Thanks for that post. I'm gonna fire up the Svea tommorow and try your method out.

I, too, am in love with the Svea. So many memories...
Like the time my dad first showed me how to light it - I pulled him around the corner when i saw the flames and thought that it was going to explode!

And then the first time i used it on a hike - whenever we do similar hikes my mates always ask if i brought the "landrover" (for the sound it makes when it gets going at full steam).

[soppy story] While i don't like noise when i am outdoors, the svea (aka landrover) always makes me smile when i hear it roaring away. it is a friendly noise, IMO [/soppy story]