Tests & reviews

Primus - OmniFuel - Multifuel stove tested

What do you think about that?

You have reached the max. number of characters.

Oops! You forgot to ask your question.

Click the number of stars to complete your review of this product

Click the number of stars to complete your review of this product

What is your review for this product?

Upload image

By completing this upload you confirm our Terms of Use

This is what other customers say:
Mike's profile picture
Excellent multi-fuel stove

Have used this stove on several camping trips including two weeks cycling through the Outer Hebrides. A full bottle of fuel such as petrol lasts a long time. Can output significant heat for a quick boil. Its simplicity aids its reliability. Tool kit included to assist maintenance such as cleaning fuel nozzle. Prefers clean petrol (eg Primus or Coleman) to garage petrol which is a bit dirtier.

Downsides are: it can be high maintenance while cooking - sometimes need to re-pressurise the bottle. Difficult to set a low heat for a simmer - works best when on high power. You need good eyesight to get the cleaning needle into the fuel nozzle!

  • Advantages
    High efficiency
    Price / performance
    Sturdy base
  • Disadvantages
    Difficult to clean
's profile picture

Oops! You forgot about your comment

Peter's profile picture
Peter
15.08.2020 21, 38

I find it works great, and agree with the above. I think it is sensitive to any dirt in the fuel, or in the nozzle from the outside, so now I carry it in a plastic bag, because the bag which comes with it has a mesh so dirt can get in. There is a fuel filter in the bit in the fuel bottle so in theory no dirt should enter that way but there may have been some from manufacture. The starting procedure (google for videos) must be followed exactly; if you just open it up and light it, it won't burn properly.

John's profile picture
Lovely bit of kit!

The Omni Fuel is very nice, works incredibly well with the butane cylinders or the Primus Fuel. Have not tried with other fuel types, as I'm lazy and don't want to clean it much. But in the Apocalypse.....

  • Advantages
    Powerful
    Compact
    Finely adjustable
    High efficiency
's profile picture

Oops! You forgot about your comment

Chris's profile picture
Question from Chris
02.11.2021
What model is this

Is this the latest model ?

's profile picture

Oops! You forgot about your answer

Adrian (Community)'s profile picture
Adrian (Community) | Customer Service
02.11.2021 12, 39

Hi Chris, No, this is the older Omnifuel I.

Peter's profile picture
Question from Peter
15.08.2020
I wonder if it can burn IPA (isopropyl alcohol)

IPA is very cheap; much cheaper than Coleman fuel etc.
It evaporates to nothing so should be clean but I am not sure about materials compatibility.

's profile picture

Oops! You forgot about your answer

Adrian (Community)'s profile picture
Adrian (Community) | Customer Service
17.08.2020 14, 58

Hi Peter, Unfortunately, no. It simply won't burn alcohol well if even at all. Best to stick with gasoline/petrol, diesel, kerosene/paraffin and even aviation fuel.

This is what customers from around the world say:
Martin's profile picture

  • Advantages
    Powerful
    Compact
    Sturdy base
Moritz's profile picture

66% have found the reviews
by Moritz helpful

  • Advantages
    High efficiency
    Powerful
    Compact
    Sturdy base
Thomas's profile picture

100% have found the reviews
by Thomas helpful

Product images by Thomas
  • Advantages
    Lightweight
    Powerful
    High efficiency
    Finely adjustable
  • Disadvantages
    Packed dimensions
Christof's profile picture

75% have found the reviews
by Christof helpful

  • Advantages
    Powerful
    Sturdy base
    Finely adjustable
  • Disadvantages
    Difficult to clean
Alexander's profile picture

66% have found the reviews
by Alexander helpful

  • Advantages
    Easy to clean
    High efficiency
    Easy to light
    Lightweight
    Compact
    Finely adjustable
    Sturdy base
    Powerful
    Price / performance
Helena's profile picture

  • Advantages
    Compact
    High efficiency
    Easy to light
    Sturdy base
    Finely adjustable
    Price / performance
Andreas's profile picture

83% have found the reviews
by Andreas helpful

The thread was edited on 08.11.19

  • Advantages
    Compact
    Powerful
    Lightweight
    Finely adjustable
    Sturdy base
Christoph's profile picture

66% have found the reviews
by Christoph helpful

  • Advantages
    Finely adjustable
    Price / performance
    Easy to light
    Powerful
    Sturdy base
Jimmy's profile picture

  • Advantages
    Sturdy base
    Powerful
Konrad's profile picture

50% have found the reviews
by Konrad helpful

  • Advantages
    Compact
    Powerful
    Sturdy base
    High efficiency
    Lightweight
  • Disadvantages
    Difficult to adjust
Mirko's profile picture

  • Advantages
    Price / performance
    Powerful
    Sturdy base
  • Disadvantages
    Difficult to adjust
Adrian 's profile picture

80% have found the reviews
by Adrian helpful

  • Advantages
    Powerful
    Sturdy base
    Finely adjustable
  • Disadvantages
    Packed dimensions
    Difficult to light
    Difficult to clean
Reinhard's profile picture

60% have found the reviews
by Reinhard helpful

  • Advantages
    Compact
    Easy to light
    Sturdy base
    Easy to clean
    Finely adjustable
    High efficiency
    Lightweight
    Powerful
Elke's profile picture

  • Advantages
    Easy to light
    Lightweight
    High efficiency
Tuna's profile picture

  • Advantages
    Powerful
    Compact
    Lightweight
    Sturdy base
jens's profile picture

  • Advantages
    Compact
    Powerful
    Lightweight
    High efficiency
Andreas's profile picture

50% have found the reviews
by Andreas helpful

Mutschler's profile picture

  • Advantages
    Compact
    Sturdy base
    High efficiency
Jef's profile picture

  • Advantages
    Sturdy base
Sebastian's profile picture

69% have found the reviews
by Sebastian helpful

  • Advantages
    Easy to light
    Powerful
    High efficiency
    Sturdy base
Gernot's profile picture

20% have found the reviews
by Gernot helpful

  • Advantages
    High efficiency
    Powerful
    Easy to clean

There are 113 more threads!

£ 5 now
For your next order
No thank you.