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Aug 29, 2011 at 7:49 am #1278645
Has anyone converted their MSR Whisperlite so that you can use it with MSR/Primus etc. cartridges? I love the Whisperlite but sometimes I'd appreciate if I could use cartridges (easier handling etc.). Basically you could just buy the hose from a Rapidfire (if available) and put this into the Whisperlite…then you have a cartridge stove. Am I right?
cheers
tomAug 29, 2011 at 8:32 am #1773875Just a wild assumption here, but believe the jetting is different between liquid fuels and gaseous fuels.
You might have quite a blowtorch going straight to isobutane.
Please post a video of your first test.Aug 29, 2011 at 2:02 pm #1773989Yes, modified stove test videos are always lots of fun to watch.
–B.G.–
Aug 29, 2011 at 2:41 pm #1774001The jet should work with gas, I have Primus Omnifuel stove and it uses the same jet for gas and white gas and there is a replacement jet for kerosene (and maybe diesel, if I remember)
Aug 29, 2011 at 3:07 pm #1774011Uh, conceptually it shouldn't differ much from the Primus and Coleman equivalents but swapping in the hose sounds pretty kludgy. The jet should work as is.
But I'm among those who think there's a easier path than pressing a Whisperlite into compressed gas service. The forthcoming Windpro II springs to mind.
Cheers,
Rick
Aug 29, 2011 at 3:24 pm #1774014Yeah – or the new Whisperlite which burns all fuels. That's what MSR's got to say:
Tom. You heard right, in 2012 we are introducing the WhisperLite Universal hybrid-fuel stove. However, the canister fuel adaptor for the new WhisperLite Universal will not be compatible with old WhisperLite stoves. In order to make the WhisperLite Universal adaptors user-swappable, the stove design was modified to add a permanently-mounted, threaded connection and sealing features to the fuel line. Because this connection interface between the fuel line and the adaptor doesn’t exist on the previous models, the adaptor cannot be connected to older fuel lines. The burner design on the new WhisperLite Universal is also a little different to improve how well the stove performs on both fuels.
I agree. Buying a new stove would be the easiest way. But why always buy new stuff when the old one's still working (and could actually work with a small upgrade). It seems companies don't want to make their stuff upgradable (less sales, less money) and I think thats a poor mindset…
Aug 29, 2011 at 3:36 pm #1774019I think in the case of products that emit flame, an upgrade scheme for user implementation sounds like a path straight to the courtroom. I'm willing to bet MSR stoves hold a good deal of their value used, so there's always that option for the restless.
Gear does improve with time–The Markets (pbut) "demand it." But a stove that boils water will continue to boil water even after its cuter cousin appears on the scene. The only true death knell is when its fuel disappears.
Cheers,
Rick
Aug 29, 2011 at 3:38 pm #1774020True…
Sep 3, 2011 at 9:11 pm #1775834Speaking of a Whisperlite running on canister gas, I just shot a video of the new Whisperlite Universal running on canister gas.
HJ
Sep 3, 2011 at 9:38 pm #1775836I've posted some detailed MSR Whisperlite Universal photos and videos on my blog if you're interested.
HJ
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