Optimus Hiker+ Stove

I have been using the Optimus Hiker+ Stove for many years with groups on multiple day overnight backpacking and canoeing trips. They are efficient, solid and reliable. Maintenance is very limited (have not required to fix one in years). I have five of these stoves for personal and work. Awesome.

This is not an ultralight stove by any means. I still carry it backpacking because I am fine with the weight and enjoy the extreme durability of the unit, which seems impossible to damage inside the solid case. It's a trade off, everything else in my pack is lightweight by design, but this stove is impervious by design. I have taken it many places, on canoe trips, up mountains and deep through the woods. It always works. I have never had any need to give it a thorough cleaning or take it apart, but I do this every now and then to ensure no issues will arise anyways.

I have burned white gas and kerosene . The real world boil times I got with my particular 1L kettle were different than the manufacturers specs, as per usual. White gas got me 8 minutes for a litre, kerosene was a little less than 5 minutes. I sometimes use the "amish mix" of 25% White gas, 75% kerosene, and get almost kerosene boil times, but with an easier lighting and priming.

I love this sort of stove, I have the old 111 model that my father handed down which still works. This stove is a great addition to the lineup. Mine is clearly stamped "made in sweden". I have seen reviews on other site alluding to the stove being made in china and having issues. This stove right here, that I bought from this site, is great, and genuine. Just be sure that this is the type of stove you want.