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		<title>Snow Peak IGT Barbeque Box</title>
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<h4>Product Description</h4>
<p><strong>Price: $149.90 </strong><br />
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The Snow Peak IGT Barbecue Box brings the taste and convenience of a backyard BBQ to your next rafting or car-camping trip. Made entirely of stainless steel, the IGT Barbecue Box is easy to use, easy to clean, and extremely durable. Fill the removable pan with charcoal and drop your favorite meal on top of the removable grate. Once lit, the pan can be raised or lowered with a lever to increase or decrease heat as needed. This Snow Peak Barbecue is entirely self-contained, making it easy to pack in your car or on your raft.<br />
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<p>Perfect For Two<br />Good box for a handful of people to grill meats and veggies.  Good control on heat, super easy transport.  Spontaneous grilling delight!</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.cascadegear.com/cascadegearshop/products.php?categoryId=1105&#038;productId=3225" title="Snow Peak IGT Barbeque Box">Snow Peak IGT Barbeque Box</a></strong><br />
<strong>Price: $149.90 </strong><br />
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		<title>Snow Peak GigaPower BF Stove</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<h4>Product Description</h4>
<p><strong>Price: $79.90 </strong><br />
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The Snow Peak GigaPower BF Stove has four prongs that serve as both the legs and the cooking platform, offering the convenience of a canister stove with wide and super stable support.  The brass ring encasing the burner head focuses and balances the flame, and acts as a wind deflector that actually beefs up the output on this stove to a whopping 12,000 BTU&#8217;s, that&#8217;s 20% greater than other stoves in its class.  The GigaPower BF folds and stores into its palm size case.  Throw in a piezo ignition, and you have a simple stove that rocks.<br />
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<p>GigaPower BF Stove On the trail<br />We used the new Snow Peak stove just recently on a 4 day trip into the BWCA, it was just a little heavier and larger than the older canister stove I had been using, however this BF stove is very stable on the ground and easy to level, something that can not be said for the burner mounted on top of the canister.  One of the biggest advantages of the BF is the pot supports, they swing out from storage and form a large X to create a very stable pot platform, if you have ever dumped your dinner on one of the less stable platforms you will really appreciate this one.  The gas valve works very nicely, having a good range, easy to go from candle power to blow torch.  One more goodie, it has a built-in wind-screen&#8230;. getting it back in the storage case can be trying.. Tom</p>
<p>Motorcycle kit stove<br />Excellent, lightweight, low-volume stove with great stability when opened. Its auto ignition feature makes it a snap to light. Adjustable flame feature makes it more versatile. It takes up little space in my motorcycle kit. Now that I have used this stove in place of my old bottle gas stove, I would not want to give it up.</p>
<p>Fantastic from simmer to boil!<br />I typically cook for just me, or groups of 4-5 people, and we have GREAT food. Grilled salmon steaks, pasta, the works! This stove adjusts from candle-like flame to boiling terror in seconds! With stow peak fuel lights very quickly, much faster than the delay associated with an MSR Windpro stove I tried. In high winds I use this stove with a windscreen around the burner, but in mild conditions it s fantastic as a gourmet backcountry stove or a jet to boil water fast. The pezio ignition system makes it a no brainer when choosing between the MSR Windpro and the Snow Peak Giga Power remote canister stove.</p>
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		<title>Snow Peak GigaPower Stove, Titanium Auto Ignition</title>
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<p><strong>Price: $74.90 </strong><br />
