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MSR Reactor Stove Thoughts

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Alex Lee

pot, a standard fuel canister and stove unit nest inside the pot. Photo: MSR

With a Reactor specific 2.5L pot, which is a large pot, a standard fuel canister and stove unit nest inside the pot. Photo: MSR

  The issue highlighted in the recent MSR recall concerns the detachability of the Reactor stove’s cooking pot handle. I have been using the Reactor for years and have been very aware of this problem, but ultimately, consider it a feature, not a bug. I will not be participating in the recall because I like…

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  1. Cody Townsend

    It drives me nuts the 1.7l doesn’t fit a medium can and burner. I’ve figured out ways, mainly putting the can upside down, then the burner in the concavity of the can, but you still have to pad the can from scratching the crap out of the pot and it still takes some forcing to make it work. Huge oversight for sure. It ‘almost’ works but just not enough to drive you a little nuts. Overall, still the best snow melter there is though.

  2. J K

    MSR WIndburner 1.0L pot fits 4oz fuel canister with the burner nested perfectly, and the 1.8L pot fits 8oz fuel canister with the burner nested perfectly. The Windburner also has a field resettable thermal trip switch unlike the Reactor.

    MSR has outlined some of the other differences here: https://www.msrgear.com/blog/windboiler-vs-reactor-whats-difference/

    After some hemming and hawing, I went with the Windburner and have no regrets thus far.

  3. Mp

    If anyone reading this was wondering the updated version with the new handle seems to fit a standard fuel can + burner just fine

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