WindBurner Personal Stove System

As an avid hunter who regularly spends time off-grid and deep in the backcountry, I can’t say enough good things about my MSR stove. Whether I’m spiking out in the high country during elk season or posted up at a base camp, this stove has become an essential part of my kit. It’s compact, lightweight, and incredibly efficient—everything you need when every ounce in your pack counts. I primarily use the MSR stove for boiling water quickly, whether it's for Mountain House freeze-dried meals, coffee in the early morning, or rehydrating other field-ready foods. It boils water fast, even in cold or windy conditions, which is a lifesaver when you're tired, cold, and just want a hot meal at the end of a long day of glassing and hiking. The flame control is great too—if you want to simmer or cook something beyond just boiling, it’s capable of that as well. Fuel efficiency is excellent. I’ve gotten multiple multi-day hunts out of a single canister without issue. The stove ignites easily, even at higher elevations, and the build quality is solid—MSR has a reputation for durability, and this stove lives up to it. In short, if you’re a hunter who ventures into remote terrain, this stove is a no-brainer. It’s reliable, field-tested, and makes the difference between a cold night and a warm, satisfying meal. It’s not just gear—it’s peace of mind in the backcountry. Highly recommended.

Excellent stove system! I am a longtime MSR user (late 90s) and have several MSR stove systems, including the MSR Dragonfly Stove and MSR PocketRocket Stove . Like those two stove systems, the Windburner exudes the legendary MSR quality. The Windburner is a great personal stove system for several reasons. First, it is self-contained and easily packs in a bag. This is one of the reasons JetBoil has been popular over the years. Second, it is very quiet. The Dragonfly is notoriously loud. The PocketRocket is also loud, although much quieter than the Dragonfly. The Windburner, however could be accurately named the Whisperburner. It truly is a quiet, enjoyable stove to be around. Third, and perhaps most importantly, is that it performs incredibly in the elements due to its radiant burner design. Of course, you can manage other stove systems and try to find shelter from the wind. Using a windscreen is appropriate on remote stoves like the Dragonfly, but dangerous is canister stoves. With the Windburner, one never has to concern himself with the wind. Finally, the Windburner appears to be very fuel efficient, which is expected given its design. In my tests, with a 7-8 mph wind, I can consistently bring 1/2 liter of water to a rolling boil in just over two minutes. A cup of water comes to a rolling boil in approximately 90 seconds. A potential con is that there is no integrated piezo lighter. This is not detrimental, in my opinion, as piezo lighters are notoriously finicky. Plus, I always have a Light My Fire Original Swedish FireSteel Army 12,000 Strike Fire Starter , Bic lighter, matches, or some combination of all three when I am in the back country. In my usage, an integrated ignition source is unnecessary. The only other con is that the lid is difficult to remove when you have just finished boiling water. It has a short pull tab that is difficult to grab and puts your fingers directly in the path of the hot steam. I attached a short piece of dummy cord to provide some extra clearance. This shortcoming, however, is not enough to detract from a five-star rating. In sum, different style stoves serve different purposes. My Dragonfly is great for multiple-person use and actual cooking, while the PocketRocket has been great for boiling water for freeze-dried meals and hot drinks. The Windburner, however, has replaced the PocketRocket in my line-up in that role and is darn near perfect.

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.

La caja vino dañada, parece que no haya afectado al producto.

Je mehr der folgenden Fragen mit Ja beantwortet werden, umso besser ist dieser Kocher und umso mehr wiegen seine Vorteile gegenüber einfacheren Gaskochern oder auch Multifuel-Kochern: - sehr kompaktes Packmass - Einsatz in grossen Höhen - Einsatz in stark windiger Umgebung - Einsatz zum Schneeschmelzen - Fast nur Gebrauch um Wasser heiss zu machen (Tütennahrung, Tee, Trinkwasser) Das sind die Punkte in denen der Kocher seine absoluten Stärken ausspielen wird und vielen anderen hinsichtlich Effizienz, Brennstoffverbrauch, Zeitbedarf und Funktionalität ausspielen wird. Klassischer Einsatz auf mehrtätigen Hochtouren in Schnee und Eis oder auf langen Klettertouren mit Übernachtung in der Wand bei denen es Tütennahrung und Tee gibt. Sonst halte ich persönlich die Mehrstoffbrenner für deutlich praktischer. Auf einer Gletschertour ist Kocher der ungeschlagene Champion (auch mit dem grösseren Topf), für die Wildnisswoche in Lappland nehme ich den MSR Whisperlite mit, der mich seit fast 25 Jahren niemals im Stich liess.

For $250 Canadian it is triple the price as a similar wind resistant mini boiler at Canadian Tire. It does boil water in 2 minutes as advertised and very wind resistant.

Awesome product more than I expected. Works really good when is windy outside