Nova Optimus Multi Fuel Expedition Stove

Pros: Small and easy to use.
Cons: A little pricey but worth it.

I bought the Brunton Nova a few months ago to replace an older propane stove that I used to use. I am not a backpacker or a trekker but have used enough camp stoves to know what I like and do not like. Weekend camping trips are my style. One of the ...

Pros: DURABLE!! Metal pump and no messy fuel connections!
Cons: A bit heavy and loud. Perfect for cooking for more than one.

So... you want a new backpacking stove. You want something which is reasonably quiet and that is pretty much indestructable? This is the stove for you! Introduction -------------------- I was in the market for a reliable white gas stove for ...

Pros: dependable, fully serviceable, safe, solid build, light weight, low in maintenance
Cons: NONE

Hi all,

I needed a dependable fully serviceable stove for month-long treks. I’m an outback photographer from Canada and I needed a white gas stove that would deliver, and deliver more every time without the usual hassles. I needed something...

Pros: Compact, reliable, powerful, and quiet; plus a nice carry case.
Cons: Clearly prefers kerosene to white gas.

Nova is the top-of-the-line stove from Brunton Optimus. It is compact in its own class, it is made strong, it has a pretty good firepower, and it can simmer very well. Nova comes with a fuel bottle and a pump. Both are made of aluminum, and the pump ...

Pros: Light, dependable, easy to light, uses little fuel, stable, uses multiple fuels.
Cons: must use matches or a lighter to light it.

I have had an Optimus Nova ever since they came on the US market and have used it on multiple trips about ninety times. In my opinion the Nova is the best liquid fuel stove out there. That is saying a lot for me as I have went through a lot of stoves in...

Pros: Starts easily, runs super hot when properly working.
Cons: Fuel filter will drive you nuts.

This is a tough, well-built stove... except for the one weak link: The tiny fuel filter clogs all the time, causing the stove to sputter and lose about 75 percent of its power. Despite pre-filtering my fuel when I fill the stove's bottle, the little ...

Pros: Sturdy, simmers exceptionally well, lights easily, no flare-ups
Cons: A bit more expensive than some other stoves

I bought this stove after considering equivalent MSR alternatives. I was swayed against the MSR by the plastic pump on the MSR compared to the aluminium pump on the Nova. I have been testing this stove at home for the past three weeks, not having the ...

Pros: Small package, flip top on fuel pickup
Cons: requires more maintenance than any other stove i've owned

purchased 3+ years ago from REI, taken on multiple backpacking trips, stove of choice in larger groups.

after the first year, the stove developed a crack along the heat-fins where the flame exites the body. REI says this is normal behavior.

takes longer to prime than an MSR internationale

flame control loses accuracy as time goes by

Pump cup in mechanism dries out, does not pressurize the fuel bottle as efficiently. even after repeated lubrication.

fuel pickup from the bottle has a neat feature in which there's an "on" side and an "off" side. when the cooking, make sure the "on" side is up, when you're done cooking, simply flip the bottle to "off" (while the stove is burning) and safely clear out and depressurize the fuel line. if you don't the fuel will spurt out of the fuel line, and make a mess.