windymtnman
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I bought a MSR Whisperlite gas stove 3 years ago. As you may know, they're fairly pricey at around $90 bucks. On the plus side, I'm satisfied with the BTU output, as it cranks out some serious heat. That is, when it's working.
When you light these stoves up, the cup fills with gas, so when you light it, you have about 2' of yellow flame blowing around till it burns off. Of course, the gas drips too, so anything under it is probably going to set fire too. (not good!)
Last May I packed into the backcountry and when getting the stove out, it wouldn't work. I found out the spring loaded poppet in the pump was stuck, and needed to be disassembled to fix.
Now, last week, the stove again wouldn't fire up. This time, it was a clogged jet orifice. I had a finely sharpened paper clip, but even this wouldn't fix the clog with the limited resources I had in the backcountry. I took that stove apart about 10 X in my efforts to be able to use it. Not good when you're needing a stove and trying to disassemble stuff with the wrong tools, no familiarity with the stove parts, and poor light.
I sent the stove in to MSR for repairs, but I have a feeling the bill will have me about 1/2 way to a new stove.
Not liking this stove much.
When you light these stoves up, the cup fills with gas, so when you light it, you have about 2' of yellow flame blowing around till it burns off. Of course, the gas drips too, so anything under it is probably going to set fire too. (not good!)
Last May I packed into the backcountry and when getting the stove out, it wouldn't work. I found out the spring loaded poppet in the pump was stuck, and needed to be disassembled to fix.
Now, last week, the stove again wouldn't fire up. This time, it was a clogged jet orifice. I had a finely sharpened paper clip, but even this wouldn't fix the clog with the limited resources I had in the backcountry. I took that stove apart about 10 X in my efforts to be able to use it. Not good when you're needing a stove and trying to disassemble stuff with the wrong tools, no familiarity with the stove parts, and poor light.
I sent the stove in to MSR for repairs, but I have a feeling the bill will have me about 1/2 way to a new stove.
Not liking this stove much.