Optimus 8R - a classic stove!
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- This stove is a self priming one that I love. Enjoy!
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My daughter gave me a vintage 8R for Christmas. (She knows I love old stoves) It has good company with my Svea 123, Optimus 111, Optimus 80 and Primus 71L. It's easy to get carried away with the old stoves!
Join the club, i had to install extra shelves in my workshop 😅. Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪.
I bought one of these when I was 16 years old which was 52 years ago. And I paid 19 dollars for it.
I also mounted a lantern striker on it to light it with. I also have the pump and pump cap for it.
So here it is four years later and I picked up one of these today! Funny thing about your videos. They are four times as long as some of the others but they are 10 times more enjoyable and informative. I was really happy when I looked up the Optimus 8R and you had a video for it. The one I purchased today is a little earlier model with the Bakelite knob. Great video and thanks again!
Glad you like them!
Very well done , over the passed 55-56 years it's been one of my favorite mtn stoves , mine has never failed not one time to work ..Wind , rain , snow cold it does take a little longer to preheat ..
Just a great stove and it changed my adventures into the mtns in the late 1950's and 1960's ..
First off i thought there had to be a better way than building a fire for all my needs which was difficult in the Alpine country (packing firewood ) so i looked into the idea of a mtn stove and my first was the famous Svea 123 and several months later the Optimus 8R.. thanks great to see that once again..
Would you say its alright if you wanted to cook something using a small pan?
Still have this stove and still use it got it at age of 10 40 years old and still going:)
Great little stoves. I inherited my Dad's years ago and just bought another on ebay for under $50...a little rough but I'm cleaning it up. I used Dad's several years ago to make a hot meal on the tailgate after a dear hunt. Worked great.
Great video! I backpacked with an 8R throughout my teen years in the 70s and loved it, but in my foolish youth I let it go. Recently I found a 123R, which is also great but has always seemed a little more fussy than the 8R. I mentioned to my husband that I regretted letting the 8R go and this Christmas there was a refurbished 8R under the tree! Your video was a great refresher and that roar always takes me back. Thank you!
This is one of my very best stoves too that i bought many years ago. I used it for motorcycle camping at the Isle of Man TT races. The beauty is I disconnect the fuel pipe from the motorcycle to fill the stove up so no need to carry a separate fuel bottle. The thing I like most about it is the roar it makes. Thanks for sharing
A great little stove. Have had mine 40+ years 👍😊.
You sir are a huge Stovie! Im more into lanterns myself but a stove video here and there is great. You produce some of the best stove videos/reviews. Keep it up!
I keep an eye dropper in my stove to prime but a plain straw is better yet. Thanks for the tip.
We just acquired one for $3!!! for one at a tag sale with fuel at a tag sale!! Thank you for your video it was very imformative and helpful. Really good information and your enthusiasm is awesome!!
used these on my NOLS course in the early 90's. rock solid.
We used the Optimus 111B , NOLS in the 1980’s. Love it
I just got one in mint condition, over 40yrs old , used twice all parts looks like new
Im so happy👍😉
I had an 8r in 1983. It lasted only a few years. Had to buy to many new parts, so bought the new! Msr...whisperlite. after five years...also gone.
I mean...these antique stoves ..were not used much... All the time on a shelf... But i used 4 burners in about 20 years...49 days off a year, and then a lot of weekends...
I bought mine in 1980 in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia in a small store that sold kitchen stuff. Used on my treks in the Hajjaz mountains.
I found one of these at the flea market, thanks for the lesson on how it works. It is a cool little stove, I look forward to using it this spring. 🔥 ☕️
Nice job. Great little classic stove. Durable, dependable, simple, and wonderfully engineered. Lots of ways to operate these things. Right on the money with opening the cap. You can skip the straw several ways. I like using a little nasal spray bottle of alcohol for priming to keep it clean. But if you use the stove fuel, open and close the cap, if it's hot out, the the sun alone will get the fuel flowing in just seconds. You can press your warm hands on the tank or simply tilt it if it's full with the cap loose and with the burner slightly lower the the fuel level and open the valve to fill the priming cup. I like to raise the heat shield during priming and initial running to heat the tank up to get it to full blast significantly quicker. In severe cold, I slosh a bit of fuel out of the tank and light it. BE CAREFUL. Don't do this if you aren't absolutely certain you didn't get any fuel on your gloves or hands etc. The make a couple of tiny plunger pumps and a mating fuel cap to accept the pump to pressurize the tank and get things moving quicker. I can't say enough good things about these or the Svea 123, Primus71 Optimus 80, and 88 as well as the bigger 111 series.
