Tag: Gear History

A brass Svea 123 backpacking stove disassembled with its windshield, burner, and aluminum pan
24
Sep
2026
Posted in Gear

The Svea 123, the Stove That Refuses to Die

The Svea 123 is a compact brass backpacking stove from 1955, still made today and still worth carrying.

17
Sep
2026
Posted in Gear

Dana Design: The Packs That Refuse to Die

Somewhere right now there is a thirty-year-old backpack going up a mountain. Faded, a little sun-rotted at the lid,…