There have been some discussions of this stove on Trailspace. The description of the stove as "self-pressurising" isn't hype. That is an accurate description of how it works.

I have a Svea 123 I bought in the mid 80's (at least I think that's when I got it, could have been earlier). In any event, mine is the bare stove, without the windshield/pot support.

I primed mine by using fuel, not paste. I also have the pump, which I think was a Svea accessory. The pump was supposed to be for high altitude use, but I used it a couple of times to see how it worked. There's really no need for it unless you are at altitude as far as I could tell.

I also have the Sigg Tourist cookkit that holds the stove. The other version of the stove works for one person; mine is good for a group because the cookkit is so big.


Edited by TomD (09/07/07 11:52 PM)
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