Bought this for an upcoming excursion. Very compact and light weight. Bought some Coleman fuel to test it out before we hit the trail and wouldn't light. Thought there might be a problem with stove, or maybe didn't pump up can enough. Fuel started to overflow out of overflow cup on bottom of stove, but still wouldn't light. Decided to try and light fuel that had spilled on cement, but had to hold lighter there for about a minute before fuel would even slightly start to burn (hey, isn't this stuff supposed to be highly combustible?). Took back fuel and went to another store and bought a replacement can of Coleman fuel. That worked first try! Note to self: Do NOT buy fuel from Wally World! Anyway, great stove and easy to use, if your fuel hasn't gone bad.

As with all MSR products, you cant really go wrong with any of thier stoves. This stove packs very small, burns very hot and clean with Superfuel (thats all it will burn), fairly adjustable burner, and really quick to boil, especially with the MSR Titan Kettle. The only reason I couldnt give it a 5 star rating is the lighting procedure. The instructions say to prime the stove unitl you see the fuel around the burner, light, and a "soccer ball" size flame will burn. Um, if you prime just a smidge too much fuel, youll end up with a medicine ball size flame. Do not ever light this in your tent, or youll be sleeping outside. If you can master the lighting procedure, this stove will be perfect.

The Simmerlite is a very versatile and powerful little stove. Also very light and compact. One trick that MSR doesn't really tell you about is to use very low fuel pressures (about 5 pumps or less)for a delicate flame. With a low enough flame I can cook perfect omelets on this stove. Burner size is good for medium to larger pots. May be almost too big for individual cooksets.

I have had this stove for about a year, and have found a pretty reliable way to light it. In my earlier review I shorted the rating because of the priming procedure. Tip-dont over pump. The directions from MSR suggest way too many pumps. Ive found that whatever size fuel canister Im using, pump half as many times to prime. Example, if your canister is 11oz. (11 oz. to fill line), pump only 5 times. Quarter turn on the valve until only a few drips come onto the priming cup. Close valve. Light, and when you hear the "hiss" from the pressurized fuel, open valve to desired level. This has worked for me consistently, and hopefully will for you as well.

This is a great stove and I would only buy an MSR stove for any kind of serious backcountry usage. The stove doesn't simmer in the sense of your kitchen stove (at all), but it's not too bad compare to the torch-like power of other MSR stoves (good tip from SandyBeach to use low pressure). But great for all conditions, boils water FAST and still can cook normal food on it too. Very light, field maintainable and you can be sure that MSR stands behind it's products -- I've got lots of their gear and have only good things to say about their products and customer service! And no, I don't work for them... just a big fan! Great stove!

You can't go wrong with this stove. It takes a bit of practice to learn the simmer technique, but it's there. Pack it inside an MSR cookset and you're good to go. Very light, self-cleaning, and low maintenance. A +.

This stove does it all...and more! Complete flame control, large burner flame and pot set, great durability, completely field maintainable, packs super small...need i say more.

I switched to this stove 4 years ago after using a canister stove for 5-6 years prior. I always liked the simplicity of canister stoves, but they don't fit the billfir cold weather camping. My experience with the simmerlite has sold me on the merits of the white gas stoves. The priming procedure is really simple, and the only problem that i've had was with the pump on the fuel bottle - the plastic pins that hold the pump piston in place broke after extended storage in the fuel bottle with gas. Probably won't do that again....

This stove packs down incredibly small and seems to put out a respectable amount of heat. I like using the stove with MSRs Trillium base for a little additional stability, although I'm sure that others would say that it isn't necessary.

My only pseudo-complaint is that I haven't had much luck with actually simmering things. When I try to turn the flame down to where simmering might actually occur, the flame keeps cutting out on me. I'm nothing close to a gourmet backcountry chef so this doesn't really bother me but I could see where it could be a problem for someone else.

Simmers almost as well as the Dragonfly but it packs to ~ half the size and is much lighter; it's also better than a whisperlite since it's both lighter and simmers much better. If you want a compact, lightweight white gas stove with the ability to simmer, this is it.

This stove is amazing! It lights fast and is very reliable. I have yet to clog it. It is a little hard to get a simmer out of it. If you choose this stove you will not be disappointed!

light. Does not simmer. otherwise fine.