Has anyone ever seen one of these? Check out Base Camp; Optimus Price List; at the bottom Sounds like it could be an interesting animal.
Yes, interesting indeed. I suppose now the price for a 111T / 111C will increase even further on the Bay. R.I.P the Optimus silent burner Enjoy the (loud) Flame Spudz
It would appear that they have discontinued the 111C Cobra burner stove ! That means their new liquid fuel stove line-up is based around the Nova burner !! It's not silent, is it ? Obviously, old stock will be/is still available ... but does anyone know if they intend to produce a new silent burner stove ? Doesn't seem like it ! and just when I was coming to terms with the pleasures of a silent burner too, ... Spudz
Hmmm Interesting I see also that the price of 123R's is down to ?50, from ?70 so I have treated myself to one while they are still available. I've waited a while for a decent example to come up this side of the pond, so thought I'd have a " branny " instead. Cheers Keith
Here Rik Good Old Base Camp ! - at the bottom of the page. Mike still has some in stock, but not for long I suspect. Regards Keith
Hi, so I was right in assuming that the hiker gets the Nova Burner I think that Optimus will no longer produce the old silent burner Good to know that we still own the best stoves. Regards, Christoph
What excellent service from Base Camp ! ! and the English Post Office ! ! =D> \ =D> \ I ordered my Svea 123 yesterday at 3 pm and it was delivered at 8.30 am this morning ! Absolutely first rate service from both ! I can see why people hold them as their favourite stoves of all they are just so beautiful ! Happy as a pig in poo Keith P.S. If you want a new one strike quick Mike has dropped them by ?20 for those he has remaining.
I just checked in a new catalog I got. Primus Gravity MF is: $106Canadian/$91US/52GBP. It'll still like a 111 with the Cobra Burner. Iain
Personally I think a 111 with a Nova burner should be a great stove... I have a kero 111 and a 111c - I think the new version should be the equal. The Australian supplier says we may not see any here this year though so I'l lhave to wait Murray
A UK dealer of Optimus stoves who gets his stock form Germany and Switzerland told me about this new "Hiker Plus". He told me it has a Nova Burner and that the case is much thinner and lighter metal and apparantly has either a Blue and Black or Blue and Red case (i cant remember which) So i look forward to seeing and maybe purchasing one myself. Though i am sure they will be a great new design, I doubt however it will be able to surpass the classic models of the 111's. PS : I havent seen or heard anything else about it except from the dealer i spoke to and the information at Base-camp.com - there is not information about it on the Optimus website up to date.
I noticed these when looking through the Base Camp site and then on the Optimus Web site. How are they on petrol and paraffin respectively? Is the pump seal a leather bucket, or one of those flaming 'O' rings again? How do you clear a clogged jet? Is it the same as the Nova. Some fannying around with a magnet is suggested. In this situation you'd have to put the stove out and hold the thing in the air in order to get the magnet under the burner. I was tempted by these new stoves but there are those questions I need answers to.
