Great Stove with + and -

By kibrickj946957 Ranked #22 - Stoves September 22, 2008

Great stove. Definitely better than msr whisperlite in performance. Heat output excellent. Best simmer ever in a wg stove. Stove maintains pressure after shut off for a very long time (an hour in my case), and then to be able to relight easily without additional pumping. that's nice when you want your meal, and then tea later...Support is very good. Soot was zero. it's nice to be able to fold up without any soot on stove (whisperlite always ended up with soot on bottom(granted, it was never that bad...just annoying.)

Lighting of stove DOES requiring priming...it's just very different than other white gas stoves. Stove shoot white gas mist during priming. Stove instantly works, but will loose pressure quickly unless stove heats up and switch to a pure liquid mix....Strongly using a lighter instead of matches on this stove.

Stove deserves a 4+. Better than MSR whisperlite (though MSR's are cheap and dependable). Otimus nova is equally as good (especially for cold weather or international travel) but is heavier. 1st choice in stove - snowpeak wg, 2nd, optimus nova (not nova+), and finally MSR whisperlite for outrageously bullet proof dependability.

Note: Had problem with shutoff valve, but manufacturer replaced it.

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