MSR Reactor Stove

if you are heating water this is the stove, not for the gourmet camper, but that's not what it's designed for, wind is no longer a factor, boiled water in the open at 12,000+ in less than 4 mins, for a whole Liter!!!!!!!!!!

I bought an MSR Reactor and it's working very nicely. I don't really know if the advertised boiling times are accurate or not, but it is effective in fighting crime. I'm using it as a compact handheld blow torch: part of my superhero kit. I've almost tweaked it so that I can throw fire-balls, a la Super Mario Brothers.

This stove slays any other. You can boil 1 litre of water in less than 2 minutes. Unless at high altitudes obviously. I had my potatoes so quickly after hiking, it was a lifesaver. So light minus the fuel, but well worth it. The MSR symbol shows up when lit it, which is a nice touch. You will not be disappointed if you have this.

Boils 16 oz. water in 150 seconds at 25 deg. in michigan. my first stove, looked at jet boil but fuel containes for jet boil limited. and hard to find can use other but doesnt pack in itself so opted for the reactor. glad I did. what a stove.

I don't know what kind of experience the first poster had, but I've had excellent experience with this stove in cold, windy, hi altitude weather. I've used it to melt snow several times this year without any problems. In fact, last week I had this stove in snow at Rocky Mountain National Park at 9000 ft. at 22°F with 30mph winds and still timed the stove boiling a liter at 3 minutes 30 seconds!! This with a half-empty canister! No other canister stove that I've used in the past even comes close to this. For those who want a canister stove that will work in the worst conditions (above 0°F), this is it.

This thing might be cool in fair weather, but it's not a mountaineers tool. THE CONS: The hype about the pressure regulator making the fuel run more efficiently is total bull. If the canister is sitting in snow, the stove quickly weakens to a whimpy simmer which make snow melt times pathetic. When they say not to use it in a tent, they aren't kidding either, mine belches a 24 inch fireball every time I light it. Don't set the the pot down in the snow or the integrated heat exchanger will be packed with snow. Don't boil over either, the exchanger funnels water (or in my case hot coco) down into the heating element. No auto igniter on these puppies, which might be nice when you don't have a lighter handy. Finally, the actual stove assembly can't be set in the snow either. Getting snow in the element or in the IsoPro fitting makes the stove inoperable. Oh, and Iso is expensive! THE PROS: In warm weather, the stove rages! Mine boils a quart of water in under a minute. The pot is nice and big too. I can fit two Tasty-Bites in mine at a hard boil. The little pac-towl is handy, and the rubber knob on the lid can handle a fair bit of pack crushing. Overall the Reactor is useful for fair weather camping, but when the snow flies, leave it at home.

Mine doesn't have that! Is the description wrong, or was the product updated 4 months after it hit shelves??

I'd been waiting for this to hit shelves for about 8 months.. finally got one when they broke this past September. It is everything I hoped it would be: fast and light. Okay, it's not a featherweight, but.. for what it does, I'm content with weight. I used to wait 10 minutes for a cup and a half of water to boil with the SnowPeak Giga-Power .. and my two buddies would wait even longer with their wal-mart specials.. but now I'm boiling a liter of water in 3 minutes, and so we're all eating in 10-15, rather 25-45. Can't wait to try this puppy at altitude next fall on Long's Peak.