Hi, I have just found in my garden shed a Optimus 8R it was my dads from the 60's when he used to take us camping. Your video was first I found while looking for info on it. Great video, I watching from Cornwall UK.
Thanks. I love the vintage stoves. Just a little concern that a person lets it cool before cracking that cap to top off the fuel. Gas can poof if the unit is hot. You do such a great job sharing the joy of stoves. 😊
Nice demo all u need great stability
Great video! I have a Russian copy of this stove.
This is what I have. In pretty good shape but I’m always a bit timid with it. I’ve never used just watched my dad!
Just ordered one it looks lovely but i'm surprised it took 8 mins to get a boil !! ......it looks smaller than my 111and i love the zero priming. A very informative review i can see you love it.
I saw someone use kerosene with one. Very tempted to get one. There is a #5 Optimus stove also that looks great. Everytime I research a stove, you've been there already lol. Thanks for the video.
Camp stove lover! :) = Love it!
8min not bad. Pretty cool little stove
Those old stoves are very cool. I've collected a few, some of the primus picnic stoves are awesome. Unfortunately those old stoves are getting expensive, some very expensive.
I picked up a Russian knock off of the 8R, they are stainless steel instead of brass but work the same way. And cheaper :-)
Man they do Rock! Got an old little 99 and it'll burn a dang hole through a cheap aluminum mess kit if yer not careful. no complaints just saying it can/will happen! Love mine!
nice video and it looks like a great stove
It's a bit old video, but I'd like to know, which silent cap does fit for these stoves? Thanks a lot for making such a good content
Amazing classic for sure, burner bell on that is quite like the svea and the bell on the coleman a46
I had 1:1 soviet copy of this. In cccp this stove has a name "Tourist dead" . I never had good time using gasoline as fuel. There is original version
Optimus 111B has mini pressure pump - makes all the difference.
My first gasoline burner in 1983! Used until buying new parts did not help anymore... And then msr whisperlite...
Always remove the key. If you leave it in once, you won't do it a second time. Did you mention it runs on white gas? Always leave a bit of room in the tank.
I love these stoves so much that own 5 of these, and I have restored 5 of these, but it sounds to me that it is not roaring correctly, you should be getting a nice all round blue flame, then again the camera is quite a bit away from the stove, so it maybe that the sound is not picking it up, now i can hear it better now you bought the camera nearer.
I'm about to buy one myself
major coolness !!!!!
Thank you!
Are you the original owner? I have a buddy with an old Hank Roberts mini stove that still runs like a champ!
Maybe I missed it but what type of fuel does that use ? Thanks brother for sharing. A neat looking stove.
chiefkirk white gas. When it was new, it was common to use auto gasoline. Auto gasoline has changed a lot over the years. Coleman fuel or crown camp fuel work fine.
Thanks.
What was in the stove for fuel? I may of missed it
Yu can add the fuel while it’s still hot like that?? I’d be nervous it’d explode 🤯
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Hi , thanks for sharing,there is no pump on these? Why?
I love these stoves. I have a newer one that I burn diesel fuel in it is so reliable
What’s a newer one?
Buen día
Pregunta la aguja de la optimus 8R funciona para la primus pt1
In Russia his name is PT-1 (tourist's Primus)
A.k.a. smert turista (tourist's death). It got the nickname because a lot of people don't check if the pressure valve in the fuel cap works properly. Some guys actually manage to run this stove on ethanol.
Cool. Nice simple stove. One totally unrelated question. Are you a Jiujitsu blackbelt or instructor? If so why not do some Juijitsu videos as you are a great teacher?
What fuel does she like? only gasoline?
I could be wrong, but I think you can also use Coleman fuel, or white gas.
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I still have my 8R from the seventies. I think I paid about $20 or 25 for it brand new. This is a tank of a stove...used it many times on winter climbs. I just saw a used one on E-bay listed for $165. While you can use auto gas....I always used Coleman white gas.