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The Snow Peak GigaPower Stove with titanium and auto ignition has one-touch ignition. This powerful little stove produces 10,000 BTUs (most camping stoves are 8-9,000 BTU). Use this backpacking stove with Snow Peak fuel in temperatures as low as 14 F (-10  C). The Snow Peak Giga Power Stove is designed to stow with fuel canister in a Snowpeak Solo Combo Cook Set. The Giga Power backpacking stove burns 45 minutes at maximum gas output (10,000 BTUs) with the GP-110 fuel canister. This light weight, compact camping / backpacking stove comes in a high-quality plastic carrying case, 1-1/2 inch x 1-7/8 inch x 3-1/2 inch. Weighs a mere 3 oz!<br />
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<p>Light and hot<br />Brings water to a boil in minutes and packs easily into a small plastic container. (included) Wish the holders had grooves to keep the pot from sliding but otherwise a good buy. If you&#8217;re not too concerned about the .4 ounces save 40 dollars and buy the non-titanium version but both are still great.</p>
<p>Awsome<br />This stove is so cool. I bought the non-titanium model, but I don&#8217;t feel the need to count ounces sooo that little extra does not bother me. The auto-start on this thing is the coolest, you never need matches, just click the lil auto start thing and off she goes. Like the person above, I also bought my stove, tank of gas, and pots, for all under the price of just a reg white gas stove. This thing simmers so much better then the white gas stoves that I have used in the past. The stove is also very small, about the size of one of those tall shot glasses. This is the best stove that I have ever used.</p>
<p>Great Stove<br />This is a great stove. I bought the stove, the pot, and the spork in one package, and it was as inexpensive as some of the other stoves alone. It ways hardly anything, and it will boil your water in a little over 1 minute. I would highly recommend this to anyone.</p>
<p>Incredibly Small, Clever, and Effective!<br />First stove I&#8217;ve ever owned that has zero learning curve for operation: I didn&#8217;t even read the instructions!  Pulled it out at the campsite at 10,000 feet, and it worked just like a Maytag!  Seriously, you just turn it on like your stove at home. I didn&#8217;t do any careful testing, but it heated water as fast as anybody else&#8217;s stove. Didn&#8217;t try the simmer - don&#8217;t need it. Relatively quiet. Wish it had little stabilizer feet for the fuel canister like Jetboil.  Also, a bit tricky to fold up into absurdly small box. Hate size/shape of canisters - never stay put in your pack like a fuel bottle. Makes you look like a sissy compared to &quot;real&quot; backpacking stoves like my MSR, but I&#8217;m drinking coffee while the manly men fiddle with matches and fuel.</p>
<p>Best in its class but not perfect.<br />I&#8217;ve owned this stove for a few years now with zero problems. Fuel economy is excellent for a 3 day weekend with a buddy I would bring one of the smaller 110ml cans at moderate altitude(5-10k) and have plenty at the end of the trip. Does not offer good wind performance. Even though it isn&#8217;t recommended by those wishing to limit liability I use a tin foil wind screen. Just make sure radiated heat isn&#8217;t cooking your fuel can. ceramic igniter insulation is delicate so keep it in its hard case provided. Might be worth it to locktite any hardware to avoid loosing the tiny screws. So far its the best ultralight canister stove I&#8217;ve found. </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.cascadegear.com/cascadegearshop/products.php?categoryId=1109&#038;productId=3267" title="Snow Peak GigaPower Stove, Titanium Auto Ignition">Snow Peak GigaPower Stove, Titanium Auto Ignition</a></strong><br />
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The Snow Peak GigaPower Stove with titanium and manual ignition produces 10,000 BTUs. Use this backpacking stove with Snow Peak fuel in temperatures as low as 14 F (-10  C). The Snow Peak GigaPower backpacking stove burns 45 minutes at maximum gas output (10,000 BTUs) with the GP-110 fuel canister. Comes in high-quality plastic carrying case, 1-1/2&quot; x 1-7/8&quot; x 3-1/2&quot;. Weight: 3 oz.<br />
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<p>titanium stove<br />This is absolutely the smallest most compact stove on the market, not to mention the lightest!  I compared this stove with my buddy who has the exact same one only it&#8217;s made of stainless steel.  I was pretty happy that you could actually feel the difference in weight.  My friend stripped his stove down as much as he could but it was still quite a bit heavier than the titanium one.  It boiled water quickly at 6000 feet but a wind screen would have made it more efficient.  I used it to cook a steak in a titanium fry pan and burned the pan a little.  My buddy paid a little more attention to his fry pan and found that if you keep a close eye on it you won&#8217;t have any problems with the small burning area of the stove scorching your equipment.  My friend now feels he has to go out and by himself one like mine.  Best and lightest stove I ve ever owned.  Don&#8217;t buy the one with the auto igniter.  It breaks really easily and adds needless weight to an otherwise excellent product. </p>
