Looking for a gasoline stove, something a bit more substantial than my Dragonfly, but not as big as the huge Coleman one I've seen. Anyone know of anything I may have missed?
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I assume youre talking about the Whisperlite International version?While Colemans' work well and are reliable, a step up in reliability is the MSR range of expedition stoves. They are very light, and are very easy to service in the field. They'll also burn kerosene which the Colemans' dont' run well on. I have had an MSR Whisperlite since the early 80s which has worked flawlessly since then with only minor maintenance: jet cleaning, new gaskets.
I have had one of these for a year now after being tired of trying to get gourmet on my Whisperlite. I have yet to run unleaded through it but plan to as soon as all of my white gas is one. Colemans are good old stoves. My only complaint is I wish it was wider so you could get two decent size pans on it. Once you start looking at those options is get expensive...I have the Coleman dual fuel, it works well. I've only used white gas but it will also run on unleaded.
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If weight and size are no consideration (vehicle travel) you just can’t beat white gas/gasoline/diesel stoves from Coleman or MSR. Almost any $5 Coleman you pickup at a yard sale ran be up and running fine for decades to come with $15 in parts. None of the whisperlite stoves from MSR simmer very well but otherwise very solid. It’s pretty common that PPL hard mount those to a base for convince. Kinda a “rich mans” Coleman single burner.
I cut a diffuser out of some plate I had and that helps keep my oatmeal from getting baked to the bottom of the pan. Since I bought my dual fuel Coleman I don’t use my Whisperlite anymore. I do use it when I cook with my disc. Perfect for that.If weight and size are no consideration (vehicle travel) you just can’t beat white gas/gasoline/diesel stoves from Coleman or MSR. Almost any $5 Coleman you pickup at a yard sale ran be up and running fine for decades to come with $15 in parts. None of the whisperlite stoves from MSR simmer very well but otherwise very solid. It’s pretty common that PPL hard mount those to a base for convince. Kinda a “rich mans” Coleman single burner.
Yeah. Specifically the Whisper Lite does not. With the whisper Lite you gotta do some janky stuff to simmer well. Trust me: I know janky!The MSR Dragonfly is pretty good for simmering.
Same! I now use my Dads old Coleman duel fuel just for sentimental sake and it still works great. If I’m solo anything I usually just use Esbit as it’s hard to beat the weight and efficiency. Just gotta deal with the smell. Reminds me of that old Andrew Dice Clay joke every time about the fish market. Lol.I cut a diffuser out of some plate I had and that helps keep my oatmeal from getting baked to the bottom of the pan. Since I bought my dual fuel Coleman I don’t use my Whisperlite anymore. I do use it when I cook with my disc. Perfect for that.