SotM (Stove of the Month) November 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 30 November 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.

 

Howdy, All,

Here is my early Optimus 22B Meths stove!





I posted lot of photos in the Stove Reference Gallery, here:

Early Optimus 22B Meths stove!

Thank you for considering my wonderful, and very rare, Meths version of the Optimus 22B! Take care, and God Bless!

- Doc

 

Howdy, All,

What happened to the other entry? I hope others join-in this month! I like to share stoves that are fun for me, even though I've only won, once. Still fun to share.

- Doc

 

Doc, you scared everyone away with your Optimus 22B Meths. If you can't compete why bother entering? You should have held off until near the end of the contest before dropping the ringer.

Ben

 

I tried to win for like 2 years...lol...I gave up

 

Well..... That's disappointing. I guess I should delete my stove. Interesting turn of events, in any case.

- Doc

 

Mark, don't delete your entry! Somebody else is bound to enter something. I think November is just a busy month (especially for those of us in the US).

I also think it would be nice to bring back the themes, and recycling themes used previously would be fine.

....Arch

 

I guess so … my 1899-1908 era Primus No.0.



The challenge was to remove decades’ accumulation of grime …




… to reveal a patina without cutting back to shiny brass. The cut-down pot rests are thought to indicate that the Primus was used as a heat source for a geyser or similar and rather than replace them with full size ones topped by a cast iron trivet, I’ve coupled the Primus with a tripod from scientific instrument makers Griffin and George, of London

John

 

Here's my No.215 as well





Alec.

 

@Doc Mark @Rangie get my vote

 

@presscall and @Rangie , So glad to see you both enter this month's contest! I have hopes that others will join in, too. A "one horse race" is no fun for anyone, not even the horse! Well done to you both! Every Good Wish,
-Doc

 

Yes, thank you @presscall and @Rangie. Now that we have second and third place we can fill a podium.

Ben

 

@z1ulike

Ben, you're gettin' mighty feisty in your old age! I think it's time we did another desert camping event, and YOU provide the bacon, pancakes, and eggs,....just like last time! Thanks for making me laugh, though! Appreciated!

- Doc

 

The last time I experienced that was a spectacular event.

 

That's a terrific idea except next time it will be either waffles and homemade bacon or eggs benedict.

Ben

 

@z1ulike , Ben, I'll send you a PM soon. Maybe we can work out another CASG.

- Doc

 

This is a record, two thread drifts on the same topic in two days, ha ha

Alec.

 

@Rangie ,

Yes, and that's not counting all the stuff that was cut out of this thread earlier! Too bad you are so very far away. It would be great to have you join us at a future CASG event! And, now, back to our regularly scheduled program!

- Doc

 

Since the image for this month's competition is the Monitor High Speed Picnic stove I'll add my Monitor.

 

Well it's no 22B, but I may as well put up another 2-burner. No sense in bringing a knife to a gunfight.

My AFC Ranger III, likely made in Hong Kong in the late 70s to early 80s by Ash Flash.




Posted it in the gallery here

Thanks for your consideration.

-Anders