I used this stove for a 2-wk Colorado Trail summer trip at an ave. elevation of 11k. The stove performed flawlessly, but beware: the higher you go, the more the "self-sealing" cannisters leak pressure if unscrewed, leaving a dead can full of fuel. I had to pack with the cannister and burner left attached, making sure the valve couldn't open enroute. Dicey!
Once I caught on, a single small cannister lasted 5 days for a couple doing meals, hot drinks, bath water, and minimal laundry every day.
It simmers like a dream.

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MSR Whisperlite on previous CT trip: a hassle to use and little control of output heat.

This is a good stove especially for the price. It is very light weight and provides a good heat. The main advantages are its price first and weight and effectiveness second

Customer Service

I haven't had to deal with this company as of yet.

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I like my Coleman feather 442 stove - with its dual fuel capabilities, flame control and one fill-up for the weekend. Although it weighs a little more, for a day hiker it does me great.

Great Stove for the money. The stove itself takes up almost no space when collapsed. The one I got doesn't have the piezo-electric starter, but from the comments of friends whose stoves have that ""feature,"" it doesn't work that well so it's no great loss. Pretty fuel-efficient. After five days of moderate use, the fuel cannister is still not empty.

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This is a great product. I have used it for 10 full days this year. It packs away very small and light. I store all my cooking gear and stove and fuel in one tiny stuff bag. I put the fuel cannister and the tiny windscreen inside a 4-cup size Titanium pot, the stove folds up and slips into a Titanium mug, then the pot and the mug go into the bag.
To date I have not had any flare ups.
My unit is not equiped with the piezo starter.
I would consider upgrading to a model with that starter but I have heard from some sources (heresay) that they are unreliable. If anybody has direct experience otherwise, please submit a review.
The only other negative that I know of (again heresay) is the low temperature issue - apparently at sub-zero temperatures the stove won't start or the fuel won't burn.

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I have not used other stoves, but looking at specs, this one is clearly the smallest and most convenient. Personnaly I try to hike thru every hour of daylight and after that I do not what to mess with fuel, priming, and assembling small parts.

This stove is very small, light and easy to use. No mess, no priming. Screw the fuel can on and fire it up! Fit's inside my small cook pot to take up less space. I've had trouble with the fuel (the Primus butane/propane mix) in -20F and colder temps. It tends to not work at all. Heat output also goes down with temperature. Can't beat it for summer though.

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I bought this last summer for a 5 week kayak expedition 'cause I didn't feel like having white gas sloshing around my feet.
Positives:
Elegant design, compact, light, simple, efficient, stable (enough), simmer control is perfect.
Negatives:
After a couple of uses the bottle gaskets don't seal and they lose pressure. Several times I had a good hot burning stove at breakfast, but when I reassembeled the bottle for dinner, it didn't even hiss. Many of my bottles ended up 1/3 full of fuel but lacked the pressure to work. I bought from bottles from several stores and all suffered the same problem.
This is a great stove for short trips or where carrying spare bottles is not a chore. I would NOT want to depend on this thing as a sole source of heat on an extended trip. (I ended up making cook fires).
Bottles can be impossible to find.
Dismal wind screen.

Customer Service

I called Primus to ask about the leaky bottle syndrome. They told me it wasn't a problem! I asked the lady if she had ever experienced my "non-problem". She admitted she had never been camping. She told me a technician would call me back - one never did.

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the lightest smallest cheapest stove out there, i would definately recommend this stove to anyone looking for a hassle free, easy to use stove, never had any problems

Excellent stove for general-purpose outdoor cooking. I can't attest to its performance at extremely low temps, but we've had it out on wet, fifteen degree mornings and it works flawlessly. Lightweight, no fuss, quite stable with any reasonable load- it would still be a great deal at twice the price. More equipment should be this simple, effective, and elegant. Unless you're into extremely cold/technical outdoor activities, I cannot imagine that this stove wouldn't serve your purposes well.

Just about the most reliable (and lightest) thing in my backpack. Only takes a few seconds to assemble and begin cooking, and doesn't seem to use much fuel.

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I agree this is a great stove. I had a MSR multifuel stove. I said good-bye to priming and the MSR stove forever. I takes about 30 seconds to set up the primus stove and start cooking. It comes with or without the piezo lighter, I think the lighter is a great value for the extra $10-12.

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