MSR
WindBurner Personal Stove System
Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$199.95
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Overview
The WindBurner Personal is MSR windproof solo cooking system, built around an enclosed radiant burner that keeps boiling in wind that stalls open stoves. The pressure-regulated design holds performance as the canister drains and in the cold, and everything nests into the 1.0-liter pot.
Specs
- Brand
- MSR
- Weight
- 433 g · 15.3 oz
- Type
- Radiant burner stove system (windproof)
- Ignition
- Manual (no igniter)
- Material
- Aluminum
- Volume
- 1.0 L
- Burner
- Enclosed radiant - windproof
- Fuel Regulator
- Yes (pressure-regulated)
- Fuel Type
- Isobutane-propane canister
- Item Weight
- 15.36 ounces
- Product Dimensions
- 4.5"L x 4.2"W x 7.1"H
- Released
- current
Weight vs. category
This product15.3 oz
Category average10.7 oz
42% heavier than the category average.
Our verdict
The WindBurner exists for one reason and does it better than almost anything: it keeps boiling when the wind is howling. The enclosed radiant burner is genuinely windproof where an open flame like a PocketRocket falters, and the pressure regulator holds output as the can empties and the temperature drops. The tradeoffs are honest - it is heavier than a bare canister stove, there is no built-in igniter, and it is a boiler, not a simmer stove for real cooking. For exposed alpine camps, shoulder-season trips, and anyone who has watched a stove lose to the wind, it is worth the weight.
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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$199.95