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This is my favorite stove
Written on Dec 13, 2025
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Optimus Svea
I just got back from a couple of days camping where the morning and nighttime temperatures were in the 30s and the Svea performed flawlessly. I didn't have to worry about fuel pressure like when isobutane canisters get cold. I still love my iso stoves but for cold weather, the Svea has always worked - especially when priming it (ie. lighting it on fire) and warming it up. It is not the fastest stove - if you want fast then get something like a MSR Windburner. If you want something light, then grab a Soto Windmaster. There's room for a stove for every season! I like that I don't have to buy fuel canisters for the Svea - pair it with a Trangia fuel bottle that has a safety valve and pour spout and refilling is super easy.
Great shoe
Written on Jul 07, 2015
This is probably my daughter’s 6th pair of 277s. She likes how they feel and it’s nice to see Inov-8 has not changed the design from year to year.
Performs well in wind
Written on Sep 10, 2011
I just used the Meta 1P this past weekend when I hiked in to a camp next to a creek in a narrow canyon. Overnight temperatures were in the low 50s but I also had very strong winds rushing through the canyon several times per hour. I estimate that the 15-20 second gusts were about 40 mph. I had pitched the tent so the right end was into the wind. The wind direction shifted 180° by nightfall but th
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