
MSR fuel bottle sold separately. Manufacturer's supplied specifications.
Please note: MSR products can only be shipped to U.S. addresses.
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Item 722001
Specification | Description |
| Suggested use | Backpacking/mountaineering |
| Weight (without fuel) | 13.2 ounces |
| Dimensions | 5 x 3.9 x 3.5 inches |
| Fuel | White gas/kerosene/jet/auto |
| Stove stability | Good |
| Pot stability | Excellent |
| Average boil time - white gas | 4 min. 56 sec. |
| Average boil time - kerosene | 3 min. 20 sec. |
| Burn time - white gas | (100g fuel) 22.3 minutes |
| Burn time - kerosene | UA minutes |
| Water boiled - white gas | (100g fuel) 4.6 liters |
| Water boiled - kerosene | (100g fuel) UA liters |
| Ease of operation - white gas | Fair |
| Ease of operation - kerosene | Fair |
| Cold weather use - white gas | Excellent |
| Cold weather use - kerosene | Excellent |
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Comments about MSR XGK EX Stove:
I got the MSR to try it against my most excellent Brunton Optimus Nova. I was attracted by the multi-fuel capability and its claimed bullet-proof performance. What I under-estimated was how limited a range the stove would afford based upon its design to perform in alpine situations. The stove lights and vaporizes fuel quickly, allowing the user to boil water in a matter of minutes. What it lacks is any kind of effective control on the flame intensity aka fuel feed. This stove seems to be capable of only ON and OFF. The lack of sensitivity in fuel feed valve located on the pump also leads to problems with delayed reactions to any adjustments one tries to make with the fuel feed and, when the valve is full closed, always leaves an ounce or two of unused fuel in the fuel line that invariably goes to waste and creates for messy packing and storage. Would be that hard to put a secondary simmer valve like the one on the Dragonfly on the body of the XGK?
Get this stove if you want a blast furnace for boiling water/melting snow that burns anything from rocket fuel to 2% milk. Don't get it if you want a camp stove you can cook on.
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The stove will be hard to light under low temperature. The gas just doesn't evaporate, and you may need a long stick match or some additional lightning tools to light the stove. After a few times try, you will eventually get it.
The stove works great if you don't do gourmet cooking (poor temperature control). Good for backpacker and mountaineering, not for comfort trips.
The stove is hard to be clogged because of its thick fuel pipe, compared to other MSR stoves.
I had tried whisperlite and dragon fly before. This one is more stable and durable than the whisperlite. It is cleaner than the whisperlite, and as clean as dragonfly. But it is definitely durable and stable than the other two: less likely to be clogged and better support to pot and pans.
If you care more for the temperature control, go for dragonfly But if you care more about price, go for whisperlite. If you care durability and compactibility, XGK is a good choice
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I have used several of these stoves, including twice daily for four month periods as a backcountry ranger. I can make a Liter of fuel last two weeks, cooking twice a day. A very fine touch enables a simmer, wide open boils water quickly in a covered pot. Trustworthy in subfreezing temperatures in winter at altitude - works every time. Field maintainable! No one questions the XGK, other than a bit of noise.
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Great stove - significantly morp powerful than my dragon fly. Used it climbing in the west and while doing research on Denali. Looking foward to taking it to the Himalaya next year. Lack of fuel control is not a problem - i just had to be a little more attentive.
However, its hard to hold a conversation while cooking.
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This is a pretty awesome stove! Sounds like a jet engine, its super strong. I like it way better then my other stoves, just make sure you have a pot that can handle the heat. I use the titanium pot and had no problems. Easy to clean, and its just a great stove all around.unsurpassed performance at high altitudes in my honest opinion.
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Not quick to write reviews I have on the stove for more than three years now with no complaints. However I use it in high-altitude winter camping mainly and only boil water with it. If this is what you have in mind for stove you'll find one that is no better suited for the task. However my first experience with the stove was burning a hole through an aluminum skillet i used to pack.
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At first, the stove had some issues with temperature control, it was either full blast on off. I found out to simmer with this stove you only need to pump it 10 times and it provided the simmering temperatures desired, it does take some trial and error getting accustomed to the heat control. It does indeed burn any flammable fuel from gasoline to paint thinner with no issues in the fuel department. The sound emitted at full blast is not stealthy nor for a weekend camper, I find it a very well built stove with bullet proof design intended for the advertised application.
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This is not going to be a groundbreaking review, but like others have said, once this stove is on, it goes gangbusters. You literally can't hold a conversation and cook with this stove at the same time.
I was used to using the MSR simmerlite (despite it's name, it doesn't simmer either). This stove can easily cook for a group of 3 or 4. Boils or melts snow very quickly and is very stable compared to other stoves I've used.
I wouldn't say it's particularly hard to light as mentioned in a couple other reviews. But in addition to being loud, it uses quite a bit more fuel than the simmerlite does. I guess that is the trade off for being able to burn any fuel you can get your hands on. It's a bit heavier than some of the other MSR stoves, but it is considerably more durable.
I like this stove more than any other I've used. Definitely recommended!
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I bought this stove specifically for that fact it is good for windy, high-altitude cooking and for its ability to burn almost anything. It definitely lives up to MSR's claim to burn anything flammable, but I have been using Kerosene (fastest boiling time) and it works ok. It is rather difficult to light, and you could never use it in or around your tent, but once it gets going it sounds like a jet engine boiling your water. Not the choice for the casual weekend camper, better for the high-altitude adventurer.
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Comments about MSR XGK EX Stove:
Decent stove, sounds like a jet eninge while in use, if your trying to keep animal life away its a good choice. I prefer the whisperlite have used it for years and never lets me down
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