I'm a little chicken of liquid and gas stoves, Doug, so would be hard pressed to trust one bough second hand. That said, I did pick up an old Coleman white gase stove for our Scout group a couple of summers ago from a second hand store owner with a soft spot for Scouting. We've got a couple of guys who are brilliant at fixing them up. The Scouts have been using it regularly over the past year or so and it's working like a charm.