Kovea solo stove

[rabbit]

Hi,
this is my fist post on this forum so hi to everybody.
Has anyone had any experience with the Kovea solo stove? fuel efficiency, reliability, ease of use etc.
I am getting one soon and I was wondering what they are like.
By the way I think this forum is great!!!!!!!

Ryan

[kanangra]

Very very good. Lightweight. reliable.

[scockburn]

Hi Rabbit , I do not have one but know heaps who have . They seem to be fine and are widely used by many through walkers. I have heard from a few that the petzil does not last too long.Go on to some of the online sites mentioned in this forum and read the reviews. They are a good indicator. In any case , you can't go too wrong with a Kovea. If you can afford the titanium they cut down on a little weight . SC

[norts]

If you are talking about the Kovea Titanium, I have it, and it is a great stove. I always carry mine in its plastic carry case inside my mug.

A wind shield makes a difference to boil times which leads to better gas efficiency.
I use a foil wrap around made from a foil baking dish, my walking partner uses some aluminium made from a coke can. He just cut the top and bottom off it. He mainly boils water in his mug mY windshield works well with both a mug and a bowl( he borrows mine if he needs it)

My piezo is still going strong, he melted his ( windshield caused that). He now uses a BIC lighter. I put a small piece of foil over the top of my piezo (had to take piezo off to put it on).

I usually get about 5-7 days out of a normal size cartridge. That's about 5 brews a day and one cooked meal. Meals usually consist of freeze dry or continental noodles. So I dont do alot of cooking.
I have now seen 2 cartridges fail. When you take the stove off the cartridge the gas vents. Just have to keep the stove on the cartridge.

Roger

[johnw]

Hi and Welcome Rabbit,
I have the Kovea X1 Solo and happy with it. See my post about it here:
http://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=174&p=6033&hilit=kovea+solo#p6033

It's a different model to the Titanium Roger, a bit cheaper and a little heavier. I like your idea of protecting the piezo, as I also use a heatshield/windshield setup. I can see the piezo melting one day if I'm not careful. So I might try something similar. I get similar gas usage for about the same amount of cooking.

[Taurë-rana]

After sitting for nearly two hours at the bottom of Winterbrook Falls yesterday testing out all my "just in case" warm clothing and having no way of making a cuppa, I raced out and bought a titanium Kovea Solo today. It was an ex-demo model so not quite brand new, but I was happy with the price and apparently the supplier is about to put the price up 20%. There is one left at the current price at Mountain Designs Devonport if anyone is interested, without a Piezo ignition. (Disclaimer: I have no commercial or any other affiliation with them, they tried to sell it to me today).
Now I can put a stove in my pocket, and have a cup of tea on a day walk if any of the other BWT Strollers stay still long enough to let me, that is! I'm still tickled by how small these things are!

[red tag]

This is it .. I think ?

http://www.downundercamping.com.au/prod ... 756&page=1

mike

[johnw]

This is it .. I think ?
http://www.downundercamping.com.au/prod ... 756&page=1

Yes, that's the X1 Solo.

...without a Piezo ignition...

DA I believe this is a different model as the Solo has a piezo. I have also seen the model without one, which looks the same, but I think may have some other differences.