Is it sacrilegious camping with an old Svea?

Greetings, all, I am new to the forum, but have had Sveas over the years. I’m currently rebuilding my camping larder after it was stolen. Two products I found on eBay matched the exact models I had for my Sierra designs, backpack and tent. (Very nostalgic for me to acquire)

my question on this for him as if I am respectful in use and I get an old Svea 123 pre Optimus model, is it frowned upon to actually use it?

 

Not in my book. Per my Antique bike clubs, Ride 'em, don't hide 'em.

 

Seems to me it would be “disrespectful” to leave it sitting on a shelf.

 

These stoves were made for burning and thats just what they should do.
Think this way people drive vintage cars far older and far rarer than your 123

 

My avatar is a Svea 123.
1st version.
Using it.

 

Unless you are lucky enough to have a vintage Svea that was proven to be used by a famous mountaineer or explorer no. A regular 123 or 123R is fine to use, once the seals are checked.

I've taken my old Svea 123 (1st version) out on hikes. I've got to get the Svea 123R running a bit better then I will take it sometimes.

 

No, it would be religious to use it.

 

How could you even ask this question?

(Use it)

 

If the stove is still unfired & a Sievert 123 there is a argument for keeping it that way.
Assuming the OP bought a used stove then keep on using it. There's little to wear out. Use it with white gas of course.

 

I never consider it sacrilegious to use something for it's intended use. No matter what the age. I use every thing I own for what it is supposed to (and sometimes even for what it isn't ).
If you own something, it is your right to do with it what you own. But that's just my view on the world

 

@Orion Lane Have a look at the 'Action Gallery' section of this forum, that should give you a good idea of what this site is about. I look forward to seeing your stove in action when you buy it.

Who cares what the internet frowns upon anyway

 

No.
Next question?

Alec.

 

Agreed. If unfired there is an argument to keep it that way.
Photos?

 

One these days you'll use this stove
To make yourself a stew.

 

Here's to the descending bass line. Thank a lot for the earworm. Carole Kaye I betcha?

Anyhoo, I tend to take the same opinion as famed walker Colin Fletcher, who allowed he was not sentimental about individual stoves, but only as a stove species. He probably remains one of the few that ever used them until performance started to drop off, which takes some dedication. I wouldn't call the Svea 123 the "Model T" of hiker stoves, it's something more than that, but the point being they sure did make a whole lot of them. In fact, they are still in production come to think of it - something that can't be said about the 8R or the Borde or the Gaz or Phoebus, or other main competitors of the day.

If anything there seems to be a kind of dichotomy between the old cranks and their nostalgia, and the younger sorts who look askance at the brassies and oftentimes by their comments they secretly think they should probably be banned, (along with everything else).

 

I apologize for the abruptness to the answer I posted to your question, but the whole point of this site is our collective appreciation of these stoves. So why wouldn't you want to take it on the trail and use it?

These stoves are kinda like the example of the shark in evolutionary biology - sharks remain unchanged for hundreds of millions of years because the design works so brilliantly well just as it is. Yeah, the modern canister stoves are much lighter - until that is, you screw on the fuel canister, and discover that they're almost just as heavy. Not to mention white gas stoves have always worked better in really cold conditions. And try filling a canister stove up at a gas station when you can't find a nearby camping goods store. There's practically nothing to go wrong with the 123 - I fully expect mine to long outlast me.

So take your 123 camping. If somebody makes a snide comment, you can always ask them how much they paid for their fuel cannisters - then shake your head and laugh at the answer.

 

I hear Nancy Sinatra in my head now

 

Nancy’s recording was made with the wrecking crew, I guessed that part right. It was Chuck Berghofer on bass providing the notable descending line.

What an education this website provides!

 

Its a right of passage

 

Here's one: