In many ways, this "Best Of" pick was chosen for us. The MSR XGK camp stove has been wildly popular among occasional backpackers and serious mountain climbers for 30 some years. This MSR XGK EX is an upgrade to that tried-and-tested model. It's one versatile stove in that it burns more liquid fuels than any other camp stove. So if you're in a place where Coleman fuel or something similar isn't readily available, you can burn unleaded gas or even diesel. A new flexible fuel line helps the EX pack even ... FULL REVIEW

You've heard of the four-minute mile, right? Well the Jetboil Personal Cooking System (PCS) is something of the Roger Bannister of camp stoves. It can bring four cups of water to a boil in four minutes. That's due in part to their fancy heat exchanger that increases efficiency up to 50% over other similar camp stoves. They call the exchanger the "Fluxring," (Reminds us of the Flux Capacitor from the "Back to the Future" movies.) Despite its power, the Jetboil PCS weighs in at only 15 ouncessomethin... FULL REVIEW

You'd be hard pressed to drop in on any expedition up Mt. Everest, or anywhere for that matter, and not find a MSR stove. It's why two of our three "Best Of" selections in this category come from MSR. The MSR Dragonfly features a "CoolFuel" valve that allows you to easily adjust the flame from simmer to boil or any point in between. The fuel bottle and pump exist separate from the stove. This not only impresses us for its apparent safety benefit, but also because it allows the use of a windscreen arou... FULL REVIEW