• Life Dragonfly 2007 Manual Guide
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.The DragonFly is a stove that's won design accolades in both the North American and European outdoor industries and stands alone for many reasons. One of the most noteworthy is its innovative CoolFuel™ Valve, which yields an adjustable flame that goes from birthday candle to blowtorch with a simple turn of the knob. MSR designers infused this stove with simple and straightforward features like super-stable pot supports, a self-cleaning Shaker Jet and field maintenance as well as a design that folds compactly into itself. The primary downfall of this stove, and all new MSR liquid fuel stoves, is that MSR now uses a plastic pump that impacts cold weather performance. In cold temperatures, the plastic gets brittle and can break which happened to me on Mount Rainier in March. Basically the blue plastic bits that held the red pump in broke so the entire red assembly would just fall out of the blue pump.

Cooking like this worked once but then the stove started misbehaving, occasionally losing power, until finally giving out and not running at all.After having this almost ruin our trip, we went to the Seattle REI and talked to the stove guy there. He told us that he's seen many broken MSR plastic pumps and for multi-day expeditions he recommends every member of the team carry a spare fuel pump because of breakage potential. He also said that the primary advantages of the plastic pump are that it's lighter and cheaper to manufacture (not that MSR passed on any savings). An additional safety advantage is that if there is a leak in the pump (if the o-ring fails), the plastic pump will melt (before the fuel bottle explodes) resulting in the fuel bottle becoming a flame thrower. According to MSR, this is better than the metal fuel pump which results in the fuel bottle blowing up. In any event, it seems like the metal fuel pumps are more durable. He even said that while the is an excellent expedition stove, the plastic pump makes it less ideal now.

I think MSR should at least make a metal pump an optional component.Although I've since replaced my pump for an outrageous $29 (the pump unit cannot be repaired when the plastic fails), for the Rainier trip, we purchased a $25 stove instead of playing games with a stove that might not work on the mountain. I love this stove.

If you want serious power, and cold weather performance, cartridge stoves don't cut it, and this is the best of the MSR lot. The XGK is hotter, but doesn't really adjust w/r/t flame. You can make pancakes with this one easily.I have found the durability and field maintinence to be great. The windscreen however, is a piece of crap. The first time you try to cook outside in serious wind, you will get holes melted from the flame blowing sideways. Thicker aluminum would be really nice.To address John's concern, 10 minutes and a flat file will add all the pot traction you need.

I purchased my Dragonfly stove from REI. I used it on Mount Whitney in January and June of 2001. The variable flame is VERY nice for varied cooking. I have only used white gas in it. It worked very well at 8F and more normal temperatures, plus at nearly 100F on May 2001 at 2,000 feet. I had to field clean it in June 2001 (after only two previous camping events), at 12,000 feet and it worked very reliably afterwards. For brutal hard core winter mountaineering, the XGK would be better, but short of that, the Dragonfly is great, despite being noisey.

I was impressed with the quietness of the whisperlite international, but I have no major complaints with the Dragonfly. Two of us carried a Dragonfly on two trips which made parts issues very easy. See them in use in snow at 9,500 feet at http://photos.yahoo.com/C4M3caa/.

I used the MSR DragonFly extensively on a five-day backpacking trip in Zion National Park, Utah. While the white gas burned exceptionally clean (as any white gas would in a comparable stove), the folding legs without any grip on top proved to spill more than one pot, even on the flattest ground.

All it took was the slightest stir in the pot, and it slid all over. Further, the extra space the legs took up did not only added weight, but did nothing to improve the ability of the stove to balance. I give the MSR DragonFly a rating of two stars and would not recommend it to anyone. I have loved my dragonfly for the 4 years that I have been using it, that is the stove itself I have other issues with the pump. First of all I have never had a problem finding fuel as the thing burns almost anything. I have taken this stove on a number of winter trips and have not had a problem with function, it has always worked fine.

Another reason that I love this stove so much is because it is the only stove I have ever used that I can make a proper beurre blanc sauce. Others might not have such high standards of cooking in the back county but what can I say, I am a chef.Little story on why they make the pump out of plastic:A few years ago I was doing a week long trip, trying to climb 4 14ers. I was in a high camp for most of that time and on day 3 I felt the effects of being at 13,500 ft. I decied to make ramen for dinner, so I took out my dragon. I thought that I had turned on both nozzles but only just the one on the stove. I just couldn’t figure out why the stove wouldn’t light.

When I had finally figured out that I didn’t turn on the pump nozzle and twisted it open, gas spurted out everywhere, I forgot to shut off the nozzle on the stove. Not quite knowing what to do I waited 5min, thinking the gas would evaporate, Yeah that didn’t happen. I lit the gas and poof!!!!!

A big fire erupted. In my slightly hypoxiated state I stared at the fire, not quite knowing what to do with it. I was looking at the pump while it was melting away and was like shit, this sucks. Well, about 1 second later I realized that I was surrounded by snow and that throwing it on the pump might be a good idea. When the blaze went down I had a melty but still functional pump. Had the pump been made out of metal I wouldn’t have seen that the gas tank was heating up so much and it would have turned into a bomb. Unfortunately, a year and a half later the bottom broke out while I was in Chamonix, the XGK pump doesn’t fit the Dragonfly, man was I pissed.

Life Dragonfly 2007 Manual Guide

I've used it extensively for five years and about 500 trail miles in all kinds of conditions. Works well at altitude (10k) and in cold weather. Fuel is readily available and stable. The infinite burner control is essential for backcountry haut cuisine.

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That said, the stove is pretty heavy as well and not ideal for solo backpacking if all you're doing is boiling water.Other users complain about stability which is easily solved by using the wind screen (you do use a windscreen don't you?). Someone else complained about the pump breaking. I had a similar experience with a plastic clip breaking off and the pump shaft sliding out. Pump still worked perfectly, but I had to be a little careful when actually pumping. The newer pumps have supposedly fixed this problem.If I were to buy another stove today, I'd probably opt for the MSR Simmerlite which utilizes similar valve technology allowing it to simmer, but weighing less than half as much as the Dragonfly. The MSR Dragonfly is a great choice for mountaineering trips.

It's proven to be reliable, it works well at altitude and cold temps, it's easy to operate, and you really can adjust the flame from a 'candle to a blow torch'.My only complaints are that it is somewhat unstable. You really have to have a flat surface to cook on or you'll end up struggling to balance your cook pot throughout the meal preparation. The stove is also incredibly loud, comparable to a low flying jet. It's still a great stove despite these minor inconveniences.

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