current price of surplus stoves, very high?

[tent peg]

Taking a look around, the price of surplus and second hand stoves seems to have shot up drastically.

a few years ago you paid £8 including post for a Swedish army trangia, they now regularly go for £20.

last year paid £10 in auction for a consumer trangia 27. now used going for £30+.

Swiss meta 50, once available for under £20, now regularly goes for £40 (or more on current one on auction site)

Swiss volcano, once £5, now goes for nearly £30 inc post.

Seems odd to me when the trend at the minute is for stuff to be dirt cheap as nobody is buying. Has something happened I don't know about?

 

[crosslandkelly]

Supply and demand. I think the SAT'S have risen in popularity recently, hence the rise in prices.

 

[Andy BB]

Also remember that the SAT and Volcano stove are no longer being used by the respective militaries, or manufactured. A few years ago a huge amount got dumped on the market as a result and prices were rock bottom. But the supply has dried up and prices risen as a result.

 

[rik_uk3]

As Andy said, supply has dried up and thankfully we'll see few of these abominations on the market

 

[mountainm]

As Andy said, supply has dried up and thankfully we'll see few of these abominations on the market

The Volcano stove is a useful bit of kit if you tweak it a little....

 

[Andy BB]

Personally I like both!

 

[rik_uk3]

The Volcano stove is a useful bit of kit if you tweak it a little....

I gave my last one away to a member here. That said they were OK but I did melt one when I modded it and fitted a stove burner. It worked well with a little home made meths burner.

European Army Surplus are selling them, grade 2 in bundles of 20 for £126.50

 

[tent peg]

do you have a link Rik?

I personally love the Swedish Army trangia, it is for me a perfect design. I know you have a different opinion though Rik!

Would never pay current prices though!

 

[presterjohn]

It's always the same way a shed load of stuff arrives on the market cheap two years later you find out about it and they have all gone. You then pay through the nose via ebay to get what your mate paid tuppence for.

 

[rik_uk3]

do you have a link Rik?

I personally love the Swedish Army trangia, it is for me a perfect design. I know you have a different opinion though Rik!

Would never pay current prices though!

These are the Volcano stoves
http://www.europeanarmysurplus.co.uk/ you need to sign up (free) then you get to see all the prices

 

[tent peg]

cheers Rik!

 

[tent peg]

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=121305540418

this is way past supply and demand!

 

[Andy BB]

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=121305540418

this is way past supply and demand!

I really like my Meta 50s, but £50 and rising?

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

Poor mans meta might be the answer

http://www.clasohlson.com/uk/Asaklitt-Spirit-Stove/34-3320

 

[tent peg]

Poor mans meta might be the answer

http://www.clasohlson.com/uk/Asaklitt-Spirit-Stove/34-3320

might have to be at this rate! I have a SAT, had and traded a volcano, would love a meta 50.

It's the askalitt any good?