[MtnGoat]

I would have been better off with youtube around in 1975

[RumiDude]

I had several of those old stoves, even a 00. I was glad when I acquired newer, better, and lighter stoves. But that is true of almost all gear. I really never had trouble using those stoves, but they did require staying on top of the maintenace to be reliable. Rumi

[Randito]

A buddy of mind had one of those kerosene burners back in the '70s. It required carrying a separate bottle of denatured alcohol to prime. Getting the flame rate right was a tricky business -- there isn't a direct valve to control fuel flow. There is the pump and a pressure relief valve on the filler cap. So if the flames grow too high, you bleed some pressure off. Too fiddly for me -- during those days I had an Optimus 111B white gas stove that came in a sturdy metal box and had a pump. It was very heavy, but very effective at melting snow.