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  I found some other posts about the subject too.
It talked about how you didn't have to use the MSR fuel cylinders only because, other stove brands fuel bottles would work as well.

The wild card seemed to be the Coleman Brand cylinders which are the cheapest and probably the ones they make the most of.

  Maybe they make so many in more than one plant, they have QC issues?
  Having worked in QC for a while, I know how things can vary from batch to batch or with multiple vendors.

IC,
If it turns out to be a thread problem on the Coleman cylinders with the MSR stove threading and you want to keep using Coleman because of price/availability, you might want to check out Coleman's version of burner?

  The 2nd stove is more expensive but I that like it takes different type cylinders, so you can always have a back-up if you need it?
 
The 2nd one also has the option to use with a larger BULK tank, like a 5lb-11lb or even 20lb propane tank if you were camping in one spot for a while. Just need a different length hose you can get at ANY propane dealer.



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Thank you ST and PD!  Interesting information and yes, I went for the new Coleman canisters precisely because I have to travel to Ely or Crane Lake to get the others, when and if they have them.  Anderson's and LaTourell's both had the brand specific canisters this summer when I needed them.  Piragis also had them.  Prices were all about the same and all had canisters mid-summer when the paddling season was "on".  I noticed in my shopping at WalMart that they also have a smaller version burner, more like the PocketRocket.