It amazes me how critical people are on evaluating a specialty stove. Wake up you pessimists! You can't have it both ways! If you don't need a simmer feature then continue using your whisperlite.

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whisperlite, canister stoves and trangia

It amazes me how critical people are on evaluating a specialty stove. Wake up you pessimists! You can't have it both ways! If you don't need a simmer feature then continue using your whisperlite.

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whisperlite, canister stoves and trangia

Unless you absolutely need the simmer capability, or multi-fuel capability, purchase a Whisperlite.

The Dragonfly is relatively heavy, VERY loud, and significantly slower to boil than the Whisperlite.

The stove **is** reliable, stable, and easy to light. It's a good product. Just not as good as other products without the whistle/bell of the simmer feature.

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Whisperlite
GXK

I don't feel that i need to add much to all of the other reviews except for one thing.
People that say that this stove is lightweight are totaly wrong. 17 ounces for the stove, plus the fuel bottle is a lot! add a pot and you are at about 2 pounds! yes, compared to other similar products it is reasonable but do you really want to carry all of that weight around just to heat your food? i personnaly can't justify the weight when my whole pack only is 12 pounds.

yes, i still use this stove for more "wimpy" backpacking but anytime that i want to get some serious milage in i use something lighter.

think about it.

Customer Service

I have never used MSR's customer service but i did have to return the stove to the store that i bought it at because it had a massive fuel leak after two days of use. I was not happy.

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whisperlite int.
primus stoves
ebsit (what i use now)

Go down and read Matthew from Omaha's review - I agree with him completely. I already own a whisperlite, and bought the dragonfly thinking I might like the option of simmer. I'd rather have the superpower burn of the whisperlite. It is a cool little stove, the dragonfly, but I wish it was hotter. Maybe it is because the flame is so concentrated. I imagine it is somewhere near a 3-4 cm. radius for the flame, where the whisper is probably closer to 7 or 8 cm.
As for the noise, I was using mine in Alaska last weekend camped at a checkpoint during the K300 dogsled race. I was actually a little embarrassed when I fired it up and the sleeping dogs were startled by its loudness.
Sorry MSR - I do love my whisperlite though!

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Whisperlight
Peak

Many people mention it doesn't boil as fast as the whisperlite. I think thats due to the burner being a greater distance from the cook pot, because of the tall legs. A cook pot on the whisperlite is nearly sitting on the burner allowing a more intense heat transfer.

Customer Service

MSR refused to send me a replacement wick. They said it was a sensitive part that must be replaced by them. Sensitive? a rope wick and 2 tiny metal clamps? So I used a piece of kerosene stove wick from the hardware store instead of paying to ship my dragonfly back to MSR for a lousy .25 cent two inch piece of wick rope.

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trangia, solid fuel stove, zip stove, giga snow peak

This is a great stove for backpacking. I’ve used it for the last several months now and have had no problems. However, there are a few things that I do not like about this stove. First, this thing is loud, very loud. It sounds like any other stove on simmer, but once you crank it on it roars like a jet engine. Second, for the price the pump is made of plastic and looks very cheap. Although I have had no problems, the plastic pump just looks like its ready to break. I’ve seen many other stoves in action and I think the MSR Drangonfly is a great stove. But unless you are a gourmet cooker, there are better stoves on the market for the price.

Customer Service

MSR has great customer service. I called them one weekend and left a message and they called me back first thing Monday morning.

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Other MSR models, Primus, Coleman, Peak.

The dragonfly rules it boils fast,is extremely stabile,lightwieght,great simmer ,easy priming,folds up nice and hey it even looks cool and make a cool noise like a jet engine

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msr whisperlite,peak 1 dual fuel

I believe this little stove does all it's suppose to do. I have cooked on it in temperatures as low as -18 and as high as 101. It works perfect in all temps and altitudes. The noise is not a factor, I have found ALL white gas stoves to be noisey. I like power when I need it and I also lke my food edible.The dragonfly is able to cover the whole range.I have timed the Dragonfly along side my Whisperlite int.and have found the Whisperlite slightly quicker on the boil but just barely. I believe this is the ultimate backpack stove. Especially if you plan on eating food and not Charcoal from some high powered unadjustable blowtorch. Try this stove it's the best.

Customer Service

never used

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Peak 1 442
Whisperlite
Peak 1 Apex

Best backpacking stove I have owned! I love the ability to control heat and cook rather than just boil. It is a little louder than my Whisperlit international and a little bulkier but work the price. Never had any problems with stove at all. (about a year now)It works well at altitute (above 9,000 feet and is pretty efficient, although I use the wind shield all the time.

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I have a Whisperlite International that I used to love until I got this one. Now it just sits on the shelf although nothing is wrong with it.