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GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist vs MSR Windburner 1.0L Personal Stove System

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist is the lighter option — 8 g lighter than the MSR Windburner 1.0L Personal Stove System (2% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist MSR Windburner 1.0L Personal Stove System
Weight 425 g · 0.425 kg · 0.94 lb 433 g · 0.433 kg · 0.95 lb
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Brand GSI Outdoors MSR
Category Cooking Cooking
GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist
425 g

Complete solo cookset with insulated mug and stove.

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MSR Windburner 1.0L Personal Stove System
433 g

All-in-one windproof canister stove system with integrated 1L insulated pot. Highly efficient in cold and windy alpine conditions.

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GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist vs MSR Windburner 1.0L Personal Stove System: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist wins — at 425 g it is 8 g (2%) lighter than the MSR Windburner 1.0L Personal Stove System (433 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest cooking page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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