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EVOCAMP single-burner MSF-1a stove vs Magnum gas stove with 4 cartridges

Two tabletop stoves, four cartridges in each box — which one tells you more before it arrives?

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These two sit in the same place on the shelf: a single-burner tabletop stove supplied with four 227 g (8 oz) butane cartridges and a carry case. Neither publishes a boil time, and neither publishes a wattage — both put a burn time per cartridge in its place, which answers a different question. Two of the nine columns below are blank on both sides, and one of them, the boil time, is blank on all nine stoves in this hub.

EVOCAMP single-burner camping gas stove with MSF-1a cartridges and carry case

EVOCAMP single-burner MSF-1a stove

7.9/10

Wins 3 of 9

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Magnum single-burner camping gas stove with butane cartridges

Magnum gas stove with 4 cartridges

7.7/10

Wins 1 of 9

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Gram against gram

Compared on single-burner MSF-1a stove gas stove with 4 cartridges
Fuel type Butane gas in 227 g MSF-1a cartridges — four stated to be supplied Butane gas — commercially available 227 g (8 oz) cartridges, four stated to be supplied
Canister fitting MSF-1a 227 g (8 oz) cartridge — stated, and named in both the title and the maker’s bullets Not published — described only as commercially available 227 g (8 oz) butane cartridges, with no valve standard named
Stated output Not published — an operating time of 1.5 to 3 hours per 227 g (8 oz) cartridge is published in place of a wattage Not published — a burn time of 1.5 to 3 hours per cartridge is published in place of a wattage
Boil time Not published Not published
Pressure regulation Integrated pressure regulator — stated, described as keeping the stove running stably Not published
Weight 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) — stated; the maker does not say what the figure covers Not published
Ignition Piezo ignition — stated, needing no lighter and no mains power Integrated piezo ignition — stated, needing no lighter, matches or mains power
Pot support width Not published — a stopper for oversized pots is stated, with no diameter Cookware up to 22 cm (8.7 in) in diameter — stated as what the cooking surface takes
Packed size Not published — a transport case is stated to be included and is not dimensioned Not published
Listed on amazon.com No No

Each tick belongs to its own line and nothing more. The row of ticks is not a score: the two verdicts underneath settle the page, because these two answer different questions on the trail.

Which of the two, for which walk

EVOCAMP single-burner MSF-1a stove

No amazon.com listing was found for this one. We hold references for other markets but none for the United States, so it may not be buyable here — which is the first thing to weigh against anything below.

The EVOCAMP is the one that names the cartridge standard it takes, states a pressure regulator and puts a weight on the page — three lines the Magnum leaves blank. Take it if you want the fewest unknowns in the box, and read the maker’s instructions for which cartridges and which places of use it names.

Magnum gas stove with 4 cartridges

No amazon.com listing was found for this one. We hold references for other markets but none for the United States, so it may not be buyable here — which is the first thing to weigh against anything below.

The Magnum answers the one question the EVOCAMP does not: how wide a pan the cooking surface takes, given as 22 cm (8.7 in). If your existing pan is the thing that decides this purchase, that single published figure is worth more than the four the other one publishes.

What people ask before buying

Why does neither stove publish a boil time?

Because no stove in this hub does — all nine listings leave it blank. Both of these publish a burn time per cartridge instead, 1.5 to 3 hours depending on the flame setting, which tells you how long the gas lasts rather than how fast a liter of water gets hot. The two figures are not interchangeable, and this site does not convert one into the other.

Is “MSF-1a” enough to go on when buying more cartridges?

It is more than the Magnum gives you, which is “commercially available 227 g (8 oz) butane cartridges” and no valve standard at all. Which cartridge fits which valve, and what the maker permits, is set out in the instructions supplied with the stove — that is where the answer belongs, not on a comparison page.

The full page for both

Prices in these summaries were read on the dates each review gives. The live figure sits beside every product.