Today came in my Campingmoon XD-2F regulator stove.. The thing cranks out a serious flame and quick boil time.. 2cups in less than 2.5 minutes at full blast. Haven't tried it in cold weather to see how the regulator functions but so far it's an obvious SOTO burner clone with the base, stem, igniter and wire control like the MSR PR Deluxe. So far I like it..
Yeah, this small stove is very strong in flame, but The Rotary Switch of My XD-2F very loose at the first twist, almost no friction ? Is yours the same ?
For the most part, I'm just not a "clone" guy. So, I'll stick with my Soto Windmaster, which has earned my trust, and is worth every dollar I paid for it! Just sayin'..... Doc
Yes it does the same.. But doesn't seem to effect the performance. And Doc, I understand. Not trying to sell them just posting the results Pros and Cons.. We are about Stoves are we not?
I was just about to do a write up on the same stove. Unbelievable performance under a small pot and an interesting arrangement for the trivet. Im not fussed on the rivets for the pot legs which turned blue very quick. They are in the hottest part of the flame. Also the body appears to be riveted together so it might not be repairable if it fails. The spring clip in the trivet might be a weak spot. It will be my next hiking stove
So my testing on this stove has been every day in the AM Coffee, in the PM Maybe Hot Coco or tea. And that everyday test has been "religiously" going on since my last post in 2022. The conclusion? Nothing has failed, igniter, pot legs nor the Regulator valve. O-ring still seals. In fact since my 2022 post I have now four total, I bought the model without the igniter because it was $12.00 on sale free shipping without pot legs I had the SOTO WM three leg stand that fits, it too has the Regulator valve. The Regulator valve sucks the Fuel 99.9% dry without any flame reduction other than when the canister is about to give up the Ghost on Fuel. I sent one to Like from Youtubes Outdoor Gear review, he was amazed how fast this thing boiled two cups of water as well as the price and construction. I have never used any other stove since, unless I'm doing some serious pot luck Camp Gourmet meals. Than I use my trusty Campingaz Turbo 270 with that wide burner head and great simmer setting for motorcycle camping. Or my Coleman 502 for car camping, that is one of the best stoves Coleman ever made IMO next to the early brown Peak 1 400. .
$20.00 shipped!! How insane is that? https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256...SWCax2fl&utparam-url=scene:search|query_from:
I missed the regulator part in the description but it explains a lot. After my testing in the https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/question-about-heat-exchanger-pots.55641/page-2#post-597764 thread I went to put the cartridge away and noticed no liquid sloshing when shaken. It was icy cold as well not that that should matter with isobutane. I thought about redoing the tests but I already had the best results from 3 stoves tested. Im not sure I want a faster time out of any stove
Most stoves I've used without the Regulator valve tend to start showing signs of lower flame output and poor performance when the fuel gets around 1/4 to the bottom of the canister. The Regulator helps control that issue and provides an even efficient fuel feed till it's empty. As far as in cold temps, that was another test I did. My house is at around 9000 feet above sea level I put the Campingmoon attached to a half full canister of fuel in the freezer over night to see if it would even perform or fire up. With a half dozen clicks it fired up, flame was a little weak but within less than a half minute it was cranking away. And the fuel was straight Butane that I refill my canisters with for most camping I do in warmer summer weather or early fall and late spring. Some people want faster time some don't, it's there non the less.. I just turn it down if I don't need it. I'm failing to grasp the last part about redoing a test. I was simply pointing out the robustness and beyond real world test I preformed of the Campingmoon stove over a two year test period. Your findings on the BRS3000 is about right, it's a good little stove for cuptotalers and ultra light packers. Other than that IMO the stove is inefficient for anything over a trail cup size it's not all that fuel consumption friendly sucks if the temps dip below 40 and as you pointed out sounds about as quiet as a Svea 123. It's a water boiler (Forget melting snow) for coffee and freeze-dried meals. I pack one in my food kit as a backup if I forget my main stove or if it fails. They were $6.00 on Ebay when the first came out and gave them away to my day hike buddies that were all Titanium worshipers that didn't want to drag their Jetboil around. This smaller Firemaple tri leg pot has been a great asset with the three leg pot stand stove. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805821188140.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.151.12861802Nl9nTB&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa
The reason I considered redoing the test was that canisters do loose output when the gas is low. The shape of the bottom means less surface to evaporate. Still it was 20C so less of a problem and it still gave the fastest time on both pots so no need to retest. Who cares if I managed to knock another 5 or 10 seconds off those times. The brs3000 I have is not the titanium version so its still 60 grams not 15. When I bought it the titaniums were a lot more expensive. Too much to save 45 grams. Interesting thought on the back up stove though. I like that pot stand but it didnt satisfy my weight requirements. The campingmoon stove gave the same result lighter and any a fraction more expensive
I've bought every variation of the brs3000 with different burners head styles. They all inject a direct jet stream of screaming hot noisy fire to narrow to call a cooking stove. Great if you're a chemist needing a Bunsen Burner. Also tried a heat shield with a soup can lid, all it did was slow down the time but still burned anything in the center of the pot. Was thinking of a metal Conical flame spreader with a few small holes drilled in it that would fit between the legs the tip of the cone would sit in the center of the burner head. I simply just gave up and excepted that this stove is a useful novelty that gets lost in high grass if you drop it. A soup can or camp cup matches a lighter a ring of Rocks and twigs are as useful in an emergency situation.