<p>Little ripper.<br />I have been a liquid gas stove guy for a while and decided to go back to the canisters to save some weight, and since the weight was my main concern I bought this stove.  It is insanely light and compact.  I figured this little stove would work well but would not be able to match my dragonfly in pure BTU output (seeing my dragonfly does a great imitation of the space shuttle on launch).  To my surprise this little stove was able to boil water in just about the same time!  There are a couple of things that you have to watch out for, the burner area is very small so you can&#8217;t just put your pot on the stove and forget about it, the stove will scorch your pan.  Also if you buy this stove buy the windscreen, you will need it.  If you are into light and small this is the stove for you.</p>
<p>small<br />Great stove, just a little few things that could be better. First of all the whole thing isn&#8217;t made of titanium. Just looks like the supports are titanium. Also I&#8217;m worried about the burner screen where the flame comes out, I used to own a Pocket Rocket and it boiled over leaving burned food on the burner, with the Pocket Rocket the burner holes where the flames come out are big enough to stick a pin in and clean out.  The Snow Peak stove has a screen making it almost impossible to clean if something got burned on there.  Comes in a little plastic case that fits well which I like.</p>
<p>Great stove<br />This is the first stove I&#8217;ve ever owned, although I have used backpacking stoves before. It s great, so tiny, yet stable on ground, logs, tables and fuel is cheap (220grams for $5).  Water boiled instantly it seemed. I used very little fuel, from what I could tell, only went for two nights though. I would definitely recommend this as a quality stove for almost anyone. If you need a stove for a huge basecamp, this probably won&#8217;t handle it, but otherwise I don&#8217;t see any reason not to get this.</p>
<p>great<br />Super light and works great, can simmer and adjust heat easily.  Would buy the windscreen with it.  No problems with it whatsoever.</p>
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		<title>Snow Peak GigaPower Stove Auto Ignition</title>
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<h4>Product Description</h4>
<p><strong>Price: $49.90 </strong><br />
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Snowpeak GigaPower Stove with auto ignition is an incredibly small, lightweight, and convenient canister stove. Its 3.75 oz weight and nifty push button ignition helped the Snowpeak GigaPower with auto ignition win the Editor&#8217;s Choice Award from Backpacker Magazine. This powerful little stove produces 10,000 BTUs (most camping stoves are 8-9,000 BTUs). Use this backpacking stove with Snow Peak fuel in temperatures as low as 14 F (-10  C). The Snow Peak Giga Power Stove is designed to stow with a fuel canister in a Snowpeak Solo Combo Cook Set. The Giga Power backpacking stove burns 45 minutes at maximum gas output (10,000 BTUs) with the GP-110 fuel canister. This lightweight, compact camping/backpacking stove comes in a high-quality plastic carrying case. Also available in a titanium version (our item no. SNO0004). **DOES NOT INCLUDE FUEL CANISTER.<br />
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<p>Very light and easy to use<br />Very light and super easy to use for stove novices (like myself).  Very good heat output also.  Note that Snowpeak says to use only their canisters, but I haven t found any good reason for this.  Only main drawback is that a large pot would be somewhat unsteady.  Also, like all canister stoves, fuel is rather pricey.  (Titanium model is only 3/4 oz lighter yet costs $34 more.)</p>
<p>Excellent value!<br />This stove is exceptionally well made. Esthetically pleasing and fully functional. The extreme light weight, broad range of heat output, and convenience of the auto ignition are the best I have experienced. It also works well with Coleman and Primus gas cartridges. The low mass also means it cools quickly for repacking.</p>
