Dave stated, "My fave was the Svea 123, which demanded no pumping, and could be had as a combo with a two-pot cook kit and integral windscreen/pot support. It all nested together and could hold all the odds and ends needed for stove control and upkeep plus a pot grabber." Yup, that brings back good memories, Dave. Thanks! My Svea -- and my SIGG pot kit, as described -- served gallantly in winter ascents of Mount Adams in the New Hampshire Presidential Range fifty years ago. A good Svea turned a pot of snow to potable water in record, roaring time, and the windows in the huts at Gray Knob and others on the AMC trail were frosted over in no time as the long nights held us welcome captives. We burned Amoco premium gasoline, not the fuel of choice, but highly effective, and the only unleaded gas available in those days. The Svea 123 also worked real well during back-to-back blizzards in Maryland last month. Something very comforting about a piece of kit that works as well for your grand-kids as it did for you! Thank you, Sweden! Thank you, Switzerland! Joq *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 11 2010 - 08:50:37 PST
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