MSR WindBurner Personal Windproof Camping and Backpacking Stove System

The MSR Windburner cook system IMHO is one of the best designed cook systems to come out of MSR. I have used MSR stoves since the late 70’s and my original MSR stove works as well today as it did when I pulled it out of the box, MSR makes good products.The Windburner has changed the way that I cook while backpacking, no more fiddling with windscreens and carefully balancing the pot in an unstable surface.All components of the cook system are contained in or on the pot, one simple package. Assembly of the components again simple and efficient.The speed that this stove brings the water to a boil is amazing and very fuel efficient. I dehydrate and assemble all of my backpack meals to work with this system. I use the meathods for dehydrating meals that are in the Recipes for Adventure cookbook. The prepared meals and cook times described by Chef Mcallister work perfectly with the Windburner cook system. I have found no real need to use an additional cozy with the MSR pot, seems the standard MSR cozy / insulation sleeve with lid works without the need of an additional cozy.I dump my meal into the pot with two cups of water and secure the lid, let the meal soak for five minutes, fire up the stove and bring the water to a boil which takes around two minutes and let the contents boil for one minute then turn off stove and wait 10 to 15 min and a perfectly cooked meal is done. Total burn time approximately three to four minutes.When I pack with another person we carry a spare 1LT pot, we set up both pots at the same time letting the meal soak. When the first pot has boiled for the required one minute we switch out the pots and bring the second one up to boil which only adds another three minutes to the cook time for both of us. No need for her to carry another burner but she can easily carry another fuel canister in her pot. Sometimes we will use one pot to cook both meals and one pot to make coffee or tea.The ability to use the Windburner fry pan adds another level of ability to the system, we will often take the frypan to cook some more traditional meals with a small weight penalty, since one of us is only carrying a pot and no burner we can take the fry pan in place of the burner.Yes the Windburner is less fuel efficient than the Jetboil but that’s only if there is no wind. Add some wind and you have much less fuel efficiency and you are back to finding a place to stash the cook system to block the wind.

The media could not be loaded.  This stove is very powerful. It will boil water quickly and will also stand up to harsh conditions outside.As a side note, if you want to cook anything with this stove you are forced to buy their pan or pot which are extremely expensive. I'm not ready to do that so I fabricated something that will enable me to cook on top with no problem. Hopefully they will make an adapter that will enable a pan to be used. Jetboil did.I'm very surprised that MSR hasn't made one yet.

Pros: Wind PROOF. Can't blow this thing out, even if you try. Fantastic nesting design (when used with the smallest fuel canister). Boils water incredibly fast! (I wish my range at home boiled water this fast!) Really well-thought-out design and implementation. Stable three-leg canister stand.Cons: Price. I really wish it was about $20 to $30 less.Bottom line: Highly recommend. This is a great stove system for backpacking, car camping, glamping, or even in-home emergency use.

These are really nice. A good thing to have while camping while your grill is in use or to not have to bother with the larger grill simply to boil water. Super helpful and easy to use. Just make sue to get the right canisters because you can't use the ones you use for the some of the grills as I'd heard. Makes sense if you look at the pic but mentioning so you don't buy this and then think the grill canisters will work. Don't want to be camping and unable to use!

I purchased MSR Windburner along with MSR Piezo Igniter . To my disappointment, the igniter did not work at all. Amazon sent me a replacement for the igniter, but it worked only 3 out of 10 times. I was very disappointed and frustrated, figured it could be worse in cold and alpine conditions where I planned to use. Incidentally the MSR Windburner fire pattern draw my attention: it had 3 nickel sized bright spots (see attached photo). I think those are the gas outlets. Then I tested by pointing (touch) igniter directly at where the bright spots were, now the fire starts 10 out of 10 times. Even the first igniter worked this way. So if MSR Piezo Igniter does not work with your MSR Windburner, use a match to light up Windburner, remember the bright spots' location, and try again using method I described above. The tests I performed was at 54ºF no wind. I might update this post after experiencing more adversarial conditions.

Does well-in wind, cold, elevation.

Amazingly well made.PROS:1). Quality. This product is well made2). Boils FAST. the best of any of my methods (pocket rocket, wood, esbit, etc)3). Weather resistant. The ONLY method that performs well in heavy winds and cold temperatures. (Better than jetboil). If you’re going somewhere in the elements, take this over anything else4). Pretty good on fuel consumptionCONS:1) burner doesn’t have a piezo lighter built in, so you always need a fire source to light it.2). The handle is weird because it’s shaped in such a way that it’s awkward to hold the pot. Not a huge deal, but if you get it, you’ll understand3). A bit of a one-trick pony in that what it does well, it does GREAT. But if I wanted to fry anything on it, I have to purchase a wind burner specific pan, etc., which I am unable to use for anything except the wind burner because of the locking base. So it forces me to purchase accessories that are only good for the wind burner. People have suggested purchasing an adapter which might work. But right now in my car is a wind burner fry pan that is useless on a camp fire, so I’d rather have one fry pan I can use on any heating method I happen to have

The MSR cooking stove is a top notch bit of kit super fast boiling time. had several similar stoves. I would say as fast as the jet boil system ...The MSR stove does'nt have a in built igniter if that's a issue for for some but you won't miss it . Very easy to use. Regardless

It's brilliant and fast seller and also speedy delivery thank you so much

Love this. Boils water in no time; ideal for the British weather.

Brilliant stove. Works under all conditions.

This stove is fast and efficient. It is not the lightest, but it doesn’t claim to be. It is also flexible, with other cooking options available as optional extras.