I really like this stove. Its inexpensive, and lightweight. Its not as lightweight as some of the titanium stoves, but for $30, I can haul an extra 3 oz. Its sturdy and has great output. It fits inside my cup and is easy to use. I don't think there is a better stove for the money. It is really nice having the piezo lighter. Only downside I have seen is that you might need a windscreen.

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Not had to use.

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Primus Multifuel, Coleman

I'm taking this stove back to the store. I tried to quickly boil a pot of water and melted the plastic button on the piezo lighter. The plastic blobbed out and so did some sort of metal piece. The stove immediately stopped and is completely useless. How is it possible for a stove manufacturer to make integral parts, next to the flame, out of non-heat resistant plastic?

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MSR Pocket Rocket, Bluet Gaz Stove

This is a great little stove. I have been through countless canisters of fuel with absolutly no probelms. The electronic ignition has never failed me. It also boils water faster than any stove I have used or own. The only downfall for the stove is the weight. It is a little bit heavier than other stoves but we are only talking a couple of ounces so it has never been an issue. I would definitly buy this stove again although I probably won't have to because I think it is going to last forever.

Customer Service

I have never had any problems with the stove so I don't know how Primus is, but REI's coustomer service is unmatched!!

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MSR Pocketrocket, Coleman exponet, Brunton Optimus Nova, Vaude Hot Rod.

This is my first Primus product, and I was impressed with it. I got tired of the Coleman Feather 400 for its weight, smell, and frequent need for maintenance. I wanted something clean and light, and I found it in this stove. Now called Yellowstone Techno Trail, I think. It is compact, and it is built heavy-duty, unlike other similar stoves. It puts out a strong flame, and boils water in a zippy. I did not measure it, but I think it is not more than 4 min. for a liter on a calm day. And I never really felt it was critical to shave a minute or so on a hiking trail. At full throttle, you end up wasting the gas anyway, for your cookset is a small in diameter. It can handle a large pot quite adequately btu wise, but it is not designed to have too much weight on top. I never took it to high altitude or used it in the snow. But for a regular camping and hiking around, it is perfect for me. It folds small, and the design is pretty clever. The piezo lighting makes its use so simple and easy. The two drawbacks: 1)the high cost of the canister; 2)when the canister is less than half full, the heat output suffers a little. Always carry two: one full canister besides the used one. It is a great stove to have.

Customer Service

Never needed one.

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Easy Fuel, Micro, Micron, Lite Trail, etc.

Les Claypoole ROCKS !!! No seriously, I've had my Primus stove for about a month now and I'm LOVING IT. I've had an MSR Whisperlite for years - the old standard of backpacking stoves. The Whisperlite is a great stove, but it was always a mess. You have to pour some gas into the little tray at the bottom, light that little puddle without losing your hair, and when you finally got the thing running yeah - it's burn like a jet baby but it would also leave black soot everywhere. A real pain in the ass. I don't know when it was that I finally woke up and said " I need to look into gas stoves". Boy am I glad I did. I think I paid close to 40 bucks for it at REI (hey, that's what I get for shopping at REI), and the gas cans cost as well .. I think they're around 5 bucks for a small one. However, the first time I used it I fell in love. I was doing a real short walk with the kids and we fired up it to boil water for a little Mountain House. It cooks up nice and quick, but the best part is it's so EASY !! If you're used to a white gas stove then you have no idea how much more convenient a gas stove is. It burns clean with no soot. By the time you're done eating, it's cooled down. With the Primus Techno Trail, the pot supports fold up nice and small too, so I actually store it inside my cup, then put the tank in my cup too. It makes one nice little bundle. As far as various rumours about not using gas at altitude or in cold weather, let me offer some personal experience: this stove did great for me at over 8,000 feet in Colorado just a few weeks ago. You CANNOT TRAVEL with the gas cans, so I left mine here and just bought a new one out there. Perhaps the old butane ones wouldn't work under much duress, but now they're mixing various gases together to make them more ideal, and this one had no problem what-so-ever in the Rockies. I was at 14,000 feet earlier - wish I had remembered to test it at that height, but at that altitude I could barely remember my name. I finally got myself

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Dunno

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MSR Whisperlite. Ok, not that similar.

I bought this stove as a backup for the Whisperlite Int'l. So far I have been extremely impressed. I don't plan on using it in high altitudes or extreme cold so it is perfect for my needs. Super lite and the piezo lighter has yet to fail me. It burns pretty hot and is very adjustable. At that price, you can't go wrong. If it weren't for the inabilities at high altitude and the un-economical gas canisters, I would use it as my main stove.

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No experience.

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Whisperlite and a GAZ stove, don't recall which one. It's a freaking blowtorch, but kind of big and heavy.

Stove stopped working after 3 uses (Perhaps I let the gas inlet get clogged?), but I still loved it for ease of use and flame control.

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Excellent stove for the ultra-lite backpacker or as a second stove for a group of backpackers. The design is ingenious with the fold away pot supporters which grip the pot very well. The piezo ingiter has been working flawlessy since I purchased the unit about a month ago (3 trips since) The iso/butane blend worked well in 35 degree F. Flame control is excellent. was able to cook rice without burning the bottom of pan! Because the unit is so quiet when running it now is my stove of choice instead of my old noisy primus multi fuel stove, which sounded like a jet plane taking off! Added bonus with the stove was a cannister support stand which helps stabilize whole stove when cooking-awseome!

Customer Service

No problems yet to report

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Primus multi-fuel himalaya stove,Camping Gaz turbo

So cute, so cuddly, but don't let her fool ya cause she burns HOT. All this makes for a great stove that is lightweight, self ignites and lands you beautiful babes! (maybe not the last part)

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I am reviewing the Yellowstone Techno Trail, which looks nothing like the picture shown here, but seems to be from the same line.

Wha a great stove. No tubes to hook up, no priming, just screw into the fuel and click the piero starter and boy does it burn hot! Even if it did not have the piero ignighter feature and you have to light with a match, this would be a terrific stove. Honestly, we turned around for about 30 secs, opened the lid, and the water was at a rolling boil- it was that fast.

It is so light, you could easily have two if you wanted a makeshift two burner stove. Since I always carry a reserve fuel tank anyway, at the price, that is exactly what I am thinking of!

The fuel it uses is a iso-propane mix, and the tanks are not refillable, so be sure to find a place to recycle them.

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MSR stove- so annoying to set up, prime, and did not boil water for the life of me. I cannot remember the exact name.