<p>I love it<br />This stove is so cool. I bought the non-titanium model, but I don&#8217;t feel the need to count ounces sooo that little extra does not bother me. The auto-start on this thing is the coolest, you never need matches, just click the lil auto start thing and off she goes. I  bought my stove, tank of gas, and pots, for all under the price of just a reg white gas stove. This thing simmers so much better then the white gas stoves that I have used in the past. The stove is also very small, about the size of one of those tall shot glasses. This is the best stove that I have ever used.</p>
<p>Good stove overall but<br />good stove overall but the power source should be universal so that in a pinch I should be able to use other sources rather than exclusively Snow Peak canister. Make the power source universal, please&#8230;.</p>
<p>Great in the cold; Not so good in the wind<br />I purchased this little stove after reading so many great reviews. Then I took it on a backpacking trip and quickly discovered this stove totally sucks in the wind. We had a light consistent wind (prob 7-10 mph) and the stove just didn&#8217;t like it. It kept blowing out. At least the Piezo igniter got things going quickly again but without a windscreen be prepared to be frustrated in any wind over 5mph. This stove did light up quickly in the morning at 25 F though even after leaving the canister out all night.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.cascadegear.com/cascadegearshop/products.php?categoryId=1109&#038;productId=3268" title="Snow Peak GigaPower Stove Auto Ignition">Snow Peak GigaPower Stove Auto Ignition</a></strong><br />
<strong>Price: $49.90 </strong><br />
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		<title>Snow Peak GigaPower Stove Manual Ignition</title>
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<h4>Product Description</h4>
<p><strong>Price: $39.90 </strong><br />
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Snowpeak GigaPower Stove with manual ignition is an incredibly small, lightweight, and convenient canister stove. This powerful little stove weighs just 3.25 oz but produces 10,000 BTUs (most camping stoves are 8-9,000 BTUs). Use this backpacking stove with Snow Peak fuel in temperatures as low as 14 F (-10  C). The Snow Peak GigaPower Stove is designed to stow with a fuel canister in a Snowpeak Solo Combo Cook Set. The GigaPower backpacking stove burns 45 minutes at maximum gas output (10,000 BTUs) with the GP-110 fuel canister. This lightweight, compact camping/backpacking stove comes in a high-quality plastic carrying case. Also available in a titanium version (our item no. SNO0004). **DOES NOT INCLUDE FUEL CANISTER.<br />
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<p>This thing is small!<br />Been checking out canister stoves in REI for awhile and finally decided to order GigaPower from Backcountry.  It was either this one or MSR&#8217;s Pocketrocket.  Something about the look of this stove really caught my eye.  Works great in no wind, but not so great in any wind.  I really recommend getting a windscreen to be happy with this stove.  Also, forget about auto-ignite&#8230;the feature weighs as much as a book of matches and matches are far more reliable.     </p>
<p>GigaPower Kicks @$$<br />3.5 ounces and 10,000 BTU&#8217;s for $35. That&#8217;s a no-brainer.  This stove fired every time and boiled a liter of water in less than 4 minutes, even above 10,000ft. One of the best purchases I&#8217;ve made in along time.</p>
<p>A Hot Little Stove<br />The SnowPeak GigaPower stove is a great stove that I would recommend to anyone wanting to travel relatively light.  At 3.25 oz. the burner is one of the lightest around, but that&#8217;s only one of the pluses.  I am more interested in fuel economy and flame control.  The GigaPower does both well.  Using a windscreen and watching the stove carefully, I was able to get 90 minutes from a 110 gram fuel cannister.  It is hard to do this without excellent flame control, and the stove will hold a low simmer well.  I looked at many stoves before purchasing this one, including the JetBoil system.  The SnowPeak model beats it for weight (and price) and matches it for fuel economy.</p>
