[pct-l] old svea

[Tortoise]

I used a Svea for many years and enjoyed both the initial roar then "the sounds of silence" when I turned the thing off. 

Now I'm cooking with gas.

Tortoise

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On Mar 29, 2013, at 11:28, "Ned Tibbits" <ned at mountaineducation.org> wrote:

> That's half the fun of using a SVEA, how loud it is! It's like camping at 
> the airport or sleeping beside a high sierra creek during the thaw (tons of 
> white water roaring all over the place).
> 
> The other fun half of using the SVEA is priming it and bringing it up to 
> that wonderful roar! Something you do when you're trying to wake up--makes 
> you think and pay attention, then want coffee!
> 
> 
> 
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
> www.mountaineducation.org
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Jim & Jane Moody
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 4:03 AM
> To: Thatcher Koch
> Cc: pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] old svea
> 
> 
> 
> I took my Svea 123 on the AT in '06.  On advice of a Whiteblaze poster, I 
> tried to replace the seal in the screw-in cap.  Couldn't find just the seal, 
> so I bought an entire new cap, with new seals.
> 
> 
> 
> Tough, dependable stove, but LOUD!  If you accidentally step on it, you 
> twist an ankle.
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> 
> From: "Thatcher Koch" <ironlegs at pacbell.net>
> To: pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 4:03:43 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] old svea
> 
> i have an old svea 123 which i haven't used in years and i'm thinking of 
> using
> on a future hike. should i be worried about the seals failing? thanks.
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