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It did work! Thanks for the suggestion. Still not sure if it's priming, as I primed it with a little MTOH first. The flame was a little sketchy; red in some places, blue in others, but once I cranked it up high it seemed to even out. I am going to clean all the jets well and see if that helps.

I pulled this relic out of the attic yesterday to prepare for some hardcore winter backpacking next month. I love my Starlytes, but after blowing through a ton of MTOH when last year's temps hit -5°f, decided to pull this antique out. The last time I fired it up was about 19 years ago :o No hate mai...

I'm bet that wild edibles in Southern Illinois are in season about the same time as my neck of the woods. Most plants in the Mid-Atantic are the same as the rest of the open, disturbed soil east of the Mississippi River, with the exception of woods. The only real difference is species variation...

I did a quick check on the wild foods page and inspired me to look forward to some spring time foraging. Wild Ginger abounds in the local woodlands. Plenty of garlic mustard also :mrgreen: glad your here :D You definitely don't have to wait until spring! The winter greens are coming up like crazy a...

Welcome to the site, Demeter and thanks for sharing your interesting links. I will have to spend more time delving into your DIY meals. What is your favorite? I like dehydrating homemade Skyline chili using very lean beef or venison and then adding it to a bag of Ramen noodles on the trail and cove...

Wow! glad to have you here. :D All stove issues can be resolved here ;) Ask lots of questions and share a lot of info. What got you interested in food preparations? I like eggs :mrgreen: Thanks Zelph. BTW when I say stove "problem" I mean that I am a little bit of an addict. I have a rubbermaid tot...

Connie I checked all the links; they seem to be working ok now, so maybe you had a one-time snafu?...

Thanks so much for the kind words. My blog is definitely a labor of love! I found this site from the stats of the link backs to the forum, so thanks for mentioning my blog here, since it made me find this forum!! I just finished a rather lengthy series of posts on DIY Trail Food from start to finish...

Hi! My name is Demeter and I am a backpacking and foraging fanatic. Plus I have a major stove "problem," lol! Thrilled to find this board 'cos I love making new FBC recipes!

Can't wait to learn some new stuff!