Svea Stove and Cookware

I have a Svea 123 stove, 1/2 liter Svea aluminum fuel bottle, and Sigg complete tourist cook kit in very good condition. $200/offer c_spieg@hotmail.com

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I remember those!First stove i ever bought and loved.But the truth is that for far less money than you are asking you can purchase a far better and lighter new stove.

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Lighter stove perhaps, better is subject to much debate.

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I have and still use my Svea 123R from 1973. I recently bought a pump for it to improve the ease of lighting in cold weather.

You can still buy new ones for about $100. They are dependable and nearly indestructible, but there are lighter more convenient options. In the summer i use an pocket rocket but once the low temps dip below 30F I pack the Svea.

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In the case of this seller, it's the sigg tourist kit that is driving the price. Sigg tourist kits sell very well on ebay.

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Yeah, the Sigg cookset was tailored to the Svea 123 and 123R (we have both). Really efficient system. It reduces the boil time by a huge amount. I have wished there were a modern version that would work with some of the stoves like the MSR XGK, Whisperlite, Simmerlite, etc and Primus multi-fuel family.

Oh, wait! MSR, JetBoil, Coleman, and Primus have been trying to reinvent the Sigg in the past couple of years with the Reactor, etc. Unfortunately, they are nowhere near as light in weight as the Sigg-Svea combination.

Alan is right - the Sigg kit is the real driver of the price in this case.

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I have the exact same setup. Not sure when I got it, but I think my parents may have bought it for me back in the 60's. I friend of mine has the only other one I have ever seen, other than the odd one or two on eBay.

The concept is great, but for solo camping, it is just too big. Like Bill, I wish there was something like it about half or one third the size that would fit either a canister stove about the same height as the Svea or something like the Optimus or Primus multifuel stoves.

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In the day Sigg made tourist kits tailored to other stoves as well, the Borde Bomb, the Peak 1, the Bluet and a set of pans basically designed for MSR stoves. Other companies, Camp Ways comes to mind, made a generic set for the 123. Edelweiss made a similar set and it was sold with a Primus 71. Optimus also made a set they sold with the Optimus 80. It's funny how these ideas get recycled and marketed as being new.

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I do agree that the sigg pots are great.I have two older ones with the locking handles and love them.But for the weight and small fuel tank on the svea i just like the Pocket rocket for summer and the wisperlight or GK for winter.

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