Any light oil should do, 3 in 1 for example. EVOO might work if you have an extra virgin along on the trip. I have used nose grease to lube the pump leather. Peace be with you, Dana Be the change you believe in. Larry Long, Paul Wellstone, Ghandi Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:09:37 -0900 From: Robert Carter <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net> Subject: [Paddlewise] Stove oil I am getting my camping gear ready for this years exploits and I am needing a tube of the oil lubricant for my MSR Whisper Lite stove. The lubricant usually comes in a small white plastic tube. I just need two tubes but the only way I can find to buy it is to buy the full maintenance kit for the stove. I have enough spare parts I just need the lubricant. Does any one know where I can buy the tubes separate or what kind of lubricant it is so I can buy the equivalent at the local hardware store? Bob *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I concur with Dana. 3-in-1 oil has always worked for me. Last September I spent an hour or more in camp repairing my old Whisperlite, which had a weak flame. The first thing I did was lube the leather pump cup, which had always worked before. When that didn't work, I replaced all the O-rings and then cleaned the jet and hose. Finally I replaced the pump cup with one from a repair kit that was nearly as old as the stove. Bingo! The original had lasted 20 years or more, but it had finally worn out. That experience made me consider carrying a spare stove next trip. A repair kit is lighter and more compact, but I figure I might not always have the best conditions in which to disassemble and reassemble the stove or pump. However, the Whisperlite stove is so basic and rugged that it seemed pointless to buy a whole new kit. Instead, I bought a replacement pump, which, because I carry it ready to use in a fuel bottle, takes up very little extra space. By the way, the new pump uses a synthetic pump cup instead of a leather one. I hope it lasts as long as the old leather one did. Also, the new MSR pump doesn't fit my old Sigg fuel bottles, so I had to buy a new MSR bottle. Chuck Holst Any light oil should do, 3 in 1 for example. EVOO might work if you have an extra virgin along on the trip. I have used nose grease to lube the pump leather. Peace be with you, Dana Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:09:37 -0900 From: Robert Carter <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net> Subject: [Paddlewise] Stove oil I am getting my camping gear ready for this years exploits and I am needing a tube of the oil lubricant for my MSR Whisper Lite stove. The lubricant usually comes in a small white plastic tube. I just need two tubes but the only way I can find to buy it is to buy the full maintenance kit for the stove. I have enough spare parts I just need the lubricant. Does any one know where I can buy the tubes separate or what kind of lubricant it is so I can buy the equivalent at the local hardware store? Bob __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4913 (20100303) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Chuck Holst said: That experience made me consider carrying a spare stove next trip. A repair kit is lighter and more compact, but I figure I might not always have the best conditions in which to disassemble and reassemble the stove or pump. For what it is worth, I always carry a spare stove that is a Trangia. Tiny, foolproof, no moving parts, and I use stove alcohol to prime my Whisperlite anyway, so taking a little more along is easy. Once used the Trangia for the whole trip when I couldn't the Whisperlite to talk to me. Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I've always relied on simply building a fire as a backup but a couple of years ago Pam brought along a little fireplace she had purchased over the Internet ($10 or so but I can't recall where she bought it) and we experimented with that. The experiment was pretty successful and we both felt that the little stove would serve well as a backup. It folded (or disassembled) flat and boiled water using only twigs and scrap wood we gathered up around the campsite. That seemed liek a worthwhile addition to the kit with the only drawback being the possibility of rust. There is also a famous Irish cooker (Kelly Kettle - https://kellykettle.com) which is not cheap (about US$100) but also burns sticks, pine cones, etc. and is reportedly very useful on camping trips. Kelly makes aluminum and stainless steel versions in several sizes and they claim they can boil water in 3 to 5 minutes using natural fuels. Of course, if you are a canoeist you can just bring along an assortment of dutch ovens. :D Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:36 AM, Jim <jimtibensky_at_fastmail.fm> wrote: > Chuck Holst said: That experience made me consider carrying a spare > stove next trip. A > repair kit is lighter and more compact, but I figure I might not always > have the best conditions in which to disassemble and reassemble the > stove or pump. > > For what it is worth, I always carry a spare stove that is a Trangia. > Tiny, foolproof, no moving parts, and I use stove alcohol to prime my > Whisperlite anyway, so taking a little more along is easy. Once used > the Trangia for the whole trip when I couldn't the Whisperlite to talk > to me. > > > Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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