i was at REI today looking for something to spend my $19 pay back on and saw one of those..and then the price!!..way out of line for a month a year canoe tripper like me.if you were a guide who needed a no fail stove,or stoves,to take care of clients or a professional adventurer i could see it.maybe a survival enthusiast who can afford nothing but the best for their BOB.i looked at few with less steel in them than my Zippo lighter and they were the same 150 smackers as the Omni.maybe i've been in the woods to much or gotten used to the $5-$10 Coleman suitcases at yard sales but i get the feeling i'm being taken to the zoo on the price of gear.
by the way i got one of those 99 cent gaz stoves--$4 shipping from Hong Kong as a tea boiler on this years canoe trip,i'll post on how it worked out..$150 clams for a burner..where's the bottle!