Stove of the Week: MSR WindPro

[Hikin_Jim]

Stove of the Week: MSR WindPro

This week's stove is the MSR WindPro.


HJ

[Sally]

I checked my MSR Rapidfire and, by George, it appears that it has a generator! I can't wait to try it on liquid feed mode. Also, I will refrain from using a windscreen with my Jetboil - thanks for the warning!

[Hikin_Jim]

I checked my MSR Rapidfire and, by George, it appears that it has a generator! I can't wait to try it on liquid feed mode. Also, I will refrain from using a windscreen with my Jetboil - thanks for the warning!

Hi, Sally,

The MSR Rapidfire is the first cousin of the WindPro, and you are 100% correct, a Rapidfire does have a generator. I have used the Rapidfire in inverted canister mode, and the Rapidfire handles it beautifully.

You have a cold weather gas stove that can easily operate at temperatures 20 degrees lower than ordinary gas stoves, at least down to 0F. With a temperature range down to 0F (and, depending on what brand of gas you buy, it can probably go lower than that; I'm being conservative), you can pretty much handle anything that winter in S. Cal. throws at you. Ya gots ya a good stove.

As for the Jetboil, it has a lot more "windproofness" than an ordinary gas stove. I would be a little hesitant to use a wind screen with a Jetboil for the reasons mentioned in my blog post and also because you could melt the neoprene "cozy" on the pot as well as the plastic portions of the stove.

I'll look forward to hearing about how your Rapidfire does in inverted canister mode. Do read my notes on how to safely put the stove into inverted mode. Always use your windscreen. The windscreen protects not only the flame from the wind but also the fuel from the flame.

HJ