This is a very well made stove with a lot of thoughtful details.
However, operation is not simple in complete darkness and the -4F limit for operation do not make this a replacement in any way shape or form for my '89 MSR X-GX.
My old X-GK is something I can leave sitting out overnight and in darkness give a few pumps to add pressure to the fuel bottle, then fumble the valve open until I can hear it burble, allow a few seconds of gas to overflow the burner and moisten the priming pad, close the valve, fail to get the sparker to work due to heat weakened springs, then shove a Zippo near it to get a flaming stream until it hisses and you can open the valve fully and it roars to life.
You do all that in complete darkness and by sound. I don't see that being possible with the Muka, as nice a stove as it is.
That was a total rant, but damn, I love my old X-GK. With it's original fuel pump and it's near useless sparker, rickety pot stand and the aluminum cup to protect the burner.
