With its slimline design the WindPro packs away into a very small space which combined with its weight makes it an obvious contender for lightweight backpackers, but it's not quite so straightfoward. Compared to the Primus Express Spider gas consumption is quite high and youmay struggle to complete a full weekend on a 100g gas canister. The wide burner is also more suited to large pans and although the flame adjuster is perfectly responsive you still end up with the choice of a slower boil or losing a lot of fuel in heat wasted.

Although a proven performer the WindPro is starting to show its age compared to the latest generation of remote canister stoves, and this is especially noticeable when it comes to cold weather use. The ability to invert a canister in cold weather makes all the difference, effectively turning a stove from a pressurised gas stove into a liquid feed stove. Where stoves like the Spider and Edelrid's new Opilio make this simple with a swivel mechanism at the canister end inverting the canister on a WindPro makes a kink in the fuel line - something you always try to avoid on other stoves.

Price: £80.00

Weight: 193g

Colour: Silver

Features:

• Superior Efficiency: Compatible with windscreen (included) for top performance in all conditions.
• Versatile: Supports large cook pots (up to 9" maximum diameter) and can be used with bake ovens.
• Lightweight: Lightest remote canister stove on the market - weighs less than 7 oz. (200g).
• Compact: Small enough to fit in a one-liter pot

Pros: Reliable

Cons: Heavy gas use, wide burner,pipe kinks when inverting canister

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