>>610390You don't if its a 1990s or later model. Basically this style is ok. I did not strip it, I just burned a really hot and long fire in it then used a wire pad and scrubbed off the flaked paint. Been eating off one for nearly a decade and my friend wanted it so I gave it to him and made a new one. I have a wire grate in the bottom for air flow and 20 skewers, 10 for a grate top and 10 to double up or cook with. Its strictly a wood stove though, not enough area for charcoal to work. The best part is portability. I can throw in the skewers, a fire steel, newspaper and enough precut wood for a good meal then pop on the lid and tie it to or clip it to my pack. Actually got the idea from a hobo when I hitchhiked in the early 2000s.
