MSR

WindBurner Personal Stove System

Name: MSR WindBurner Personal Stove System
Brand: MSR

Manufacturer list price (MSRP)

$199.95

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Overview

The WindBurner Personal is MSR windproof solo cooking system, built around an enclosed radiant burner that keeps boiling in wind that stalls open stoves. The pressure-regulated design holds performance as the canister drains and in the cold, and everything nests into the 1.0-liter pot.

Specs

Brand: MSR
Weight: 433 g · 15.3 oz
Type: Radiant burner stove system (windproof)
Ignition: Manual (no igniter)
Material: Aluminum
Fuel Type: Isobutane-propane canister
Item Weight: 15.36 ounces
Product Dimensions: 4.5"L x 4.2"W x 7.1"H

Weight G — Source: manufacturer · checked 2026-08-04

Weight vs. category

This product15.3 oz

Category average11.3 oz

35% 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: 15.3 oz (433 g); Lighter than 22% of 23 weighed · #18 lightest; +48% vs the median 10.3 oz
Price: $199.95; Cheaper than 9% of 23 priced · #19 cheapest; +43% vs the median $139.95 · $13.09/oz (median $13.59/oz)

The lightest of the backpacking stoves on record is Zpacks Titanium Wing Stove for Esbit at 0.5 oz — 419 g less and $185.00 less.

The cheapest is Zpacks Titanium Wing Stove for Esbit at $14.95 — $185.00 less and 419 g lighter.

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RidgeNote verdict

The WindBurner exists for one reason and does it better than almost anything: it keeps boiling when the wind is howling. The enclosed radiant burner is genuinely windproof where an open flame like a PocketRocket falters, and the pressure regulator holds output as the can empties and the temperature drops. The tradeoffs are honest - it is heavier than a bare canister stove, there is no built-in igniter, and it is a boiler, not a simmer stove for real cooking. For exposed alpine camps, shoulder-season trips, and anyone who has watched a stove lose to the wind, it is worth the weight.

Similar — lighter or cheaper

Zpacks

Titanium Wing Stove for Esbit

0.5 oz · MSRP $14.95 · lighter · cheaper

TOAKS

Titanium Long Handle Spoon with Polished Bowl

0.7 oz · MSRP $10.95 · lighter · cheaper

Sea to Summit

Camp Cup

1.3 oz · MSRP $5.95 · lighter · cheaper

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