MSR Whisperlite Shaker Jet Backpacking Stove

Pros: Compact, light, field maintainable, functional.
Cons: Only uses white gas, unstable, one gas valve.

How to blow up a stove. I’ve set many things on fire including a 5 gallon gas can, my fleece, other things I should not mention online, and this stove. And yes, I still use this stove….but I did have to buy an extra pump. On a ...

Pros: lightweight, reliable, fits inside cooking pot, easy to maintain
Cons: doesn't simmer very well, likes to be ON full blast or OFF

The whisperlite is the same stove as the MSR Whisperlite Internationale, without the option of burning alternative fuels like diesel. It is mechanically identical to the internationale except for an alternate fuel nozzle and the absence of a wicking cup ...

Pros: Very compact and light
Cons: Don't borrow it to your friends, they won't give it back!

I wouldn't call myself Grizzly Adams, but I've made a few high altitude climbs and hikes. Three of which are fairly good to judge my advice on; Mt. Whitney in the Sierra Nevadas, King's Peak in High Unita Utah, and the Grand Canyon trek.

My...

Pros: Very light, compact, widely used and loved
Cons: Failed miserably on me in the middle of the mountains

The Appalachian Trail. Ever since Bill Bryson came out with A Walk in the Woods, the AT has held the same lure for outdoors types as New Orleans' garden district holds for goths. While the prospect of taking off five or six months of my life to...

Pros: Light, relatively cheap, does its job
Cons: No control of the flame size, unstable

The MSR WhisperLite is good for the average 2-3 day camper, who cooks rice or spaghetti and makes coffee. It has absolutely no flame size control, which makes cooking anything more complex a real challenge that involves physically lifting the pot from...

Pros: Great cost-to-value ratio
Cons: tricky lighting

Okay, so it doesn't exactly whisper, and I've met lighter stoves, but the Whisperlite is still arguably the best backpacking stove for the money. I have friends who backpack with other stoves--but not many, and there is a good reason for that....

Pros: Light, hot, simple
Cons: Poor control, difficult starting

I have had my WhisperLite for about 10 years now, and I am now in the market for another stove. The stove has heated a lot of water and cooked a lot of meals, but it still leaves a lot to be desired.

There are some really good selling...

Pros: Lightweight, inexpensive to operate, field serviceable
Cons: Dirty, messy and temperamental with poor pump design

I've owned two of these Whisperlight stoves. The pump on the first one failed so I bought a complete new, shaker jet, model in Hawaii for use on Hanakapaii Beach on the Na Pali coast of Kauai. If you enjoy backpacking you owe it to yourself to...

Pros: Reliable water-boiling inferno
Cons: A nuisance to start, hard to "turn down"

One of the things I love about the outdoors is that the best of the gear I use today is the same gear I used ten years ago. The good stuff keeps right on going.

The MSR Whisperlite Shaker Jet I keep in my backpack is twelve years old, but...

Pros: Very reliable in cold weather
Cons: It is an ugly little sucker and it is terminally grimy looking.

First, I must confess that I personally own a Svea 123R stove. Recently, when my friend, Mark, and I were packing for our recent winter backpacking and ice-climbing trip in the Adirondacks, he asked, “Which stove should we take, your Svea or my...

Pros: Inexpensive, Reliable, Simple, Compact
Cons: No Flame Control, Loud?

My MSR WhisperLite stove has never let me down. I've taken it on many, many backcountry treks and have never had any serious problem with it. Below is a list of what I consider the pros of this thing:

1) Assembly of the stove is simple. It...

Pros: Durable, lightweight, compact and boils water quickly.
Cons: Doesn't simmer well.

I've owned my Whisperlite for over 10 years, so I'm fully aware of its quirks. Despite them, it is an excellent stove for backpacking. First the quirks. The major one is that it has one setting - blowtorch. If you're boiling water (which is what I do ...

Pros: Light, Easy to use
Cons: Difficult to repair, prone to Sutt.

As they say, when packing a backpack, beware: Almost anything you pick up will weigh-in for at least an ounce. And, as we know about weight in a pack, ounces equal pounds, pounds equal pain. So, from the start, you know you're right-on if the word...

Pros: light, clean, reliable.
Cons: no simmer

MSR's WhisperLite stove is one of my most prized pieces of outdoor equipment. It is clean, easy to use, affordable, reliable, and quiet. Although I haven't owned any other backpacking stoves, I can't imagine a stove that significantly outperforms the...

Pros: Light, Dependable, Hot
Cons: No simmer

I bought a Whisperlite because I was having problems with my Peak 1 stove in sub-freezing conditions. First off, the bad part. You do need to prime the Whisperlite, and that can cause potentially dangerous flare-ups. However, once you get used to it,...