I had been shopping for a backpacking stove. I just wanted something to carry to make coffee or soup or whatever. I thought about the old brass stove my parents bought me back in 1976 for my Appalachian trail hike. I did not think I still had it. I dug around in a bin labeled “assorted camping stuff” and there it was. I could not imagine that it would still work, but after a little cleaning up it worked fine and boiled a cup of water in about 3 minutes. It is a Svea 123r still made. No need to spend $100 bucks. This thing is so simple that it might last another 45 years.