<p>A Miniature Masterpiece<br />The Snow Peak Giga Power Manual stove is one of those few things almost can&#8217;t be improved upon.  It&#8217;s simple, rugged, incredibly lightweight and compact, and even has four pot supports, which is significantly more stable than three. I&#8217;ve had Piezo igniters fail and that&#8217;s why I went with the manual version.  I bring a Bic and matches with me anyway. Definitely get the Snow Peak windscreen also.  It&#8217;s compact, reasonably light, and will improve fuel efficiency. This is the stove that convinced me to switch from liquid fuel backpacking stoves.  I&#8217;ll never look back.</p>
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		<title>Optimus Stella Plus Stove &#038; Terra Cook Set Kit</title>
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<p><strong>Price: $139.95 </strong><br />
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Optimus combines the ultralight Stella Plus Stove and the ultra-efficient Terra Cook Set Kit pots to make dinner time incredibly easy on your next backpacking trip. This white gas stove easily fits inside the three-piece, Teflon-coated Terra Cook Set for a compact package. Unfold the Stella Plus Stove, hook it to a butane canister, spark the auto-igniter, and set your dinner on top of the stable platform. This entire Optimus backcountry cooking package weights only 31.8 ounces, so it makes a solid choice when weight is important.<br />
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<p>Quick and easy<br />This handy lighter is so easy, a child could use (DO NOT GIVE IT TO A CHILD!!!). Fuel it up and its ready to go. There&#8217;s some great little features: the viewing window which lets you see how much fuel is remaining, the spring loaded opening button and the waterproof seal.  This lighter is a must have for the outdoor enthusiast. I actually only wanted to buy the Terra cook set but it came with the Stella stove for a great price, so I thought I&#8217;d go for it! The stove is really great. So quick and easy to use. The auto-igniter is the best I ve used ever. Works a charm every time and saves you from singeing those precious hairs on your fingers!! The cook set it neat but it came with a little dent in the pan. The dent conveniently has shaped the edge of the pan into a pouring spout, so it&#8217;s actually an improvement but it&#8217;s never nice to receive damaged goods. I like to call the pots &#8216;anti-Backpacker&#8217;s Maracas&#8217; as they don&#8217;t make a sound when stowed. The &#8216;hot blanket&#8217; for the pots keeps your meal warm while you cook something else with the other pot.This slim-fit insulated stuff bag made of nylon and neoprene allows you to boil water, kill the flame, strap on the packing bag and to continue the cooking process. I ve never seen this feature with other cook sets. The whole package fits snuggly into the pots and stows away nice and light (minus the canister). </p>
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<strong>Price: $139.95 </strong><br />
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		<title>Optimus Crux Stove</title>
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<p><strong>Price: $69.95 </strong><br />
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The ridiculously tiny Optimus Crux Stove folds up to fit under a 220g butane canister and weighs only 3.3oz. When you need to go ultralight on your backcountry travels, this stove definitely needs to be with you. The Cruz Stove burns for 60 minutes going full blast with a 220g canister, and it boils a liter of water in only 3 minutes. When you decided to bring a tarp instead of a tent and pull the frame from your pack to save weight, you better have this Optimus stove on the gear list.<br />
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<p>Tiny and efficient.<br />Almost disappears in your pack it is so small, my only complaint is the extending arms got very stiff after the first use. </p>
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<strong>Price: $69.95 </strong><br />
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<p><strong>Price: $149.90 </strong><br />
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MSR&#8217;s XGK EX Camp Stove boils water quickly in extreme environments, and runs off different fuel types for your international travels. The XGK EX Stove&#8217;s new flexible fuel line allows this stove to fit in a 1.5L MSR pot so you can fit more into your pack, and retractable legs and pot supports provide stability while you&#8217;re cooking. MSR&#8217;s high-output multi-fuel burner uses white gas, kerosene, and diesel.<br />
