Great info here, even if it does read a bit like a Ford, Chev, Dodge thread.
I have an old Primus stove that works great, but after reading the revues here, it sounds like it's time for an upgrade.
Great info here, even if it does read a bit like a Ford, Chev, Dodge thread.
I have an old Primus stove that works great, but after reading the revues here, it sounds like it's time for an upgrade.
When coffee, tea or boiling water for a Mountain House at the end of the day, JB and WB/Reactor have no equal. Long way of saying, if you backpack hunt, get one...
That was one of the reasons I went with the Windburner. I've never seen one in person but had read a couple places the pot didn't attach.
From Outdoor Gear Lab
As mentioned previously, unlike Jetboil models or the Windburner, the Reactor does not attach to the burner. This makes the whole Reactor system a little more prone to tipping over or falling apart, although it is easier to remove the pot from the heat source when it is about to boil over. It is much easier to move these stoves around when they are a single unit like the Jetboil models.
http://m.outdoorgearlab.com/Backpacking-Stove-Reviews/MSR-Reactor
But maybe they have updated the design.
Well the one that my hunting partner has that we used on a trip. Sits on top of the burner, and at the end of the day we were in crocs boiling water and one of us accidentally knocked the pot off the burner. Near boiling water almost landed on our feet, which could of been really bad when your 1.5 days hike in. So i am just speaking from experience, i didnt mean you offend you and your precious reactor stove
Exactly what I said in my original post. You would have to knock the sucker over.
You would have to knock the whole unit, stove and all over. Which would be the case with any of the small outdoor single burner stoves
One must try and be more careful when dealing with hot items or they could burn themselves badly.
The pot tipped off, it doesnt lock onto the burner like jetboils, or the windburner. Its rests on top, making it more easily to be knocked off. Just stating the facts.
I use a Jetboil Sol for thru hiking and have an MSR Dragonfly for 20 years for everything else. Burns white gas, kerosene, diesel and unleaded fuel. Always lights, miserly on fuel easy to fix. Just pick the size of fuel bottle for your trip and go. Oh, and it SIMMERS really well and is good for melting snow.
Another vote for the msr wind burner. Used 1 small can of fuel for 2 guys 5 days
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I picked up the MSR Microrocket.
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