MSR  Dragonfly Stove

I bought mine in the early 2000's, I've used it many hundreds of times since including last weekend. I don't expect to ever buy another camp stove, but if I had to, I'd buy an identical one, even at today's price. I've used this during power outages, car camping, backpacking. Watch some usage videos before buying to cut down on the learning curve. Use only white gas if possible, the other fuels might be cheaper but they're a dirtier burn.

I was so excited for this stove and after all of the reviews I had high hopes. The equipment is made out of good materials and the shipping was great, but the performance was where the issue is. This stove does not boil water well at all. I have MSR pots, and this stove could only bring the water to a simmer. Bubbles barely no matter how long I let it go for. It can cook eggs i am sure and arrives in the best condition but if you want to have a rolling boil you can forget it. I was hoping this stove could do it all. If you are looking to cook meals this will do but I wish I did not have to buy a second stove just for boiling water.

I've owned a MSR Dragonfly for over two decades, the stove itself is wonderful, light, compact, well built and robust. However the pump is absolute junk ruining the stove. I've owed and had to replace all 3 versions of the pump, each iteration gets worse. The bottom line is the pump will leak or break. The pump is so unreliable it is foolhardy to venture into the wilderness without a backup pump (ultimately not light weight if you have to carry multiple replacements). Preparing for an adventure requires filling the fuel bottle and testing the stove because even if the pump worked last time it probably won't work the next time. Replacement pumps are expensive and I'm done both with buying them and with the worry about whether the stove is going to work when I need it.

I have bought my Dragonfly over 20 years ago when I lived in a colder climate. It’s always worked great. I haven’t been using it much recently since I now live in Texas but, I’m going to do a full maintenance on it and start using it again. yes it can be a bit loud but cooking on it is great with my MSR cookware.

I just had to look if they were still selling this so I can leave a review. After kids, this stove hasn’t been used in many moons. Finally getting these young kids in a tent and wanted to make sure this still fired up after years of neglect after much abuse in the White Mountains. Took off first light, no leaking, and roared to life. Best stove I’ve ever owned.

I’ve had the stove since 2003 and taking it through Boundary Waters three times  besides numerous campouts. It has been flawless and is stable and cooks great! Easy to regulate the heat. It does sound like a jet taking off. It is not a quiet stove, but it does perform well and is very reliable.

I've used a Dragonfly on more BWCA canoe trips than I can count. Fantastic heat control for the backcountry gourmet, I've made hollandaise sauce from scratch over this thing. The only drawback that I've found is that it's loud. Aftermarket silencers are available that do help a ton, although it's tougher to get a good steady simmer level when using one.