[Philmont]: PowerMax Basecamp Stove Problems

Hi:
My sons and I bought a new Coleman Powermax basecamp stove. It’s the two burner model, exponent xpedition. The stove is very stable due to the bigger footprint and the two burners are great when you’re cooking for several people. We bought the stove on sale from Campmor for $39.97.

When we tried to test the stove at home, we couldn’t get the Powermax fuel cartridge to lock. The instructions say to “attach fuel cartridge to fuel valve by pushing in and turning clockwise until it locks (1/8/ turn).” The cartridge rotates and tightens up, but then pops loose. Fuel flows to the burners for a couple of seconds and then stops.

The stove apparently was packaged for the Japanese market and the instructions mention that it was designed for the Powermax “J” cartridges. We’re using the standard Powermax cartridges from Bass-Pro (they have the same part # but don't have the J at the end of the part number) and we tried to attach two separate cartridges. Both had identical attachment problems.

The customer service folks at Coleman were very polite but said they were unfamiliar with the Powermax “J” cartridge. Coleman said to send the entire stove in and they’d be glad to swap it out.

Any suggestions? We’ll probably send it in for a replacement. One lesson learned here is to test all your gear and techniques at home before heading out on the trail. Eating uncooked rice would have added a bit too much roughage to my diet.

Thanks much
Mick Meyer
Tidewater Council 2004 Contingent

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Received on Thu Mar 4 09:09:14 2004