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MSR WindBurner Personal vs Trail Designs Kojin Stove

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

Trail Designs Kojin Stove is the lighter option — 399 g lighter than the MSR WindBurner Personal (96% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec MSR WindBurner Personal Trail Designs Kojin Stove
Weight 415 g · 0.415 kg · 0.91 lb 16 g · 0.016 kg · 0.04 lb
Brand MSR Trail Designs
Category Cooking Cooking
MSR WindBurner Personal
415 g

All-in-one radiant burner system. Wind resistant.

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Trail Designs Kojin Stove
16 g

Ultralight aluminum alcohol stove with sealed silicone-lined lid, fastest-boiling alcohol stove with 5-minute boil time for 2 cups, fits inside Evernew pots

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MSR WindBurner Personal vs Trail Designs Kojin Stove: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Trail Designs Kojin Stove wins — at 16 g it is 399 g (96%) lighter than the MSR WindBurner Personal (415 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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