This is the worlds best white gas stove.
I had a hard time finding an animal friendly stove without a leather pump cup, well this stove is your answer. Its a beautiful design that can take a beating, I ran over it ith my car a few times and it still operates beautifully. Have used it at 11,500 ft with no problems or complaints. Rig a removable small wire platform to add perfect stability for your larger pots. The Svea climber design is a century old, a true piece of beautiful artwork and craftmanship.

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I have owned A Svea 123R camping stove since 1976.I would like to get a rebuild kit & an operating manual for the stove as i have recently given it to my younger brother & it has a small leak on the filler cap & the packing on the burner control.if anyone has info on the above please submit to me at schmundt@hotmail.com.

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My dad bought this in the mid 80s. I remember the first and only backpack trip we did together that it took him a while to get it primed right...that goes for any backcountry gas stove. I used it until the mid 90s when all my friends have MSRs (we live in Seattle, home of MSR). I appreciated the fact that with MSRs you don't have to keep filling the fuel tank...when it's empty, just attach a new bottle. I hated getting my water halfway to boiling and running out of fuel. I had to wait for it to cool off before refilling. I was always spilling fuel when refilling to.

I agree (how can I argue?) that the beautiful little Svea can outlast all the newer stoves out there now. I use a MSR whisperlite international now, but will keep the svea around for the day it dies.

The Svea is also a bit heavier than many newer stove, hence it's durability. It's a tradeoff. Checkout Ray Jardine's new line of ultralite gear www.golite.com.

Another reason I got the whisperlite is just that...it's pretty quiet. The svea is noisy but not nearly as so as the MSR dragonfly or xgk.

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never needed to

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I though my experience of owning this stove 30+ years was unique, until I read other's reviews of this stove. I bought a nested pot/pan system for it 15 years ago called the Sigg Tourist, which improved an already great stove. If you can find this accessory, get it. It makes the stove impervious to wind, improves the stability of pots and pans set on it, and replaces the wind screen that comes with the Svea. No problems with this stove after 100's of trips.

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All outdoor gear should use this stove
as a reference stardard for quality.
I have owned my stove for over 20 years
now and have never been let down.
The only stove that wont require a spare parts kit along on your trip
cleaning the jet is acomplished by
turning the control full left. This sends a needle up through the jet and can be done while the stove is running
The control knob doubles as a filler cap
and maintenance wrench. The entire time
I have owned the stove I have never had
to take it apart. (unlike almost any other gas stove on the market) The only
spare part I would recomend is the filler cap O ring, buy a couple because they might need replacement every 5 or ten years. Starting or primeing the stove can be an art but once you have a method it becomes second nature.
The stove can sometimes be made to produce a small amount of gas at the jet, depending on relative temperature and pressures inside and outside the stove. A stove opened and closed in a low temerature enviroment will always
produce gas when the day warms up. otherwise you will have to prime the stove. one way is to bring a small eye dropper with gas or alcohol along. My preferred method is a small amount of
vasoline on a piece of toilet paper.
Any way you do it the stove is shortly roaring and you are minutes (about 7) from boiling water.
I am 45 now and have been hiking since I was 5 (my dad took me every weekend)
This is my favorite and most depenable
piece of gear. I truely love it.

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Bought this gem in I believe 1970. It has never let me down. I have intentionally not gotten the pump (Why add a part that can break, priming is so simple!!). Some of the newer stoves may be as good, but this one is tried and true . . tough as nails . . . Dependable . . . Reasonably priced . . . Resonably Light. Why even consider a new stove. Maybe in another 10 years.

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This stove looks so cool that after using the 8R, which I got in the 1980's (I actually wanted an MSR but somehow ended up with the little blue box), a stove that seems to keep running long after the newest and suckiest new stove has flamed/sooted/melted/scorched or not heated (ie, the Dragonfly) one's dinner, I always was keeping my eye out for one.

Bought it three years ago on sale, after talking the clerk down from about twice the price - it was collecting dust on the shelf. Complete with all the cool accessories - the Aluminum Pot That Doubles As A Cover, the Holder, the Key, the Yellow Instructions in Swedish/French/German/English, the Cardboard Box With Climber sans Helmet and Harness (much cooler than that dorky nylon stuff sack from MSR), the Warning ("gasoline is hazardous...keep nipple clean"), the Wish for a Pleasant Camping Trip (MSR didn't do that....).

Haven't acutally used the Climber yet - I've got an MSR to curse at, and the 8R as a backup - and I've only taken it out of the box three times (once when I bought it, once at the Millenium, and now, just to make sure that it's still in one piece) - and don't really expect to in the near future.

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Just took this little marvel out after using it last, 20 years ago. The Tarnish of time, original leftover Coleman white gas, and primus paste couldn't stop my SVEA honney from lighting up like new!
No I don't think I'll need to replace her, even though by now you would have thought piezo-self priming multi-fuel stoves could out class this brass vixen.
Timeless and frugal on fuel consumption, this super-compact, quick to set-up, self-contained "climber's" stove is a package yet to be beat, for my needs.
IMHO, they have yet to design better.

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Have not needed.

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A Great little stove, even at today's standards. This stove will never go out of style, unless we run out of petroleum

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I've had mine since the early 1970's. I think I replaced the nozzel at some point, but I don't remember when. For two or three people, it's all you need. I even cooked for six on an eight-day trek through the Shenandoah National Park in winter. That happened after a Coleman Peak gave up the ghost. I NEVER go backpacking without it, even though I'll use an MSR Whisperlite for larger groups. For stability use it with the cookset, which is great with any stove. Since mine is brass, its is as elegant as it is simple in design.

Funny thing, I never see then advertised. Does Svea still exist?

In short, a great, great stove.

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