Yesterday I received the latest catalogue from compass24 boating supplies and they list the Origo for 189.99 Euro. On their website www.compass24 they say it is available from March. On the Dometic site it is listed even cheaper at about 149 Euro but currently not available.

Greetings
Peter

I've got a wonderfully optimistic feeling that Compass have got the design now and are own-branding it. They have taken any Origo or Dometic branding off the image on their website if you look closely, and just call it an alcohol stove, no mention of Origo. We'll have to wait and see unless anyone with good German would like to contact them and ask?

Thanks very much for this info Peter.

Although I'm looking at other options - in the end I'll need to cook and the sailing season is getting closer....... and the work list getting longer. And - no time.....

So, I've ordered one from Compass 24. Fingers crossed.

I'll keep you posted

Matthew

Yes - it arrived on Wednesday.

I haven't tried lighting it yet, but on the face of it it is exactly like an Origo.

It has come without the discs to seal the burners when not in use, but as the manual refers to these apparently as a standard part (they were with the Origo) I'm going to ask for them. 

Matthew

It is impossible to find a meths stove in Australia now, or parts for an old one, since Maxie units also seem to be unavailable.  Gas stoves seem to be all that is available.  Meths fuel is also becoming difficult to find at the moment.  The hoarders have snatched it all up to use for sanitising their hands.  I was very lucky, after fruitless searching of hardware stores today, to find some in a nearby discount house.  I now have 22L.  With rationing, I can make it last 6-10 months (depending on how frugal I am with warm drinks in winter).  I also bought a 240V electric frying pan and kettle to use for the time being, to save my meths for when I choose to leave here or am forced to.  Miami (Fl) has recently shut down all marinas.  Management here has sent us an email to advise that we may not be allowed to continue living aboard at some point. 

It seems to me there is a market for a producer of a good quality marine meths stove, but am I fooling myself? Maybe the majority of sailors are going to buy a gas stove today, and there are insufficient profit margins for a metho stove manufacturer.

A friend has just told me he has an old Maxie stove he no longer uses and I can have the burners, which is brilliant.  I feel like a wealthy man tonight.