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Liquid Fuel Stoves

user rating: 4.5 of 5 (5)
Coleman 533 reviewed Jan 15, 2024
$110
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (20)
Optimus 8R reviewed Jul 23, 2023
discontinued
user rating: 5 of 5 (1)
Optimus No.96 kerosene stove reviewed Jul 18, 2023
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (20)
Coleman Sportster Dual Fuel II reviewed Dec 31, 2022
$70 MSRP
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (46)
MSR DragonFly reviewed Dec 13, 2022
$140 - $189
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (60)
Optimus Svea 123 reviewed Aug 25, 2022
$135
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (14)
Coleman Feather 442 Dual Fuel Stove reviewed May 4, 2022
discontinued
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (5)
Coleman Peak 1 Feather 400 reviewed Apr 23, 2022
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (3)
MSR XGK II Shaker reviewed Feb 7, 2022
discontinued
user rating: 4 of 5 (2)
Optimus Polaris Optifuel reviewed Oct 16, 2021
$180 MSRP
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (44)
MSR WhisperLite reviewed Oct 14, 2021
$135
user rating: 4 of 5 (20)
MSR SimmerLite reviewed Sep 4, 2021
discontinued
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (7)
Coleman Peak 1 Stove reviewed Mar 20, 2021
user rating: 5 of 5 (2)
Optimus No. 00 reviewed Feb 20, 2021
discontinued
user rating: 4 of 5 (17)
Optimus Nova reviewed Nov 5, 2020
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (13)
MSR XGK-EX reviewed Jul 15, 2020
$160 - $209
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (3)
Primus OmniLite TI reviewed Jun 27, 2020
$210
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (21)
Primus OmniFuel reviewed Jun 6, 2020
$200
user rating: 4 of 5 (8)
Coleman 550B Multi-Fuel Stove reviewed Dec 24, 2019
discontinued
user rating: 3 of 5 (12)
Optimus Hiker+ reviewed Nov 10, 2019
user rating: 3.5 of 5 (1)
Alpkit Kraku reviewed Jun 11, 2019
$27 MSRP
user rating: 4 of 5 (1)
Edelrid Hexon reviewed Jun 9, 2019
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (1)
Alpkit Koro reviewed Jun 2, 2019
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (1)
Fire Maple FMS-118 reviewed Apr 14, 2019
user rating: 5 of 5 (12)
MSR WhisperLite Universal reviewed Dec 27, 2018
$200
 
user rating: 5 of 5 (1)
Chinese Canister Stove Knockoff reviewed Jul 27, 2018
Primus PrimeTech 1.3L Stove Set reviewed Aug 28, 2017
$175 - $199
Primus Onja reviewed Jun 27, 2017
user rating: 4 of 5 (42)
MSR WhisperLite International reviewed Mar 3, 2017
$110 - $159
user rating: 5 of 5 (4)
Optimus 111B reviewed Apr 18, 2016
user rating: 3.5 of 5 (11)
Soto Muka reviewed Apr 17, 2016
discontinued
user rating: 3.5 of 5 (6)
Coleman Exponent Multi-Fuel Stove reviewed Apr 13, 2016
discontinued
user rating: 3.5 of 5 (9)
Optimus Nova+ reviewed Apr 2, 2016
user rating: 5 of 5 (2)
Woodland Power Stove reviewed Nov 25, 2015
$140 MSRP
user rating: 3 of 5 (2)
Coleman Apollo Dual Fuel Stove reviewed Jun 4, 2015
discontinued
user rating: 4 of 5 (4)
Brunton Vapor AF reviewed Oct 4, 2013
discontinued
user rating: 4 of 5 (5)
Primus MultiFuel reviewed Aug 1, 2013
$168 MSRP
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (3)
Brunton Lander Stove reviewed Jul 18, 2013
discontinued
user rating: 2 of 5 (2)
Coleman Fyrestorm SS Stove reviewed Apr 18, 2013
$175 MSRP
user rating: 5 of 5 (2)
MSR Multi Fuel Stove reviewed Apr 1, 2013
discontinued
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (1)
No Limits Compact Butane Stove reviewed May 19, 2012
user rating: 3.5 of 5 (5)
Primus Gravity MF reviewed Aug 4, 2011
$144 MSRP
discontinued
user rating: 4 of 5 (2)
Brunton Bantam Liquid Fuel Stove reviewed Apr 11, 2011
discontinued
user rating: 4.5 of 5 (2)
Primus Himalaya reviewed Mar 30, 2011
discontinued
user rating: 3.5 of 5 (24)
Brunton Optimus Nova reviewed Feb 27, 2011
discontinued
user rating: 2 of 5 (2)
Coleman Gemini Dual Fuel Stove reviewed Apr 22, 2010
discontinued
user rating: 3 of 5 (1)
Edelrid Opilio reviewed Apr 20, 2010
user rating: 2 of 5 (7)
Coleman Fyrestorm Ti Stove reviewed Nov 23, 2009
$220 MSRP
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Recent Liquid Fuel Stove Reviews

