran on white gas that I never liked. Hated that you could only buy the white gas in a gallon container when you needed much less. Anyway, these days for car camping I use a duel fuel (butane/propane) single burner stove, and very recently I got a Trangia style knock-off alcohol burner stove that I am learning how to use to cook with.

@thewheelchairprepper8070 Жыл бұрын

NEAT👍👍👍👍👍

@shawnr6117 Жыл бұрын

That thing looks huge, I know there's a lot of empty space but still. Not a specific stove but any vintage compact or mini stoves

@hansvandenberg58 5 ай бұрын

Hi, looking for info of a AIDA No. 100 stove (made in Westf -Germany in in the late fifties). Mine had no. 40 on the bottom. Ik looks 100% the same as your Primus no 1. Thanks For your helpfull video

@Thereal111t Жыл бұрын

I don’t think that the silencer outer cap that you have is meant for this style burner. There are several brands of these still in production out there. They’re mostly used in Central Asia, the Middle East and sub Saharan Africa. The quality control is usually pretty sketchy, but they can usually be made to work with a little effort. They pop up on eBay and even Amazon from time to time. The butterfly brand is a good example of a Chinese version.

@broadlander1398 Жыл бұрын

Spot on with your observation. The roarer burner requires a flame spreader ring. Regards Broadlander

@posys5140 Жыл бұрын

I like that stove would like to get me one thanks for the video

@scrum5atk1 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ernie, I notice you haven't got many optimus stoves,how about a 111,any model, or an 8r, Just thought as well, the msr xgk

@ahah1785 Жыл бұрын

hehe living i sweden i can have these for peanuts pretty much, but they do clime in price 👍lately

@iamrocketray 11 ай бұрын

Plenty in UK too, but as you say the price is creeping up since covid!

@ekspatvos6264 4 ай бұрын

How does one control the heat (intensity)?

@NOFx420x Жыл бұрын

Where do you get pierce fuel ? I got a stove that needs to use the fuel that is pierced and I remember that you had one

@michaelsigala8275 Жыл бұрын

👍

@dr.kgosimichaelmonnakgotla9176 7 ай бұрын

Where to buy those today in South Africa???

@brianmccann666 Жыл бұрын

Love these burners. But dang, the can be dangerous if you forget the proper steps for any reason

@hakn_d 6 ай бұрын

Could you try it with waste vegetable oil?

@cubanhunterrd3929 Ай бұрын

Can this stove works with gasoline as well?

@GadgetMart Жыл бұрын

You’re running on gasolina! Running on gasolina!

@Olyphoto7 Жыл бұрын

Cool stove! I’ve got a small collection, but I only shop secondhand stores, yard sales and estate sales. There’s an Optimus (I think) stove that comes in a square metal box with a brass fuel tank, white gas. I’d love to see one if you have one. I’m still trying to find one, I missed out on one a few years ago by less than five minutes. The hunt is part of the fun. Take care!

@scetis Жыл бұрын

If you search through his old videos you’ll find that he did a review on it (Optimus 8r)! 😊

@Olyphoto7 Жыл бұрын

@@scetis thank you!

@rocar716 Жыл бұрын

Still running a optimus bought new decades ago. 👍

@mikehotshots7607 Жыл бұрын

Why was your kerosene bottle labeled as "kerosine?" I'd love to see a demo on a wicked kerosene stove. There are some cheapo ones on Amazon and I wonder if they're any good.

@m.hernandez1404 Жыл бұрын

Ernie, if you could just cosplay these things, it would be appreciated.

@peetsnort Жыл бұрын

I am running my 00 on prime diesel. Cooks a little bit cooler

@iamrocketray 11 ай бұрын

You have to give the priming plenty of time if you use diesel, The British and German army use stoves that run on diesel because its what most of their vehicles use. You can buy them but they are quite bulky and expensive,£350 plus!

@peetsnort 11 ай бұрын

@@iamrocketray I was just yesterday playing with the primus. Giving it a polish and a new seal under the flame section. I used that fiberglass dental tape that plumbers use. I did actually count how long it took to heat /prime. 2 minutes. I don't have meths. So I'm using chafer fuel in a cigar shaped hip flask with the fiberglass wick. Methelated spirits in the UK is 13 pounds for 2 litres. This just a keepsake for worst case scenario stove. I was thinking that with all the meths needed to prime I could have boiled a small cup of tea on an alcohol stove. Anyway it's lots of fun

@scottmasson3336 5 ай бұрын

Wrong burner top. The one you have is for a silent burner but the burner head is for a roarer which has a flame spreader.

@sarkybugger5009 Жыл бұрын

I have an old British made SH & S model that is similar, but has a _silent_ burner. Also have an Optimus with a rocket burner like yours. Dreadful noise, which is why I use the other one.

@golight1 Жыл бұрын

The Arabic writing sys its made in swiden. the fact that the company headed for the arabic speaking market is interesting.

@neemancallender9092 Жыл бұрын

This stove was used as a household cooker in thousands of households in the Middle East and India

@deaconfreeman11 Жыл бұрын

China makes one called Butterfly, I bought one 10 years ago and all solder joints leaked.

@iamrocketray 11 ай бұрын

There were two Butterfly companies, one Chinese the other Indonesian, The Chinese one was crap as you found out, The Indonesian one was excellent. I have an Indonesian Pressure lantern chromed brass and as good as my Petromax, the Chinese one is chromed steel and rusts out very quickly!