Primus is an indispensable companion of the tourist!

К сожалению, в нашем странном государстве, which supplies gas to all of Europe, there are frequent problems with the supply of blue fuel to our own villages. Yes, and with electricity sometimes there are interruptions that are particularly unpleasant in the winter.

It is the villagers, as well as the ubiquitous tourists,who strive to get into the most remote places, the primus will certainly help. This is a kind of burner, which was invented almost soon after the first experiments on the distillation of oil.

Operating principle

By the principle of their work, such burners are very similar to blowtorches. The fuel supplied under pressure enters the nozzle, where it burns, making it possible to cook hot food in any conditions.

These prims are good: even if you suddenly turn off electricity and gas, even if you are sitting in the taiga and just want to keep warm, they will allow you to cook quickly and effortlessly.

What are they like?

Of course, the stove is a burner.But even such simple devices are divided into different types! More precisely, on kerosene and gasoline (marching). And here it is necessary to strictly prohibit the use of the latest modification at home!

After all, you probably know what gasoline is and what its pairs are characterized by? So it is possible to kindle such a primus only in field conditions!

What model to buy?

Virtually all of their varieties have been developed.still in the USSR, and therefore not too different from each other. Most often you can meet "Record" or "Tula". You can buy them either in antique stores or on the ruins, where such antiques are quite common. If you live in a fairly large city, then in the shops for tourists you can buy modern models from China.

Since the primus is a rather outdated device, it does not make sense to look for it in modern hardware stores.

How to choose?

We have already said that to find a new burner inmost provincial cities are difficult (tourist shops are far from everywhere). That is why it is necessary to dwell in greater detail on how to find a normally functioning primus amid the junk.

First, you should never take those modelswhich are equipped with an iron fuel tank, which is covered with a thin layer of copper. Despite this coating, they almost always have pockets of pitting corrosion. Even in the kerosene version they are fraught with fire, and the use of a gasoline burner with a leaky fuel tank is a direct route to the burn center.

Do not forget that the primus is a source of increased danger, and therefore approach its choice with the utmost discretion.

If there are no special caps on the burner, thenBuy this product is also not worth it. In general, look at the integrity of the arms, the absence of broken or twisted parts. It is also not necessary to take an old primus without legs, as constant fuss with coasters is not only inconvenient, but sooner or later will end in a fire, when the filled primus falls, flooding everything surrounding with fuel.

But if you found the same "Record" in good conditioncondition, then you can rejoice, because the machine is actually eternal, there is simply nothing to break. But even with this fact in mind, be sure to check the condition of the cuff on the handle of the fuel pump, and if it is not in the best condition, then cut the replacement out of the bootleg of an old leather boot.

Having bought a primus, whose price is about 1,5 thousand rubles, you get a reliable and unpretentious device.