MSR
WhisperLite™ Stove
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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$139.95
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Overview
The WhisperLite remains the best-selling liquid-fuel backpacking stove ever made - and for an awful lot of good reasons.
Specs
- Brand
- MSR
- Weight
- 431 g · 15.2 oz
- Type
- Stove
Weight vs. category
40% heavier than the category average.
How it measures up
Against every one of the backpacking stoves in the RidgeNote register with a published figure. Manufacturer-listed; sources and dates are on this page.
- Weight
- 15.2 oz (431 g)
- Lighter than 24% of 25 weighed · #19 lightest
- +27% vs the median 12.0 oz
- Price
- $139.95
- Cheaper than 40% of 25 priced · #13 cheapest
- 0% vs the median $139.95 · $9.21/oz (median $13.59/oz)
The lightest of the backpacking stoves on record is Zpacks Titanium Wing Stove for Esbit at 0.5 oz — 417 g less and $125.00 less.
The cheapest is Zpacks Titanium Wing Stove for Esbit at $14.95 — $125.00 less and 417 g lighter.
RidgeNote verdict
Similar — lighter or cheaper
Compared with
Side by side on weight, list price and cost per ounce.
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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$139.95