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Primus Eta Express
« on: October 21, 2009 »
Review of Primus Eta Express

Has anyone used this stove? I have a Jetboil but it's not really any use for cooking, only for boiling water. The Eta seems a better all-rounder. Specifically I'm wondering if you an use it with any pots/pans or just the ones that come with it.

« Last Edit: October 21, 2009 by jonno »
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Re: Primus Eta Express
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2009 »
why buy a new stove when jet boil have a host of accsessories desgined for use with their stove?
http://www.jetboil.com/ thats the american site but i'm sure if you google it you'll find them for sale in the uk.
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Re: Primus Eta Express
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2009 »
lol jonno did you read the review befor you posted it?! theres a whole subsection where he uses a titan kettle to test ability in coping with other pots so i think we can safely assume that you can indeed use other pots etc! they would need to be of a certain diameter to find inside the windshield but you can remove it if you want.
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Re: Primus Eta Express
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2009 »
Quote from: chris_8764 on October 21, 2009
why buy a new stove when jet boil have a host of accsessories desgined for use with their stove?
http://www.jetboil.com/ thats the american site but i'm sure if you google it you'll find them for sale in the uk.

It's the light and compact nature of the Eta that interests me - I'm guessing the Jetboil doesn't pack snugly into the pot. Also, the Jetboil has a flame that is very concentrated to the center - I'd imagine the pot would be roasting in the middle and cooler round the outside although I suppose that may be an issue with other performance gas cookers too.
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Re: Primus Eta Express
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2009 »
Quote from: chris_8764 on October 21, 2009
lol jonno did you read the review befor you posted it?! theres a whole subsection where he uses a titan kettle to test ability in coping with other pots so i think we can safely assume that you can indeed use other pots etc! they would need to be of a certain diameter to find inside the windshield but you can remove it if you want.

You got me, I added the review as an after thought and didn't read it until after I'd posted  ::)
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Re: Primus Eta Express
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2009 »
Picked one up as a present for a mate for £47. Its all modular so that the pan can be used with a different stove, or the stove with another pan etc.

The only problem i saw of it was that you have to keep the stove really low if you don't want to burn whatever you're cooking, which if anything really isn't a problem.

Good bit of kit!
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Re: Primus Eta Express
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2009 »
Quote from: ulsterwalker on October 21, 2009
Picked one up as a present for a mate for £47. Its all modular so that the pan can be used with a different stove, or the stove with another pan etc.

The only problem i saw of it was that you have to keep the stove really low if you don't want to burn whatever you're cooking, which if anything really isn't a problem.

Good bit of kit!

What make was the stove you had on Bearnagh?
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Re: Primus Eta Express
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2009 »
Nope I was just using a pocket rocket and a GSI soloist cook set, good wee set which will be available in the UK soon apparently, I got mine sent across from the states (http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/news/article/mps/uan/6383)

The first time the eta got used was on the MMM, couldn't take your eyes off it lest you want burnage
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Re: Primus Eta Express
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2009 »
Quote from: ulsterwalker on October 21, 2009
Nope I was just using a pocket rocket and a GSI soloist cook set, good wee set which will be available in the UK soon apparently, I got mine sent across from the states (http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/news/article/mps/uan/6383)

The first time the eta got used was on the MMM, couldn't take your eyes off it lest you want burnage

I hear that alot these days - meths is too slow and ultra lite gas is too hot and focused in the middle of the pot and tends to burn.
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Re: Primus Eta Express
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2009 »
It was more a lack of familiarity i think that led to the burnage. Its far quicker/efficient than enything we'd used so we just wern't used to it.
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Re: Primus Eta Express
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2009 »
Quote from: ulsterwalker on October 21, 2009
It was more a lack of familiarity i think that led to the burnage. Its far quicker/efficient than enything we'd used so we just wern't used to it.


Ahh, so what you're telling me is I should definitely buy one. Any chance of you telling the wife that you also see it as being essential  :P
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