Bought this stove b/c i do more than boiling water and wanted a larger burner surface to avoid burning the noodles in the center of the pot. But, like others have experienced, the burner assembly bent about 10-15 degrees when it was boiling 8 cups of water. I haven't tried to bend it back b/c i'm almost always cooking on an uneven surface anyway and need to level it with sand or stick anyway so i just compensate. Would be annoying if cooking on a flat surface like a picnic table, etc. Also, it doesn't compact well and the pot holders only pivot on the center screw so they line up with each other, leaving two nasty points which are sharp and exposed. Since i keep the stove in my pot, i've never had puncture problems, but it sure doesn't pack into the pot well; i have to fidget with it. It has all the reliability of other canister stoves and i've cooked with it on pretty cold nights. At this price, however, there are probably other better canister stove designs.

This is my first "upper-end" headlamp and especially appreciate the focused beam that can be diffused with a very nicely designed diffuser lens--giving you the best of both worlds. The "blast" feature is also pretty sweet--giving you that last ounce of light for looking deep into the forest at something. Great lamp.

i've used this one once my liquid fuel coleman died on a -10 dF backpack. That was the end of me and liquid fuel. Love the canister. The burner assembly did bend about 15 degrees on me i think because i had a pot with 8 cups of water boiling on it and it probably got overheated. I plan on trying to bend it back once i get it hot again. Probably not the best stove for cooking for 4 people. Stick with 1-2.