MSR Superfly Stove

Fantastic stove for continental Europe

I have far too many stoves to mention, however the Superfly is one of my favourites - it simmers beautifully and knocks out the BTU's when you need it - far better than most top mounted gas canister stoves that I have encountered. I'm glad they dropped the piezo variant - as it's just more things to potentially go wrong. Mine is over 10 years old and, certainly here in the UK at least, was always sold in two flavours; with or without piezo ignition (I opted for the one without piezo ignition).... One of the reasons that the stove cooks so well is that it has a relatively wide 'flame spread' that allows you to cook things more evenly in the pan - e.g cooking omelettes properly are a breeze with this stove down in the valley. Coupled with the fact that you don't have to worry about gas canister compatibility makes this a great climbing stove for continental Europe. It also has 4 prong pan supports, as opposed to the usual 3, making it more stable to cook with. All in all a great stove that cooks beautifully - I'm glad they haven't changed it.

14 years old!

I have had the stove for 14 years, and it has just started to slow down. I have taken it on at least 50 trips, many of them in the winter. It boils quickly, and I have plenty of control for simmering. It is super lightweight. It finally needs to be replaced, but no question I am getting the same stove.