A wood-burning stove like the popular Solo Stove or new Patagonia Wood Burning Stove works by allowing you to collect small, dry twigs. Unlike a campfire, wood stoves protect the ground from scorched earth, funneling heat towards the bottom of your cookpot. Built around the same technology as the award-winning MSR Reactor, the WindBurner shares many similarities with that designed-for-mountaineers stove. The windproof burners on the two stoves are similar, but the WindBurner is designed to use fuel more efficiently with several features that make it more tailored to ease-of-use than the utilitarian Reactor. It’s also significantly less expensive than the Reactor. Another aspect where the Jetboil Stash excels is the ability to fit both the fuel canister and the stove base into the pot. This was a feature we liked with the Jetboil MiniMo, but it works much better on the Stash. In fact, when you buy the Stash, it comes with an empty fuel can-shaped trinket case just to show off how well everything fits together in the pot. Before lighting, screw your stove onto your gas canister all the way (read the directions). Turn your gas valve. Then use your lighter to gently and carefully hold a flame to the gas until it lights. Read the instructions that come with your camping stove before doing this. On average, the stover offers 60 minutes (with an 8 oz. canister MSR IsoPro) of burn time. 1 hour of use per canister may not seem like much, but consider that the majority of things you need to prepare only require you to boil water (which take a little over three minutes per liter.) If you are cooking elaborate meals, you will obviously blaze through your fuel at a faster clip.

If you own the 1.0 L Personal system or a first-gen 1.8 L system and your stove mounts on top of the canister, you may use these pots:Like you, one of our concerns about canister stoves over other fuel types is the guilt associated with throwing out metal. We were thrilled to discover that there is a g as canister recycling tool available but found some fine print. The WindBurner can’t be used as a gourmet cooking system. The WindBurner also doesn’t have as much temperature control as the WhisperLite. If you want to sauté, go with the WhisperLite.

The WindMaster’s regulator is also compatible with gas mixtures such as butane, isobutane, and propane, but is not compatible with 100% propane. Plus, you’ll want to keep the base of the WindMaster clean and always keep the plastic cap on the gas canister when not in use. Get the most out of your outdoor cooking experience with the SOTO WindMaster w/Micro Regulator and 4Flex. Unlike every other integrated canister stove we tested, the MiniMo has actual metal pot handles with rubber insulation (so they don’t feel hot — though some customers complain that the joints can burn you). The MSR WindBurner Personal 1 L is an excellent stove with almost all the benefits of our best stove for groups, the WindBurner Duo. While we were happy to take on the WindBurner’s bulk and weight when we cook for a group, we dismissed the 1 L WindBurner as being too heavy and bulky for a solo integrated canister system.One thing we absolutely loved about this stove: the unique folding design of the burner head. It folds down and, with its storage bag, will fit in the bottom of your fuel canister. Hands down one of the better innovations we’ve seen in stoves. The relatively inexpensive Jetboil Flash is the base model integrated canister, but we think it's worth paying extra for the features found in its sibling, the Jetboil MiniMo. The best video I’ve seen on how to keep your campfire spot safe is the one you’re required to watch to get your California fire permit (even if you don’t live in California, we highly recommend watching it at the top of this section!). If you’re looking for a reliable and high-performing stove that is easy to use and store, the SOTO WindMaster w/Micro Regulator and 4Flex (One Size) are a perfect choice.

Like all of the small canister stoves, the Deluxe boasts some basic design features that make it easy to set up. It gets extra points for a large control valve wire and simple fold-out pot supports that lend more stability than you'd expect — though it's still not as stable as the competition. The following tip applies to both models of the WhisperLite stove, the SimmerLite stove, and the WindPro stove.

In the past, MSR shied away from using push-start igniters because they can present a weak point on a stove. But after a great deal of testing, we developed one we could proudly stand behind. Consistently Fast - Pressure regulator maintains stove's fast boil times even in cold weather & with low fuel. WindBurner pots must be used only with WindBurner stoves. This is because the pot and stove are specifically engineered to create an integrated system.