rated 4 of 5 stars
Coleman 533

Rugged stove that works well under all conditions. Easy to use but can be finicky in adjusting the flame. My Coleman 533 is about 30 years old.  Used frequently on camping trips to perk coffee and cook simple meals.  Lighting the stove is easy.  If the stove is full, frequent pumping is necessary until fuels burns off to maintain a larger air volume in the tank.  The flame control does not work all that well.  The low heat "sweet spot" is hard to find and if you don't monitor it, the flame… Full review

rated 5 of 5 stars
Optimus No.96 kerosene stove

The classic "Half-Pint Primus"—small, hot, indestructible. A five-star product, for careful users. One of the oldest of the Swedish stove designs, the small version was a staple in the European outdoors community for decades, using the less volatile Kerosene/Paraffin, rather than Gasoline/Petrol. Usually packaged in a tin, the 96 was sometimes carried by 1950s/60s cyclists, by use of a frame clip attached at the top of the seat tube. The brass construction of these stoves is high quality and consumable… Full review

rated 4.5 of 5 stars
Coleman Sportster Dual Fuel II

The epitome of integrated dual fuel camping stoves. 3+ KW output and uses unleaded petrol/Gasoline or White gas liquid. People claim to have used all sorts of flammable light hydrocarbon liquids as fuel. I was so horrified to hear that the company who bought Coleman have discontinued the 533 that I rushed out to buy some spares to ensure that mine (already 20 years old) outlasts me. Full review

rated 5 of 5 stars
MSR DragonFly

The best and the most reliable backpacking stove I've ever used. Every year, the trails I haunt beckon me to pack the K2 Longbed and get away from civilization once more. Each time I go off into the wilderness, I pack the MSR Dragonfly. It's the same one I purchased in 1993, and the same stove that consistently works without fail, heats up my tea, and makes one-pot cooking a delight.  Full review

rated 4.5 of 5 stars
MSR DragonFly

This is a stable and reliable stove for base camp cooking or backpacking. I have used a number of MSR stoves over the years (Whisperlite, XGK, XGK EX, and the Dragonfly); they have all been reliable performers. The O-ring at the fuel line interface with the pump has always been the failure point…I replace it annually with an inexpensive O-ring from the hardware store. After 10-15 years, the pip on the pump’s NRV (non-return valve) gets hard; I just buy a new pump. Operating this stove is straightforward…pump… Full review

rated 4.5 of 5 stars
Optimus Svea 123

Best part of this stove is its simplicity, and it is just plain bombproof. Bought this stove after reading Colin Fletcher's book on hiking. Fletcher hiked all over the world and sang high praise on this stove. After that I researched it and was convinced this was the stove for hiking and for me. Full review

rated 5 of 5 stars
Optimus Svea 123

I'm 71 years old and planning on hiking a section of the AT next year. I was thinking about the gear I would need when I remembered a SVEA that my father had given me. I dug it out of a canoe box. The stove probably hasn't seen the light of day in over 40 years. I filled it with fuel, primed it, and it took right off. You've got to love a quality item that works exactly as it was designed to do. I hadn't seen this stove since I was a teenager. I took it apart and looked at the various pieces. It… Full review

rated 5 of 5 stars
Optimus Svea 123

I've had my SVEA 123 (not R) stove since the early seventies. It's never failed me on a camping trip. Apart from the priming, super easy to use, and it even simmers. My SVEA was one of the highlights of any of my modest backpacking trips. Hearing that jet burst of flame meant a hot, well earned meal was close at hand and marked a welcomed inflection point to the end of a sweaty day on the trail. I have an MSR Dragonfly, and it's a great stove, but requires some setting up of course. The SVEA, just… Full review

rated 5 of 5 stars
Coleman Peak 1 Feather 400

Bought in the '80s and still works perfect. Just a few cleanings. The old models have a control lever that makes flame adjustment a snap. Love it. This stove has never failed me.  t does it all for rapid boil to cooking for six. Can control the flame to simmer and make cobblers. It has been to the Sierra, Tetons, Big Horns, Maine, Michigan...and always satisfies. Full review

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