On the plus side, it is a compact, lightweight, super-hot stove. I don't know of any other liquid fueled backpacking stove with this kind of output including an XGK, Omnifuel, or Nova.

I guess the time to pump and light on a Muka is about the same time as to pump, prime, and light on a typical liquid fueled stove. The pay off with the Muka is much higher output, and it's very clean burning. It'd also be nice in a tent not to have the potential fireball associated with priming a liquid fueled stove.

It's very nicely made. Their pump beats the heck out of an MSR pump in terms of build quality. They also say that unleaded auto gasoline can be burned just a cleanly as white gas, a valuable feature if true. I didn't have the opportunity to do long term testing with unleaded.

The air purge feature is also nice. If you've ever dribbled white gas out of a stove's fuel line after disconnecting, you'll appreciate the purge feature.

HJ