Test Drive - MSR Dragonfly stove - Kerosene

how long to boil 2C. of water...well, lets see. Started with the unpack, prime, light, pre-heat, and burn....still a great stove...loud...loud....loud....it's a jet!

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[adrn25m]

You are only supposed to put the flame - match or lighter through the purpose made hole to light it, not put the flame to the wick from inside the stove, as its much easier.

[bbt95762]

@adrn25m yah, just a pain in the behind to get it through the hole - seems easier this way - thanks

[Jojaco1925]

hahahaha... HYPOTHERMIA

[bbt95762]

@Jojaco1925 yikes

[ogiemark]

hurry up am starving



[bbt95762]

@ogiemark that's true, at the end of a day of hiking, setting up tent etc.

[bbt95762]

@golaoi so, saw your video slightly different situation, my video was intended to represent actual backpacking experience, i.e. pulling it out of the packing pumping, lighting, water boiling. in your video. the stove is already setup and pumped, and it took 2.5 mins to light.

[bbt95762]

@golaoi cool

[golaoi]

It's not hard to light if you know how to do it. Spill out a good bit of fluid and roll stove around to wet the asbestosy stuff at the bottom. Then turn upside down and hold match under it to light this, then right side up. You can turn the fuel on in less than 2 minutes.

[golaoi]

Have you put a lot of practice into your slowness? I would check that everything was working, like the lighter, before doing this.

I can set up a Dragonfly and have the water on it in about two and a half minutes.