SotM (Stove of the Month) May 2026

Post your nomination as a reply to this post.

The theme for May is coil burners. Not sure what that is? Check out the Stesco & Taykit as examples.
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.

This nominations post will be open until 31st May 2026. The post will be closed & the qualifying stoves placed in a blind poll for members to vote for. The poll will remain open for 10 days. Most votes is the winner.

 

This is my nickel plated Stesco at full tilt.

And without the wind shield showing the coil in all of its glory.


Regards
John

 

Taykit Pocket Stove






Thanks for your consideration!

Anders

 

My Lil Injun Scout trying to run on Kerosene because I'm not too smart sometimes.


Sanity returned and I ran it on white gas. It ran better and longer.

 

Strong start!

 

Greetings, All,

I am offering my Taiwanese-made Polaris #P2 coil burner stove for your perusal. I have a couple of British Stesco stoves, as well as an American made Stesco, plus three Taykit Pocket stoves. All are very nice. But, the Polaris is a cut above, mainly because of it's class and style, IMHO, as well as it's advanced SRV in the fuel cap. It came to me minus one of the pot supports, and I've always planned to make a replacement. Thus far, I've not done so.




BUT, I now have some steel rod that fits the pot support openings. So, the future looks bright!



Honestly, though, I will probably never fire up this stove, mainly because it's just so neat just as it is. For the complete story of this neat little Mighty Mite, please check out this thread in the Reference Gallery. Lots to see, including all the paperwork that came with the stove!

Polaris P-2 stove, instructions, and catalog. (Taiwan)

Thanks, very much, and God Bless!

Every Good Wish,
Doc

 

I would like to enter a Sunpower backpacker P-1 of slightly different design
Also Taiwanese,
Further details linked below.

Sunpower backpacker p-2 Taiwan

A fun little stove.
Enjoy.

Kind Regards
Scott B

 

If a variation on a coil burner qualifies - can be regulated - my entry is a Borde, Reference Gallery HERE.





John

 

Here's my entry for the May contest.
A tiny Italian stove with a coil burner.
Montagnino stove. Italy

 

My Borde, a beautiful small stove in very good condition.

 

Rally nice stove you got there @Stig Bartnes

 

Here's my Stesco, why not eh?





Alec.

 

Dilamer Estufa mágica probably a knock off.

 

Greetings, like-minded people. Introducing the Italian Blitz gasoline stove. The stainless steel diffuser and asbestos lighter are homemade. The nozzle plug (shaped like a clothespin) was included and had a worn plastic seal. I replaced it with a gasoline-resistant rubber one. A funnel was also included, but I'm not sure if it's authentic.

 

In terms of coils burners I automatically think about Borde. Although there are already two posts of the similar model, but I still would like to present mine with the windshield as highlight made by Laser cut.