| MSR Whisperlite Internationale 600 |
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 |  Average Rating: 4 out of 5 No. of Reviews: 21 RRP: £67 Year: 2004 Description: The Whisperlite 600 burns paraffin, white gas, aviation fuel and petrol.
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|  | | Posted: 01/06/04
Updated: 11/10/07 | | '"FLAMETHROWER"' | | Strengths:
boil time is next to nothing cooks virtually anything you through in the pan also works well in the winter fuels are easy to get[Update 11/10/07] boil time good when it works | | Weaknesses:
gets filthy when priming and lighting and your pack tends to end up smelling of fuel a bit[Update 11/10/07] dirty heavy smelly all in all not that graet unless you use it all the time also if it sits and doesnt get used it tends to block very easily for the next few uses | | Overall:
i would recommend this to any one who wants a decent quick meal just get the lighting and set up worked out before you go out into the wilds with it[Update 11/10/07] wouldnt buy one again i bought the msr pocketrocket instead and it is brilliant and so light and clean so go for it |
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| | | | Performance | | 60% | | Reliability | | 40% | | Value | | 40% |
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| | | Posted: 30/09/04 | | 'RELIABLE, WELL MADE, QUIET, LIGHTWEIGHT' | | Strengths:
Easy to use, packs away small, burns like hell and never lets me down. Runs on all sorts of fuel. | | Weaknesses:
Bl***y dirty hands every time I even think about looking at it. The method of setting up the legs and windshield, etc. ensures that you get coated in a film of soot from the last burn. Added to this is the fact that when you handle the windshield you get a layer of grease from the last batch of sausages added to the soot. This forms an impermeable layer that cannot be removed for days. I also have doubts about how robust the plastic pump is, but it hasn't let me down yet. Sometimes it's fussy about how much you pre-heat it before lighting, but it always goes in the end. | | Overall:
A great stove that boils water in no time and can make a mockery of any 'non-stick' label on cookware. I like the fact that it burns quietly, unlike my mate's roaring Primus. It is a little adjustable and I have sometimes made great meals on it, but generally it's better to accept that it is going to cook at surface-of-the-sun temperatures. I run mine on paraffin now (I just had to change the jet) because I got bored of how reliable and easy it was to burn petrol (oh, and because paraffin is a fraction of the price of Coleman fuel). The stove still pumps put heat and works great. The fact that I haven't managed to break it despite taking it apart and playng with it means that it is genuinely idiot-proof. |
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| | | | Performance | | 80% | | Reliability | | 100% | | Value | | 80% |
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