Gear Care ·
How do you keep a camping stove lighting, trip after trip?
The camping stove is the piece of gear you only notice when it will not light. Yet almost every field failure traces to the same three causes: a blocked burner jet, a perished seal, or moisture and old fuel in the line. None of them need a repair. They need a short, regular clean that most people never do. This guide sets out that routine, why each step matters, and how to store a stove so it is ready next trip. The advice here follows how gas and fuel equipment is generally meant to be cared for. It matches the safety guidance Australian fire and gas authorities publish.
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