User Review: Brunton Optimus Nova

Brunton Optimus Nova
Above: The current Optimus Nova, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed June 2, 2007 by lizzieB

Rating:

I love this stove, though maybe I just haven't pushed it to extremes. It's by far the easiest, fastest, simplest priming liquid fuel stove I've ever used (we run it on paraffin (kerosene) since it's a tenth the price of Coleman fuel here in the UK) and it's an absolute doddle although that said I am careful to use the cleaning needle frequently.

Judging by other comments it seems like quality may be a bit variable, but in my experience it's great. The only odd thing being that the main burner tends to slacken off slightly in the stand - big deal, just do the nut up every couple of days. Otherwise, very stable, easy to prime/light (though I recommend a turboflame type lighter as the wicking pad is a little deep inside the body for a normal lighter/match).

Takes a bit of getting used to in terms of the turning the bottle over to use up the fuel in the feed hose, it does seem to go on burning for a long time, but after a while you get to be able to judge that and simply flip the bottle over a few minutes before you need to turn the stove off. Other than that, very controllable, very simple, an ideal liquid (multi-) fuel stove.

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