OPTIMUS NOVA PLUS MF STOVE

by Optimus

Product Features

• Stoves and Fuel
• Liquid Fuel Stoves

Product Description

OPTIMUS NOVA + The stove by which all others are measured! Burns any fuel and simmers at any altitude. Quick-priming patented burner. Turbine shaped legs for better stability. Self-purging flipstop pump. Collapsible control lever. Magic cleaning needle. One-piece d

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 3.6 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002GZ8SLA
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,329 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An all around winner in it's class., July 7, 2009

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Brent Fremming (Clovis, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This stove serves specific needs. If your need is to travel really light and fast, are at low altitudes, merely want to heat your food and run, or heat your water and dump it into a grub bag, this is overkill.

There are alternate multifuel stoves both (Primus, MSR Whisperlite, and Coleman) but each has it's own problems. There have been safety concerns with Coleman. Others swear by Svea, but I do not have experience with that one.

The Optimus Nova used to be a Brunton product, and had a full metal plunger and housing. This is my item and I own, and I will put up an image shortly. Mine does not have the convenient hose-twist as the Optimus Nova Plus now does, but it is extremely sturdy. The previous device had a purge application (which I assume is still the case) wherein you lay the bottle on the "off" side to expend gas pressure following use and remove the hose for packing. As others have stated, there are several o-rings and parts which should be carried on the case of failure.

My stove is sturdy and even. I cannot say this for the MSR whisperlight as it was always shaky. Additionally, a simmer adjustment on that stove was a joke. Similarly, this stove rocks over the MSR dragonfly in it's compactibility and performance.

Apparenly, the old pump and priming mechanisms were made better than they are now. I cannot speak to the manufacturing quality since the company was purchased by Katadyn. While I cannot speak on this company insofar as stoves, but have been pleased with their assumption responsibility over the "Pur" water filter brand.

I demand a quality device that rarely fails, and can be repaired if it does. This device will burn almost any kind of fuel, and can be shipped to a destination prior to excursions. Compressed fuel stoves are a mistake in this regard. Stoves that handle liquid and compressed gas rarely do both well. This device is not the lightest, and is loud. However, the simmer control is excellent, and the high power is tremendous.

An argument made against the stove regarding the lack of repair items available. True enough, you need to order these pieces before your trip via mail. One commenter lamented the lack of parts available on the AT at various stops. However, you can forgot having any parts available for any stove in 99 percent of your backcountry destinations.

I did not give the stove 5 stars due to my inability to completely disassemble it for cleaning and repair. There may be a trick I am missing, but I can't quite get the simmer valve stem through the notch. Part of it may unscrew and mine simply does not.

I cook a lot, and demand a fair amount of versatility on the trail. I bring a tin pie dish for fish I catch, and pack a older Evernew pot set (REI bought this company I believe), within which I use a Bake-packer grid and prepare quick breads within glad bags. I need a good stove with sustained and controlled heat. This stove is a proven tool, but you have to know your gear (f your pump leather goes dry you need to oil it, etc.). Good luck.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good stove, April 10, 2011

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Dr. Joseph Bianco (NJ) - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: OPTIMUS NOVA PLUS MF STOVE (Misc.)

I ordered this stove via Amazon, it came as expected, however, it was defective. Katadyn replaced the stove with a new one faster then it could be sent back to the seller. Nice bit of customer service. Got the new one and tested it out using white gas. This little stove is a cooker. Simmer control works good, goes from simmer to roaring flame. Looks well built and should last a good 20 years. The one issue i noticed is when i flipped the fuel bottle to the off side, the stove kept going even after 3 minutes, perhaps there was too much fuel in the bottle or the fuel hose pointed too far in the wrong direction. I had to stop the stove using the simmer control and release the pressure the old fashioned way.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Optimus Nova Multifuel stove, February 9, 2010

By 

Jack - See all my reviews

This stove works good if you can find a way to work the leather cupped pump. Pump rod is very soft aluminum and it bends. The leather cup will not stay steady and leak pressure.
You will ending up buying 30$ service kit. If you have any problem with parts you have to wait 5 months minimum.
I am still waiting for a pump and a hose. Which will cost me 58$ which is ridiculous.
Do your self a favor and buy some other brand stove. No matter what it is, i believe it can not be worst than this.