Svea 123 Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/tag/svea-123/ Nick's Excellent Camping and Backpacking Adventures Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:03:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://popupbackpacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cropped-avatar-backpacking2-e1475607492124-32x32.jpg Svea 123 Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/tag/svea-123/ 32 32 38683869 MSR DragonFly Stove: 12 Year Review https://popupbackpacker.com/msr-dragonfly-stove-12-year-review/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 00:15:41 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=146521 Why did I buy this stove in the first place? Was it because this stove… can use white gas, automotive unleaded gas, diesel, kerosene or even aircraft jet fuel? can simmer better than just about any backpacking stove on the market? can handle big heavy, wide pots up to 10 inches in diameter? is so … Continue reading MSR DragonFly Stove: 12 Year Review →

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]]> 146521 MSR WindPro II Stove: 10 Year Review https://popupbackpacker.com/msr-windpro-ii-stove-10-year-review/ Thu, 09 Apr 2020 21:58:55 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=146462 Canister stoves are the most popular type of backpacking stoves these days. These stoves, often called “gas” stoves, have two advantages over “liquid” stoves (i.e. Svea 123, MSR WhisperLite, etc.): They are lightweight and incredibly easy to operate. However, most suffer several deficiencies: Work poorly in windy conditions Some have inadequate pot supports Some have … Continue reading MSR WindPro II Stove: 10 Year Review →

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]]> 146462 MSR WhisperLite Stove: 35 Year Review https://popupbackpacker.com/msr-whisperlite-stove-35-year-review/ Mon, 06 Apr 2020 23:21:04 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=146402 A few day ago I wrote about the Svea 123 backpacking stove and wrote, The Svea 123 is probably the most reliable backpacking stove ever made. It is by far my favorite stove. It doesn’t do any one thing particularly well, but it ALWAYS works. Mine has worked flawlessly for 48 years. The Svea 123 … Continue reading MSR WhisperLite Stove: 35 Year Review →

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]]> 146402 Svea 123 Backpacking Stove: 48 Year Review https://popupbackpacker.com/svea-123-backpacking-stove-48-year-review/ Thu, 02 Apr 2020 22:46:11 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?p=146280 I have often written that a piece of gear ought to be tested for at least 10 years before doing an in-depth product review. Unfortunately a lot of gear these days is discontinued in just a few years, so there might not be a compelling reason to discuss gear that is no longer made. The … Continue reading Svea 123 Backpacking Stove: 48 Year Review →

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]]> 146280 A Nostalgic Hike with Chuckawalla Bill https://popupbackpacker.com/backpacking/trip-reports/a-nostalgic-hike-with-chuckawalla-bill/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 06:06:42 +0000 http://popupbackpacker.com/?page_id=1338 Familiar Places, Familiar Gear While cleaning and organizing my gear storage area this year, I was reminiscing about some of the more interesting desert trips I had done with my old backpacking equipment. During the period of 1977-1982 I unsystematically explored most parts of then Joshua Tree National Monument. A couple trips stand out, although the facts about … Continue reading A Nostalgic Hike with Chuckawalla Bill →

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