I have owned 5 backpacking stoves in the last 15 years and broke every one of them.
They ranged from coleman to MSR to trianga.
After the last one went back my father said to me why are you using those new POS stoves that have plastic and all these connnections. Why don't you get a SVEA 123 like I used in the 50's. After I laughed I researched them and found out they are the worlds most reliable stove ever built and are still in service 100 years after they were first developed.
Sounded good to me so I picked up an early 70's model on ebay. I replaced some criticle parts that still worked but for safety reasons....
That was 3 years ago and I haven't looked back. They are still made today under the Optimus climber name. They are the timex watches of stoves.
They are small light and boil in no time flat as well as being a fuel miser.
Research it yourself.
http://www.outdoorreview.com/outdoor-equ...rx.aspx#reviewsFlip.
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