MSR windburner vs Jetboil MiniMo Boil Times

[Fins_N_Tines]

my two favorite backpacking stoves are the MSR Windburner and the Jetboil MiniMo.

I decided to do a head to head test for boil times using same amount of water. One with no wind and the other In front of a fan on high simulating wind on a high country hunt.

With no wind the MiniMo boiled water 23 seconds faster.

With wind using a fan the windburner boiled water 28 seconds faster. I weighed both and windburner is only 1.6oz heavier so due to wind performance I’ll be taking MSR windburner on my backpack hunts.

 

[wapitispokes]

Good info. Thanks. Tests done by backpacking light (I think) and others demonstrate a rather substantial advantage of the windburner vs. the Jet boil in windy conditions - I think a much greater advantage than what you found. Perhaps the tests I viewed were performed in colder and/or windier conditions or with more water (most people test with 1 Liter of water and lid on).