Stove of the Week: The Borde Stove
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:15 am
I believe some moto-enduro travelers call this stove the fireball
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Re: Stove of the Week: The Borde Stove
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:10 am
Sweet review Jim!I always found the borde very interesting from reading about it in european blogs and what not.
I believe some moto-enduro travelers call this stove the fireball
I believe some moto-enduro travelers call this stove the fireball
Re: Stove of the Week: The Borde Stove
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:33 am
Thanks, Johnny,
I've always heard it called the Borde Bomb, but Fireball might be pretty apt.
It is a very cool little stove.
It's a relatively recent addition to my collection, so I'm still learning it's quirks. So far, I'm really enjoying it.
HJ
I've always heard it called the Borde Bomb, but Fireball might be pretty apt.
It is a very cool little stove.
It's a relatively recent addition to my collection, so I'm still learning it's quirks. So far, I'm really enjoying it.
HJ
Re: Stove of the Week: The Borde Stove
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:19 pm
Very cool, Jim!!!
Re: Stove of the Week: The Borde Stove
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:02 pm
Re: Stove of the Week: The Borde Stove
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:53 pm
Its simplicity reminds me of the SVEA 123; self priming, only one knob to turn, no regular maintenance required. I occasionally use my 30 yo one on shorter trips or as a secondary stove on car camps. It really draws the interest of folks who have never seen one before. Not sure if they even sell them here in the USA anymore.
Re: Stove of the Week: The Borde Stove
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:19 pm
Of all the stoves that came out in the 1950's, only one, the Svea 123 is still produced today. You can still get them. Optimus bought the rights in 1970 and is still producing them, although it's now the Svea 123R; Optimus altered the design a bit. They're very cool stoves and also fairly compact. They'll be on my blog probably the first week in April.atomicoyote wrote: ↑Its simplicity reminds me of the SVEA 123; self priming, only one knob to turn, no regular maintenance required. I occasionally use my 30 yo one on shorter trips or as a secondary stove on car camps. It really draws the interest of folks who have never seen one before. Not sure if they even sell them here in the USA anymore.
HJ
Re: Stove of the Week: The Borde Stove
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:05 pm
HJ! These reviews are awesome! Along with your blog you should look into posting reviews on youtube. You can actually get ad revenue for videos you post.
Re: Stove of the Week: The Borde Stove
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:54 am
Revenue? lol. Well, maybe. That assumes someone would view this stuff outside the confines of the local mountain forums, but it might be interesting.
HJ
Re: Stove of the Week: The Borde Stove
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:46 am
No, seriously Jim, I made $125 off of some shooting videos. If you put your stove reviews in video format, you should make a bit of extra cash.
Re: Stove of the Week: The Borde Stove
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:37 am
Re: Stove of the Week: The Borde Stove
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:34 pm
I find it interesting that "risk of explosion" is not listed as a "con".
It does have a high "cool" factor though. It looks like something that Dyson vacuum guy would invent, and then snobbily tell you how much better it was than the lame stove you have.
It does have a high "cool" factor though. It looks like something that Dyson vacuum guy would invent, and then snobbily tell you how much better it was than the lame stove you have.
Re: Stove of the Week: The Borde Stove
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:45 pm
If your video receives enough views, Google AdSense asks if you'd like to place ads on your video. The ads generate revenue. I only had a few videos with ads, and those videos were just rather lame gun videos of me shooting or bullshitting or something, basically a video with no clear objective other than personal memory/sharing with friends.
If you were to make a professional video series of reviews on stoves, I know you will make some $$$$ off of it. Get a good small HD camera, small tripod, all that, and yer off!
Re: Stove of the Week: The Borde Stove
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:01 pm
Look, if you're not willing to put up with a few "minor" inconveniences, then maybe the great outdoors isn't for you. Sheesh.cougarmagic wrote: ↑I find it interesting that "risk of explosion" is not listed as a "con".
HJ