What is the MercatorGear “Right to Repair”?
The MercatorGear "Right to Repair" is an exclusive service for our customers to ensure that your gear lasts for many years. We provide technical support, trouble shooting and spare parts,…
Where is my camping stove made?
Where is my stove made? All KOVEA stoves are made in South Korea. For more information about which brands are made in which country see: https://mercatorgear.com/where-is-my-stove-made/ We have also included…
Do other stove brands boil water faster?
Some stove companies published boil times for their stoves. These are only a VERY rough guide because there are no standard tests, and because there are many different variables which…
I need the fastest possible boil time!
The KOVEA Alpine Master boils a 0.5 litre (2 cups) of water to a boil in a blistering 1 minutes 45 seconds. We believe it to be the fastest portable…
Can you make KOVEA stoves even lighter?
Stoves can be made even lighter, but weight is only one of several design objectives including safety, durability and cost. To achieve lighter weight designs, it is necessary to select…
How to I justify to my partner that although I have several stoves already, I now need a KOVEA Spider?
"I need a new KOVEA Spider but I don't know how to justify to my partner that I really need to buy another stove. What should I do?" This is…
Does KOVEA make any low cost stoves?
We make a very nice budget canister top stove called the KOVEA Power Nano. The build quality is as good as anything currently on the market. To keep the price…
What is the best windshield for a KOVEA Spider?
With remote canister stoves like the KOVEA Spider, it is possible to put a windshield around the stove without causing the canister to overheat. This makes the windshield set up…
What is a Remote Canister Stove?
There are two main types of portable gas canister stove: "Canister-Top stove" and "Remote Canister Stove" KOVEA Spider - Remote Canister Stove KOVEA Titanium - Canister Top Stove Canister Top…
Can you use more titanium in your stoves to reduce weight?
All stove designs are a compromise between safety, performance, cost, durability and weight. All KOVEA stoves have safety as the primary design objective. The focus on safety this drives choice of…