[at-l] lessons learned and great moments

[icw39@ncfreedom.net (Clark Wright)]

well said - and MSR was tyhe first to "get it right" on a major
innovation (that alcohol stoves still can't match) - having your fuel
bottle double as your stove tank!

thru-thinker

Raphael Bustin wrote:
> 
> At 11:40 PM 5/29/2002 -0400, Anna wrote:
> 
> >I never realized that at some point you
> >were supposed to light it from the top!! (see the previous paragraph!*G*)  I
> >am going to keep at it, but I do suspect that I will trying Esbit before too
> >long!!  Anna
> 
> I know that the Whisperlite gas stove technology is maybe a
> bit long in the tooth by now (my stove is about 13 yrs old) but
> it's a well proven, sound technology, and the Whisperlite is
> a beautiful implementation, IMHO.
> 
> It's not like MSR invented this technology, of course; it's been
> in use for many decades and in many different kinds of camping
> gear.  My Whisperlite replaced an ancient Svea stove -- maybe
> even a pre-war (WWII) design, I'm guessing.
> 
> Though I usually refrain from posting on "hardware wars" issues
> I gotta say that I just love almost everything that comes out of
> MSR -- their stoves, water filters, etc.  Their engineering ethic
> is one that I can really relate to:  simple, functional field-repairable.
> I do object somewhat to the noise make by their XG stove; it's
> a real howler.
> 
> I may try a Zip stove one of these days, but am still a wee bit
> nervous about its technology, believe it or not.  Alcohol stoves
> don't do it for me.
> 
> rafe b.
> aka terrapin
> 
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