Stoves

[Paul Beardsell]

This *looks* like an Origo 1500. Would others agree? It's £180 so not cheap but not 2nd hand.

https://www.compass24.com/comfort/pantry-grill-oven/stoves/203566/alcohol-pan-1500?number=414380_8

[Graham W]

Paul,

This is almost certainly the single burner version of a stove that is alleged to have caused fires because the fuel container isn’t tall enough and leaks.  See https://www.swallowyachtsassociation.org/smf/index.php/topic,1305.msg14082.html#msg14082. I’d treat both Compass24 lookalike versions with caution until they’re proved to be safe.  I notice that there’s someone currently on eBay selling a used Compass24 as a “German-made” Origo, which it isn’t.

[Sea Simon]

There are currently two different Origo 1500’s being auctioned on eBay in the UK, including one that is gimballed inside a mahogany box.

The stove in the rather fetching wooden box sold for £262!


Origo-Stove-on-a-Gimbal-in-a-Mahogany-Box-with-Carrying-Case
Condition:Used
Ended:21 Feb, 2021 19:53:19 GMT
Winning bid:£262.00[ 16 bids ]
Postage:Free collection in person
Item location:Midhurst, United Kingdom

[Graham W]

And the one without the box or gimbals went for £201.  There’s another one up for auction on eBay with six days to go.  I think high prices are starting to flush out the sellers.

[Julian Merson]

I think high prices are starting to flush out the sellers.

Certainly bringing out a warped view of the value of a second-hand stove...

I'm not saying my way is the right way but, as was pointed out on the first page of this thread, a new campingaz stove can be picked up for little more than a tenner.  I use one of these along with a meths-fueled trangia (passed on free by a relative) and that has served me well for many years.  The trangia works well for evening meals at anchor, when speed isn't important. The gas one great for boiling water quickly (except when the cartridge is low on gas).  Combined, they provide two hobs for cooking a curry with rice.  I doubt if I've spent the cost of one of those second hand Origos on both cooking hardware and fuel in over a decade of cruising about 7000 miles.

[Graham W]

Another ‘new’ Origo 1500 without gimbals or potholders has just sold for £326 on eBay, which is well over twice the original retail price when they were still being made.