That's a major point Ozzie,Ozzie wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 9:41 pm Both your Bonetti and the German stove are improvements on my single Maxi Andrew . The high mounted Maxi tank makes even the single bulky to store. My old double took up half the v berth which is why a sold it.
I keep mine in a plastic container as it stops the oxidation of the chrome and steel bits and that is quite big to accommodate it. I pack cooking stuff and tea and coffee around it so as not to waste the storage space but an ideal stove would fit in the depression under the quarter berth, which is where my Aldi nesting pots/kettle go. The Salsa looks like it would fit there. At that price it’s cheaper than buying a replacement burner for the Maxi. If the burner eventually goes I’ll get one.
Low profile and height is imporant for an Investigator slide out galley, the Salsa may even be lower than the Bonnetti. Certainly far cheaper at $125 to your doorstep. Also the 2 burner salsa (named Mambo) may also fit as a slide out bunk galley (for the serious a la carte sea chefs) They output 1kw per burner, (like a Trangia) so boil times a bit more, they do gassify the fuel which is good and efficient.
Re height limitations. Just looked at IanBs Origo slideout galley pic. There is no room below it, so the stove would have to be stored elsewhere and drpped in once galley bench is out (if bunk use required)
Anyway i just paid for a salsa stove, it should arrive in a week. It looks like brilliant German engineering and factory is in germany. (The last one, i hope that it never closes production..but we know the trends, buying one will support it) will let y'all know how it goes.
Guess im a stove collector now, just interested in how they all work and perform. also into outback off grid camping (to do with work)
That Bremer sea stove looks like a masterpiece! He didnt mention the price...
(ps. Hey if anyone wants to part with a maxi in future, i would always have my hand up to buy. so pm me pls.They are of nostalgic and future value to me, as i used one on my '88 east coast sail and it would fit into my wylo)
(know the spare part vs new dilema too ozzie. My 10Yr old MSR shellite mountaineers stoves pump unit leaked and burnt, my bad, costs $80 to replace..The entire coleman 533 Guide shellite stove cost $91 (huge discount now,) so went with that instead. )
