Why is the WindBurner amazing? Well it is light, small and amazingly convenient. Designed for the solo backpacker it is perfect for me. The entire system including fuel canister is smaller than a Nalgene water bottle.
If you have ever owned a white gas stove, you have undoubtably played the pyrotechnic game of starting a small bonfire while priming your stove, then pumping the pressure up and then waiting 12 minutes to get a cup of water to boil. None of that is a problem anymore with the WindBurner. You simply screw on the fuel bottle, twist the flame regulator and light. Easy as that.
The core of this kit is the integrated mug/pot that clips in to the lower burner/stove portion. No heat escapes making water boiling incredibly efficient.
The cup / pot has markings on it for measuring out water for your freeze dried meals.
You can take the pot right off of the stove and the insulated cover is cool to the touch. But how well does it work? At a bit below freezing and an altitude of 11,000′ it boiled 20 oz of water in 3 minutes. It boiled heaping loads of snow for water in 5 minutes!
I was a bit skeptical of how much run time I would get out of this small IsoPro canister. I boiled 32 oz of water for food, and then 6 full snow melting sessions and still had fuel left over.
Everything, including the fuel canister fits inside the cup for storage. The base has a plastic cup with graduated markings and a lid that fits on both the cup or mug/pot.
Before the MSR WindBurner Stove System I actually gave up on bringing food that had to be cooked. On a recent trip I was eating a cold cheese sandwich while shivering in my tent thinking “I bet a warm cup of soup would be good about now…” With the size and efficiency of this stove I will never do that again. There is even a frying pan and french press for the WindBurner. I’ve used them car camping and will have a review up soon.
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| Outdoor kitchen on the right. |
Seriously go get this stove, and while it says it is good for a solo traveller it would totally work for two folks without a problem since most freeze dried food uses a small amount of water anyhow.
MSR says: http://www.windburnerstove.com/
FEATURES
- Lid with Drinking and Straining Ports
- Insulated Cozy with Handle
- 1.0L Pot with Heat Exchanger
- Secure Connection with Stove
- Ultra-Efficient Radiant Burner
- Pressure Regulator for Consistent Performance
- Full-Size Bowl: 16 oz. / .47L
- Folding Canister Stand