SotM (Stove of the Month) October 2025

Post your nomination as a reply to this post.

The rules
Maximum of 2 pictures in the entry - one of which will be used for the vote. If your stove is listed in the Stove Reference Gallery a link can be added with your entry (not compulsory). Only one stove to be shown in the pictures.
Stove must be presently owned by the member.
One entry per member.
Stoves that have won previously are excluded.
NB - no theme, no requirement to post in the SRG, no requirement to be lit or working.

This nominations post will be open until 31 October 2025. The post will be closed & the qualifying stoves placed in a blind poll for members to vote for. The poll will remain open for 1 week. Most votes is the winner.


The winner will get a SotM Winner notation on their posts & profile & a £10 voucher code from The Fettlebox.

 

I’ll start this month’s parade of classics off with my Optimus 5J, which I featured in the Stove Reference Gallery HERE.





John

 

My entry, my recently acquired Hipolito No 0.

 

Here's my scruffier Optimus 208, in the SRG HERE.





Alec.

 

Howdy, All,

I'll toss in a wild card, just for fun. On our big camping adventure this past Summer, one of the main stoves we used was our trusted Speedster Stove! Here is a photo I took of it, after we returned:



And, one of it in action, boiling water for our freeze-dried Lasagna:



Dead quiet in operation, and very efficient for a Meths stove, the Speedster was a joy to use. Very resistant to wind, and works a treat!

Thanks for checking it out.

- Doc

 

Early Optimus 111. Unused! NOS

My Optimus 111 is my "october show-off"
NOS Early 50-ties
colo: black/green

 

Your 111 must be a nun. 75 years old and still a virgin.

Ben

 

@z1ulike

Yes, it could be more than 70 years old. Wirgin, yes, and I think it should remain in this condition. At least in mine life

 

Nice.

 

British Military No.6



Pharael.

 

So many beautiful, special stoves! I want to vote for all of them, each for a different reason! How can I possibly choose just one this month?

 

Dammit @Pharael now i have to have one of those....

 

1931 - 1934 Primus 71E

 

That's nice, like that.

 

My lately finished fettle project Fuhrmeister No.8. The whole fettle process is linked here.

 

NIB Sigg Tourist with Coleman Peak 1 400 both Sigg kit and 400 stove are proven winners already. here & here thanks