DIY 199_0001.wmv

Home made Optimus 199 Ranger
fabricate a small powerful camp stove
using used parts and hands-on-skill
the 199 is a classic camp stove built
to last the ages

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• Optimus
• Optimus 199
• Optimus ranger
• hiking stove
• kerosene Stove
• survival stove
• home made stove
• Nova
• Nova+
• MSR
• XGK

[hitachi088]

the flame is so pure blue, what kind of fuel is that? alcohol?

[anlrolfe]

@hitachi088 The flame is kerosene. Preheat uses methyl alcohol but this burns out in less than 1-minute. A clean will fit burner with a good jet orifice is capable of exceptional efficiency

[protuberant]

You killed a 111 for this mod? Wow... I hope it was just a spare burner you used. But it was a very well executed "home-made" mod. The only shortcoming is that the fuel tank gives just about 20 min. of boil time for the likes of the stove, Ranger, 199, etc.

[anlrolfe]

I picked up several "spare" burners cheap. One converted into a KAP arctic burner w/ Trangia 25 and another became a DIY 199. The others are very safe and will stay that way. 20 minutes used wisely is still several meals backpacking.

[anlrolfe]

The thumb-key tattoo is the mark that gets you into the CCS(Classic Camp Stove) clan

[impazzitoinvolo]

Very nice! What is the combustible of this stove?

[anlrolfe]

@impazzitoinvolo

This stove is burning kerosene(paraffin) it requires a preheat cycle using alcohol(methyl spirits) to properly vaporize the fuel. The Optimus 199 came OEM with restrictor tubes that allowed its use with white gas or alcohol.

[BigRooster747]

man getting distrubed in vid-making by his ever worried spouse.......WHAT!? Miss, please leave him alone with his hobbies, they are there for a reason....

[phrayzar]

Great mod. I saw a 199 go for $400.00 on ebay recently. CRIKEY!

[nzoomed]

any reason why optimus dropped the wire pot supports for the cross piece over the burner?

the older ones were wire then they switched to the cross. I guess it helps hold smaller pots and cups etc, but just wondering if it affects performance?

[RJBURG]

i known some one going to get a burnt finger left the key in lol