Gear Review
MSR WhisperLite International Multi-Fuel Stove
Quality and Durability
By Kenny
Ranked #448 - Liquid Fuel Stoves
April 23, 2009
I have used mine for around 18 years and have only had to add some lubricant to the pump and replace the 0 rings on the fuel bottles. I purchased the repair kit with it; stored the kit with the stove and have not had to use it a single time.
If you are unfamiliar with how to light it, be careful or you will have a little bonfire going. Remember to open the valve a little so that fuel gathers in the little receptacle at the base of the stove. Turn off the valve, light the fuel and after that fuel from the receptacle burns for a while and heats up the stove, open up the valve again.
I would strongly recommend that new owners practice lighting with the stove situated on dirt or some other porous surface as opposed to concrete as your bonfire will spread or asphalt which can (and when I first tried lighting the stove, did) catch on fire.
View Details: MSR WhisperLite International Multi-Fuel Stove
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Tech Specs:
- Material:
- [legs] stainless steel; [mixer tube] aluminum
- Folded Dimensions:
- 4 x 4 x 4 in
- Fuel Type:
- white gas, kerosene, unleaded gasoline
- Burn Time:
- (white gas, per 20oz of fuel) 110 min, (kerosene, per 20oz of fuel) 155 min
- Boil Time:
- (1L water with white gas) 3.5 min/L, (1L water with kerosene) 4.4 min/L
- Simmer:
- no
- Auto Ignition:
- no
- Windscreen:
- yes
- Heat Reflector:
- yes
- Parts Kit:
- yes
- Fuel Bottle or Canister Included:
- no
- Stuff Sack:
- yes
- Hard Case:
- no
- Weight:
- (minimum) 10.9 oz
- Recommended Use:
- backcountry cooking
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- lifetime
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