Stove of the Year - 2025. The Vote

It's the big one - the vote for 2025's Stove of the Year! Here are the 11 winners from last years Stove of the Month for your consideration, Good luck choosing!

@Pharael @Skauvill @Sellig33 @Rangie @presscall @luke1990 @Doc Mark

Pharael's British Army No.2 Mk 2 Modified


Skauvill's Primus No. 41


Sellig33's Selus


Pharael's Optimus 22


Rangie's Primus 340 SP


presscall's nickel-plated Optimus 123R


Pharael's Primus No.110


Pharael's Primus 210L


luke1990's Fuhrmeister No.8


Doc Mark's Optimus 22B

Skauvill's STANDARD NR.44

 

Can't decide, it is too difficult. Even by elimination....

 

@Migwar Try eenie meenie miney mo.

Ben

 

print the list out. close your eyes. throw a dart in the general direction of the paper. which stove gets the dart stuck in it is your vote. Almost how I had to choose.

 

Now I understand the reason behind those shiny colored badges on your profile @z1ulike

I am considering your suggestion @gnome ,but each stove that receives the dart gets eliminated, which keeps the suspense elevated. I also thought about assigning them numbers and using a couple of dice

Honestly, this is a collection of very good stoves that I personally adore which makes it too difficult to vote.

 

@Migwar

Actually, this is my method. I look at all the stoves and ask myself which I'd most like to own. That one gets my vote.

Ben

 

That's one way to eliminate number 1 (the minimum that 2 dice could give is 2 ) and double six would leave you just as confused because there are only 11 stoves to choose from.
Also the vote would get skewed to the middle of the list.

That said, I also found it a difficult choice to make.
Regards
John

 

Easy to correct this problem! All you have to do is make the "6" on one dice a "0" (or rather, a "nothing" really...).

 

Roll 2d6 and subtract 1 but I think that favours the middle of the pack.

1d12 - would be fairer.

Everybody wins on 12 :-)


-R

 

@Skauvill

Many congratulations on your SotY 2025 win! . Well deserved with a great stove.

Pharael.

 

@Pharael

Wow! That was really an nice surprise! In this company of nice and rare stoves!
Thank you so much!
Your Optimus 22 was not "hidden by a wagon" eighter!

Skauvill

 

On behalf of the stoves I have presented trough 2025;
Thank you to all woters!

Skauvill

 

Bravo @Skauvill and All!

John

 

@presscall

Thank's!

(Still) Skauvill

 

Congratulations @Skauvill You got lucky because Pharael's Optimus 22 flame shot drew votes like moths to a flame.

Ben

 

@z1ulike

 

@z1ulike

Sorry, but I did'nt quit understand what you meen!
Could you explain, please!
Do you really apply that my 10 wotes came because I was lucky, as you "named" it?

Skauvill

 

Congrats!

 

@The Warrior

Thank you!

Skauvill

 

Your stove won by one vote. That's lucky given the beautiful the flame pattern on the runner up stove. I was simply commenting on the quality of both stoves. Yours is a well deserved winner.

Ben