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Sep 8, 2011 at 10:03 am #1777346
Hi Jim,
I wouldn't call the Fyrestorm "difficult" to prime but it does have a propensity to emit a Really Big Orange Flame until it settles down to a cook flame, meaning don't dare use the thing under a vestibule with white gas. Big Flame events can be reduced by fiddling with the amount of priming fuel and pump pressure.
In all, the stove is simply easier to use with a canister.
Cheers,
Rick
Sep 8, 2011 at 10:13 am #1777352Thanks, Rick.
I've read posts where people were having real difficulty priming. I had no idea if they had a lemon, didn't know what they were doing, or the stove is just "difficult," so thanks for your feedback.
HJ
Sep 8, 2011 at 10:13 am #1777353Per my hands on experience, we handled so many new stoves last week when the MSR reps visited two nights, I still believe it was the Universal, the fuel line was super flexible, unlike the line on the Rapidfire:) I'll be using the Rapidfire in Yosemite the second weekend in Oct. with a few from NorthCA Hiking on a XC route off of Lyell Fork so I'll be using it for more than snow camping like I did last Spring in Desolation.
DuanePS, maybe we were using the prototype.
Sep 8, 2011 at 11:05 am #1777383Could it have been the new Windpro II? The Windpro has a super flexible fuel line, and I mean super flexible.
Or maybe as you say, there's a little variation stove to stove in the prototypes.
Pretty cool that you got to meet with the guys from MSR. At first I honestly thought you were pulling my leg, but I talked to Doc and Gary and they confirmed it. Dang! I wish I could have been there.
HJ
Sep 8, 2011 at 12:45 pm #1777420Can you purchase the canister attachment separately? Would it work on an international? Not really sure why I'm asking, but I do have an international that is collecting dust…
Sep 8, 2011 at 12:57 pm #1777428HJ, could have been, I was trying to absorb all the info they gave us, they even fired up the Capillary action one like you have and another that the military turned down.
DuaneSep 8, 2011 at 1:27 pm #1777442"I've read posts where people were having real difficulty priming. I had no idea if they had a lemon, didn't know what they were doing, or the stove is just "difficult," so thanks for your feedback."
Happy to add my $0.02. The Fyrestorm is a little more complicated than typical stoves due to the second valve, so there are more variables to control. I've not used it in awhile and I bet I'd have to go through the freshman class again to get it right.
At least if you know the Giant Flame is a possibility, you won't be surprised. ;-)
Cheers,
Rick
Sep 8, 2011 at 1:33 pm #1777445Can you purchase the canister attachment separately? Would it work on an international? Not really sure why I'm asking, but I do have an international that is collecting dust…
Larry,
I'm not sure if they'll offer the adapter separately, but even if they did, it wouldn't do any good.
The end of the Whisperlite Universal fuel line is threaded and has "O" rings:
The end of the Internationale's fuel line is smooth, so the adapter wouldn't work.
Sep 8, 2011 at 2:44 pm #1777476I guess I missed that in the pictures. Oh well, I don't need it anyway. :D
Sep 8, 2011 at 5:52 pm #1777540Larry, not a problem. It's kind of a cool set up — but it's not backwards compatible.
HJ
Oct 4, 2011 at 2:51 pm #1786699The finalized version of my review of the new MSR Whisperlite Universal is now available if anyone would like to have a look.
HJ
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