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<p> Backpacking Blowtorch<br />I&#8217;ve been using my  XGK EX Stove for the last 4 months, in that time I&#8217;ve spent a total of 3 weeks on the trail from the Sea of Cortez to Seattle, Wa. The weight of the stove is good, not as light as others but a good compromise considering the range of fuels it will burn. The burner works well with all three fuel cells available from MSR and burn time is good as well. Over all it&#8217;s a good choice if your looking for a high out put multi-fuel stove. The one down side is there is no simmer function, it&#8217;s full throttle or nothing. However all I do is boil water with it. Lastly it&#8217;s louder than any stove I have ever used, but that lets you know it&#8217;s working. </p>
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		<title>MSR DragonFly Stove</title>
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<p><strong>Price: $129.90 </strong><br />
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Simmer a temperamental sauce over a small flame or quickly melt snow over the torch-like setting on MSR&#8217;s DragonFly Stove. This compact, liquid-fuel stove covers all your camping stove needs. MSR&#8217;s dual-valve design provides a wide range of flame control. The DragonFly Stove supports larger pots or frying pans for any gourmet cooking you attempt on car-camping trips or overnight backpacking adventures. The DragonFly Stove runs on a variety of fuels, as well, which enables you to slay the hunger dragons quickly. Fold this camping stove into a two-liter MSR pot for easy, safe storage. *Fuel sold separately.<br />
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<p>Greatest multi-fuel for the Price!<br />This stove is bomb-proof. It&#8217;s more efficient than canister stoves in a wider range of circumstances. Ever had half-empty canisters with no more accelerant after a winter trip  Never waste fuel again with this stove! It boils fast and furious, and can go from a rolling boil to a simmer instantly. That&#8217;s right, you can cook angel-hair pasta, rice, potatoes&#8230; virtually anything you can pack with this stove. I have been using it for about a year now and have had no problems. </p>
<p>Very Versatile Stove &#8212; Solid!<br />Have owned this stove for several years and used in all weathers - from 5 degrees and snow to driving rain - and it has performed flawlessly.  Maintenance has been minimal and temperature control is outstanding &#8212; and validated by my pastry-chef-camp- pal! Stable, relatively light weight and very fuel efficient. The only items causing this to fall short of a perfect score are the relative frailty of the pump (shattered my first one with a short fall off a rock) and the loudness of the stove when on full afterburner.  Otherwise, though, top-notch!</p>
<p>incredibly great stove<br />on my last backpacking trip, i was able to borrow my friend&#8217;s dragonfly, and while i probably will not be able to afford one, i was incredibly impressed by its SOLID performance. even despite my stupidity, i was able to get it started and cruising every time without a problem, even in strong winds and dampness. it boiled water quickly, and the simmer function works very well. my only qualm is the stove&#8217;s size - if you&#8217;re going to be just boiling water or doing other super simple cooking, you&#8217;d be better off with a smaller, lighter, and cheaper MSR stove. great though if you&#8217;re a backcountry chef and like doing fancy things with your cuisine. either way - highly recommended.</p>
<p>BUY THIS STOVE<br />I&#8217;ve had the dragonfly for 6 years. During those 6 years I&#8217;ve tested and sold other stoves from Vaude, Snow Peak, Coleman etc. I have yet to find a stove that is as durable and versatile. Great temp control. EASY SET-UP. Use it all year long. Handles several fuels. I cannot say enough. Time and time again I come back to using this stove. Electronic starters on other stoves are nothing more than a gimmic. Don&#8217;t get wrapped up in them. They do not work half the time anyway. Fuel canisters are a pain in the butt. You always end up with half used canisters laying around. With the dragonfly you can refill your fuel bottles. You&#8217;ll end up happy you bought this stove, do not let price deter you.</p>
<p>Great little stove!<br />I just took my first trip with this guy- light weight, sips the fuel and heats up quick. Very,very pleased with it. Make sure to buy a fuel bottle to go with it.</p>
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