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Can you tell me if it's possible to use other brand fuel...
By geo100207878
Ranked #660 - Canister Stoves
December 7, 2009
Can you tell me if it's possible to use other brand fuel cannisters with it (such as Snow Peak, Coleman, etc)?
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Helpful Votes: 0 Yes
By moroni
Ranked #2 - Canister Stoves
December 13, 2009
I'm very surprised to hear about someone having problems with Snow Peak canisters. I've found them to be both very reliable & completely adaptable to all other stoves using that type of fuel canister. I wonder if there could have been some other underlying problem?
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By Melissa Spencer
Ranked #190 - Canister Stoves
December 10, 2009
You can safely use any canister (Brunton, Primus, Jet Boil) other than Gaz and Snow Peak on the pressurized MSR stoves. Gaz will not fit at all (different connection), and Snow Peak will fit most of the time (ever-so-slightly different connection), but I have seen Snow Peak canisters leak while on other brand stoves, and that can lead to a scary situation if your stove it lit!
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By moroni
Ranked #2 - Canister Stoves
December 7, 2009
Certainly MSR would like for you to use their fuel however any eight ounce, Lindal valve canister will work equally as well. To the best of my knowledge, Coleman is the only fuel that doesn't use isobutane in their mix.
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By Kretzky
Ranked #354 - Canister Stoves
December 7, 2009
MSR's IsoPro is an 80/20 blend of Isobutane and Propane. Snow peak and Jetboil canisters are also an Isobutane/propane mix. Some others probably are as well. I'm not sure what is in coleman's canisters, although if you can get your hands on one it should say. Anything that's an Isobutane/propane mix should work, although it may not burn as clean or as efficiently as MSRs canisters, since their stoves are designed specifically for them (the 80/20 mix).
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Tech Specs:
- Material:
- stainless steel
- Fuel Type:
- MSR IsoPro
- Burn Time:
- 80 min
- Boil Time:
- 3 min
- Auto Ignition:
- no
- Windscreen:
- yes
- Heat Reflector:
- yes
- Parts Kit:
- no
- Cleaning Tool:
- no
- Fuel Bottle or Canister Included:
- no
- Stuff Sack:
- no
- Hard Case:
- yes
- Weight:
- 1 lb 2 oz
- Recommended Use:
- backpacking, camping, cooking
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- lifetime
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