Base stats
– BTU: 4K-9K (depending on wood)
– BTU: 7K
– Weight: 3.15 oz
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As a stove kit, the Evernew Titanium DX is about as versatile and light as it gets. The entire kit contains 4 pieces, and depending on how you put the system together, it can be either an alcohol stove, or a wood burning stove. As a very thin all titanium unit, it is insanely light. Continue reading
Base stats:
– BTU: 10,500 (White Gas)
– Weight: 13.2oz min
– Weight: 17.2oz max
As the original and therefore de facto king of fuel bottle based liquid fuel stoves, there isn’t much about the stove that hasn’t already been said a thousand times over, in reviews all over the world, and in every language.
The XGK EX is arguably the linear, direct descendant of the original fuel-bottle based liquid fuel stove, created by MSR founder Larry Penberthy in 1969, after realizing it was inefficient to carry a fuel bottle in addition to a stove + tank “lunchbox” type stove. Continue reading
Base stats:
– BTU: 5,300 (LPG vapor)
– BTU: 10,300 (LPG liquid-inverted)
– BTU: 9,500 (White gas)
– BTU: 7,300 (Kerosene)
– Weight: 11.5 oz min, 19.4 oz packed
– Stove comparison review
The short: If you’re looking for a liquid fuel stove, and are willing to compromise on a little weight and size to get better reliability, the MSR Whisperlite Universal is hard to beat. It is the goto choice for many experienced backpackers who need reliability in the field.
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