I have an Optimus 8R and love it. I am a relatively new user and have been priming the stove by holding the flame of a lighter to heat the front of the tank until the priming cup is full. Anybody know if I am in danger of blowing up my stove (and myself)?
The correct way is, fill the little primer bowl with meths, with the stove turned OFF, light the meths, then wait for the meths to burn away, repeat again, when this is about to go out just crack open the throttle valve a little bit and it should fire up, after a minute or two, open up the throttle a bit more, and it should roar.
@@charlietango1635 ...what fuel are you running? I have had one for years and years and only messed with it a little ... I didn't want to blow it up or break it : ) ...25 years later UA-cam !!! Thank You for any help in advance!!!
@@altacat9702 Hi there, I use Coleman fuel, you can get this from any camping outlets, use this in the tank if you can get it, Go Outdoors they sell it, I use Mentholated spirits in the priming bowl, Do this twice, there is no need to warm or heat the tank up, do NOT open the valve up until the meths is about to burn out, if it does, you only have to put a match or lighter to the flame spreader when you open the valve.
@@charlietango1635 Outstanding!! I have had this little stove for 20+ years and really have not messed with it. Found another video last night and the guy had the exact same method of lighting it ...use alchol so not to soot things up and fill the primer bowl (valve closed) ...let it burn all the way out (prewarm) ... repeat and slowly open the gas valve and it should go ...thanks for the help hoping to pick up some white gas this evening and give it a shot ...it's in good shape and the wick is in the tank .... it would be real fun for me to see it work after shuffling it around in the project shed for so long !!! Thank You Thank You !!!
Got it to work tonight ... flawless !!! Runs great : ) ...the brass fuel tank shined right up with a bit of polish as well. Thank You for the help !!
you should check out Iridium242's vintage stove vids, he's got some real cool ones
Will do sista, Thanks!
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I have a small antique stove it's from Mt copono pa.
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Love it can you still buy any of them any more would love to have some thing like that for wshtf you know but love all your videos your great have learned alot from you so thanks keep up the great work
How can you have a "cool" stove? 😂
I've owned one for many years, as these gasoline stoves are great at higher altitudes, such as on a mountain where propane stoves can be fairly useless. And, although they're relatively heavy to carry, they're better than propane stoves as you know exactly how much fuel you have remaining.They also work well in freezing temperatures.
Just bought one for $20 !
SCORE!
I have one of these. but it doesn't work.
Give me a ring and I will fix it. 07713090929 for nothing, I repair and restore these all the time, just £5 postage to send it back to you., gives me something to do in my retirement
I am trying to get a connection with someone who works at the local airport. I want to buy a barrel of jet fuel.
No vat tax in the UK.
Parrafin is expensive as is diesel.
Jet fuel is the perfect fuel for optimus and primus stove
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Ive seen these for around 100 dollars or 80£
yes that's true, and some of them are in a right old state to.
My late Step Father had one lying about his garage for years and asked me if I wanted it ? I knew nothing about them but soon found a lot of info on the net and found out that they where very sought after.
As it hadnt been used for over twenty years I set about giving it a overhaul although it was in excellent condition , I found this article excellent ( classiccampstoves.com/threads/optimus-no-8r-first-steps-filler-cap-wick.92/ ) Like has already been said , yours doesn't sound like it is burning properly, it should have a real roar to it like a jet boil. I have only ever used unleaded fuel in mine, but when I was in France a few years ago , I found it a pig to get going on their fuel, as did a mate of mine on his MSR. An excellent camping stove and the Russian copies are also excellent, I also see that you can buy them again and they are pretty expensive to say the least, around £250 here in the UK.
No mention that this stove is twice the weight of modern stoves and twice uneffcient. Also no mention that it's a multi-fuel stove and what fuel did you actually use would make a difference in boiling time when using diesel or unleaded gas the stove clogs easily and requires extra maintenance
Oilcan Racer this isn’t a multifuel Stove. It might run unleaded but not diesel.
Well, use the right fuel and it will NOT happen, Coleman fuel is the best for these.
The new Optimas stoves are made in China no less even though the box & everything else leads one to believe they are still made in Sweden. Not the same quality.
That's not good. This one is SWEET! Thank you for stopping by!
The real Swedish ones are Number 1. @@jiujitsu2000
What 😲 fuel..?derr
Does the Optimus 8R work with white gas, naphtha? Thanks.
Yes! It works great with white gas!!