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Hows this little gem? A predessesor to the SVEA Optimus?
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"If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. Johnson -
View 2"If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. Johnson -
and view three..."If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. JohnsonComment
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Don't know about collectable, but it's classic.
Runs on??... denatured alcohol? butane? Looks like it says alcohol in view 2. I imagine it probably weights quite a bit and probably doesn't run much better than the can-stoves that weigh nearly nothing...Comment
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My guess is it runs on white gas. With the Optimus name on it, it probably works as well as it did new.A man needs to believe in something. I believe I'll go hiking.
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A man needs to believe in something. I believe I'll go hiking.
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It's not an optimus Zach, it's a "Retec", made in Ohio. It runs on denatured alcohol.Originally posted by lumberzac
It works great, especially wih some wind. There is a hole on the side that has a tapered rubber plug that you use to regulate the temp. If you face that toward the wind, it will double, triple or quadruple your cooking speed depending on the intensity of the wind.
It's great for car or canoe camping but is heavier and larger then one would like for backpacking, although a lot lighter then it appears. I got this at a yard sale in the original box, with instructions, all in mint condition."If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. JohnsonComment
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The classic SVEA Optimus Stove is something that I have always been "gonna" get, but always have to put it behind something more "practical"Originally posted by lumberzac
Now I'm looking at a Primus Himalaya Multifuel to use primarily for winter. I have the Jetboil for when I do freeze dried or dehydrated food when all I have to do is add water, but I also do a lot of trail cooking too. Plus I am usuallyin a position where having two stoves is convenient."If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. JohnsonComment
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I don't know about Retec, Hawk, but that muscle shirt looks like a real relic.
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Originally posted by JudgehI don't know about Retec, Hawk, but that muscle shirt looks like a real relic.
“One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds.” ~ Aldo LeopoldComment
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It ain't the shirt Judge!!Originally posted by JudgehI don't know about Retec, Hawk, but that muscle shirt looks like a real relic.
Age has come into play though, I can still lift 475 pounds, I just can't remember with which arm.
This is coming from someone who wears a robe in public?
Last edited by redhawk; 01-27-2005, 07:16 PM."If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. JohnsonComment
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New thread topic: "Stoves I have known" by Redhawk.
Hawk, if I knew you possessed one of every stove ever made I would have given you a shirt with sleeves for your birthday.
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