MSR Windburner – Hanging Kit I

Several people have asked me if the MSR Windboiler will work with a hanging kit.  Yes, it will.   MSR sells a hanging kit specifically designed for the Windboiler.  The Windboiler's hanging kit wasn't available when I got my stove, but I thought I'd try a hanging kit intended for the Reactor.  It worked well.  If one already has the Reactor hanging kit, I'm not sure that you'd need to buy a Windboiler hanging kit although I'm sure it would be a better fit.

UPDATE 13 November 2014:  I spoke with someone at MSR.  MSR doesn't recommend using the Reactor hanging kit with the Windboiler.  Because the center of gravity will be quite high, they believe that there's a chance that the stove could invert.  I hope to get a Windboiler hanging kit when they become available and report on the differences.

UPDATE 27 November 2014:  I have now got the proper hanging kit.  See: Hanging Kit II

I've posted a photo below.  Obviously it's not a "big wall" climbing situation, but you get the idea. The point is that it works.

The new MSR Windboiler, suspended via a hanging kit.

Now, the Reactor's burner is wider at the base than the Windboiler's.  There's a little bit of clumsiness where the "elbows" fitted onto the cables come around the base of the Windboiler, but it really doesn't hurt anything.

The "elbows" on a Reactor hanging kit stick out a bit on a Windboiler.  It looks a bit odd, but it works just fine.

The pot which locks to the burner is extremely secure when used with a hanging kit.

There you have it:  A very brief report.  The Windboiler with a hanging kit:  It works.

I thank you for joining me,

HJ

MSR Windboiler Posts

• "First Look" Report
• Trail Report #1
• Hanging Kit I
• Lighting the Windboiler
• Wind Testing
• Coffee Press
• Hanging Kit II
• MSR Windboiler – Three Things to Note
• Cooking Ability
• Final, Completed Review

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