My Tetris skills are no match for the MSR Reactor

[Bateman]

Just unboxed my MSR Reactor 1L and am packing for a trip this week. I have to say I'm not at all pleased with how difficult it is to pack this thing together. It was supposedly designed so the stove and a fuel can will fit into the pot. The problem is the flame adjuster sticks out a fair bit from the stove, making everything a really tight squeeze. To get it all to fit it seems that the stove has to be very tightly and forcefully wedged down into the pot, which I would guess is putting a lot of stress on the flame adjuster. Getting the darn thing out is a whole other battle. Took me two minutes to pry it out of there in my living room, and scratched the heck out of the pot in the process. Can't wait to fight with this thing with cold, hungry hands. Am I missing something with how to pack all the pieces together? Anyone have any tips to share?

 

[Daniel_M]

You sure your doing it right? It's just a stove.

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[Aron Snyder]

Just unboxed my MSR Reactor 1L and am packing for a trip this week. I have to say I'm not at all pleased with how difficult it is to pack this thing together. It was supposedly designed so the stove and a fuel can will fit into the pot. The problem is the flame adjuster sticks out a fair bit from the stove, making everything a really tight squeeze. To get it all to fit it seems that the stove has to be very tightly and forcefully wedged down into the pot, which I would guess is putting a lot of stress on the flame adjuster. Getting the darn thing out is a whole other battle. Took me two minutes to pry it out of there in my living room, and scratched the heck out of the pot in the process. Can't wait to fight with this thing with cold, hungry hands. Am I missing something with how to pack all the pieces together? Anyone have any tips to share?

The adjustment dial needs to line up with the spout.

 

[Bateman]

You sure your doing it right?

Not at all.

I did manage to get it to fit better by partially opening the flame adjuster (I was previously trying to pack it with the flame adjuster closed).