Liquid fuel stoves are messy and dangerous compared to this type of stove. How many cans to take can be managed by weighing the tank after each backpacking trip and writing the weight on the can. Throw the wind screen away it is heavy and not necessary. Just try to blow the flame out! Apparently the large diameter burner keeps it going in wind. No so the smaller version. Use the "pizzo" lighter. You can light the stove with your eyes closed (or in total darkness). Turn mine off many times during cooking when it is not actually being used. Try that with white gas. Tank self seals so carry burner and tank separate if you want. I took them all out to the mountains and this one in a different class once you learn to use it's advantages. I would recommend using the stainless steel plate over the burner to improve simmer. Hey, it's even cheap compared to most. Overall I would pay more than the expensive ones to use it. Four tree rating for it's lack of super low simmer.

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Several white gas and the bottled gas MSR stoves.

Simple, cheap and reliable. Efficient, too- in the summer I usually manage to cook a week for two on one fuel cartridge. At one half or one third the price of a lot of the fancier stoves, it's a bargain. I have one that's twenty yers old and has had no problems.

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Several points to ad to this stove's review. First, I was just traveling in Portugal and bought an Italian version of this stove with the pizzo lighter for $13, and it works great!! The cartridges there cost about 75 cents! so that was great too. The cartridges seem to be able to reasonably boil water for about 40 minutes of use and after that they are a bit weak but useable. I love love love the pizzo lighter and highly recommend this feature.
Howver, I seem to see a reluctance of camping stores here in the states to sell the cartridges, and it they do the cost is about $5!!!
Also, if you are traveling by plane YOU MAY NOT CARRY A CARTRIDGE ATTACHED OR NOT ATTACHED!!! But this is true for any gas cylinder etc. so no big loss there. Just unscrew the cartridge and let it steam out.... that is all you can do the morning before you board, and then buy new ones on your arrival at your new destination. In short this style of stove is great and they are very cheap in Europe and easy to get. P.S. Visit the Azores you will love them!!

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Great stove. easy, compact. great boil and simmer power

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MSR Whisper light

It doesn't get much easier than this...other than a piezo igniter, which I didn't purchase. Disadvantages: the Windscreen is a pain to install. The overall assembly is a tad top heavy. The fuel canisters are pricy. I like the ease, excellent flame control and somewhat light weight, and low price of the stove.

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msr whisperlight international

Way too top heavy. More than an inconvience, it's a safety hazard.

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I much prefer the Peak1 Xpert stove.

I have been using this Gaz stove for over three years. It is functional and practical. However the fuel cost more than other stoves on the market and the stove is not weighted correctly making it easy to tip over.

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I love these things. Except in very cold weather, they work well and are very easy to use. And they have high heat output too. I also used the lantern, which is just as well designed and convenient to use. Of course the only down side is the fact that you have to use their fuel. But that was never a problem for me--I always buy plenty of the cartridges.

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Actually, I'm a motorcycle camper. I own just about all the more expensive stoves because I was on a quest for the best one. It appears that this cheap $29 with starter is the best. Always starts (no matches), burns hot, simmers. Fuel easy to find. Stands up well to the vibration and abuse during transpation in the motorcycle. No fuel leaking all over my other gear. Don't know about the cold but has worked well on top of Mt. Lassen and at the bottom of the Easten Hemisphere, Death Valley. Best of all even my most disaster prone travel companions use it without hurting themselves. Save yourself the dollars and hassles, unless you need the cheapest fuels and lighest stoves these things give troublefree reliable service.

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Will probably never need it.

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Just about every backpacking unit on the market.

While I haven't done any extensive backpacking with this stove, I did take it with me on my trip to Europe and camped out a lot to cut down on the expenses and it worked great. Fuel was readily available throughout Europe and it was nice to wake up and have tea or coffee and whatever else I wanted to cook.

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