A few items popped up on the Kijiji feed of an outdoor consignment shop out of town. Missed the new in box Coleman 222 lantern they had on for $10.50, but walked out with this un-fired MSR Firefly - unfortunately at 13x the cost of the lantern. The stove box has the original price tag of $67.50 on it. This has the rubber fuel tube without the braided cover - held on by clamps at either end. MSR issued a recall about the fuel tube for stoves made before June 17, 1983. It has one XG jet for white gas and did not come with any maintenance items or storage bag. The included instruction pamphlet (imaged in the library section) seems to indicate that the stuff sack and maintenance items were purchased separately.
Text on the stove box: When you expect more from a stove, count on MSR for innovation and performance. The Firefly is uniquely designed to give you what you need in a backpacking and climbing stove: compactness, light weight and dependability. Developed by climber/physicist Bill Sumner, the Firefly is constructed of stainless steel, brass and aluminum with a built-in windscreen for efficiency. Pump and storage bottle (bottle not included) become the fuel tank. Fully adjustable from roar to simmer, it burns white gas and has a unique leg configuration which supports large pots and provides excellent stability for almost any climbing or backpacking situation. The optional handing system allows the stove to be suspended for even greater versatility. Wt.: 15 oz. with pump Burning time: 1 ½ hours with 12 oz. fuel Maximum output: Boils 1 qt. water in 3 min Folded size: 2 ¼ “ x 6 “ x 4 ¼ “ Field maintainable
Wow what a great find even at 13x the cost. Boy back pre 1983 as far as safety we lived a bit on the edge didnt we... LoL That was the dark ages as my grandfather even let me have a pocket knife back then. Today you would be sent for trial and hung for living so fancy free with a fuel line like this. Hose clamps the horror.. You mean I have to be careful and use common sense? Ah those where the days.
As well as before. This is the only MSR stove with that type of windscreen. From the Model 9 to the XGK there has been the foil windscreens.
@Giri - I think I purchased this exact stove in August? My first MSR stove was a Firefly - hiking with the scouts in or around 1985'ish. Graduated from a Bluet Gaz to one of these. It eventually developed a stripped simmer valve screw on the body of the stove, and MSR shop took a look at it and decided I should have a Dragonfly instead - So we did a straight exchange, no paperwork necessary. Now that I'm collecting stoves, I had wished I had kept the stove instead. I've found three of them here and there in the last year. I do a bit of drafting in my line of work, and after the holidays, I sat and drew a few stoves and pumps in Sketchup. Turns out you can export a 3D model to Photoshop and render as a photo. Here is a Firefly - I was experimenting with textures and opted to add a mirror in the drawing. Hope to draw more of the collection of stoves some day. Here's a screen grab to show what looks like in Sketchup - I exploded a few parts for reference, and have been using "false colors" to be sure I treat the color reflected properly in Photoshop. Would others like to see more "renderings" on this site? Where would be a good place to put them? SMiles
@Smiles69 Yep, that would have been me selling it on that auction site. Stoves and lanterns come into the house and out of the house. A few stay around for awhile, some leave after a short stay.
Howdy, @Giri, The MSR Firefly is one of my most favorite stoves, ever!! With truncated sloping sided pots, it’s a real beauty in both cooking, and boiling water!! In truth most of the time, it beats out the X-GK in the boiling department, and can actually simmer nicely, which is not the forte of many other MSR stoves. Back in the day, Mike Ridout, who was the head stove tech at MSR back then, replaced my fuel line with the newer, brass mesh-covered one, and it’s still going strong, all these years later. MSR only charged me $30 for that upgrade, too!! I have 4-5 of those neat stoves, now, including one with the remnants of the uncovered rubber hose, like yours. Interesting to see the progress of that stove!! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc
