Ultralight backpacking camp stove, weighs only 3.9oz packed in the case!
This is a great stove. You get a ultralight canister stove, WITH PIEZO IGNITION, that folds into its protective case, and weighs only 3.9oz. This stove is built very well! Quality construction and materials are at work in this stove. I guarantee you will be happy! These stoves wok with any screw top butane / propane canisters, available just about anywhere, MSR, coleman, camping gaz, etc.
This stove will also simmer. It h
$ 7.96
Its A great stove!,
The arms swing out for supporting a pot or pan, problem is one arm gets stuck and you need to loosen the burner head to swing it into position. The unit is very compact and has a hot flame. For the price it is OK.
Just used this on a recent camping trip, worth the money if you are looking for a very compact hiking stove. Boils water in about a minute at sea level.
(EDIT)…..I wanted to update this review to reflect how I feel about this stove now. Initially I wasnt pleased with how the unit functioned but since I have purchased this unit I have fallen in love with it. It isnt very often when you buy a cheaper product that you really find quality this high. It is very small, light and powerful. By far the most important piece of hiking equipment I own.
I want to thank the vendor also for the attention to those minor issues I had before, but like I said I have grown to love this stove!
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|Powerful stove for an unbeatable price!,
I was in the market for new equipment for boundary waters canoe area trips and this stove caught my eye. This thing is about the size of a flip cell phone and weighs about the same too inside of it’s carry case!
I hooked it up at home the first day I recieved it and was wondering if the arms could hold anything up… I took a pan and of course it stood there just fine, then I took a GIANT pot of chili as a joke and tried to stand it on there.. Lets just say about a gallon of chili in a large pot will boil in about a minute and 30 seconds with this stove if you want it to..
The flame can be varied from a small flame you might need to make sunny side up eggs perfectly, to a blazing inferno that can probably power a hot air balloon (or boil water in the morning asap (about a minute or less at sea level)). This is for people who need coffee before their tempers catch up to them in the morning for sure.
Auto ignition on this thing works perfectly but of course I will be bringing matches just in case. The flame on this thing is pretty much wind proof. I am sure any person with common sense would be sure to find a spot between a few logs or something where you can block the wind or even put tinfoil around the unit to avoid using excess gas, but if you were stuck on top of a mountain and the wind was blowing 40 mph you could still manage to start this thing up and cook something if you had to.
I went on a week long trip and brought 3 gas canisters with 4 oz a piece. I only used 1 can for 2 meals a day and extra coffee once a day on that week but knowing a fire ban might pop up out of no where I brought extra becuase I don’t wanna be rockin an illegal fire!
I give this thing a 5 out of 5 stars because I can’t find anything to complain about with this stove. The other person who reviewed it and talks about unscrewing the body to move the arms doesn’t seem to be the problem with this stove. The arms spin around the body and lock in tightly after moving into position, they then unlock flawlessly and back into compact mode as long as you don’t throw it at a rock I guess…
Update: This stove rocks! Hope they get more in stock!
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|Low Cost and Powerfull,
The stove comes not exactly as pictured. The handle has a smaller spiral wrap as opposed to the larger triangular bend as shown. It is light weight and appears to be made of stainless steel, aluminum, and minimal amounts of brass. I tested it against my Snow Peak GigaPower Stove and it boils the same amount of water in the same type of pot at the same temperature slightly faster. That puts the heat output around 10,000+ btu/hr. The flame is not very even over the bottom of the pot. It does not heat the canister up as much as the GigaPower stove does, this surprised me. I ordered five and the plastic boxes were split at the corner on all but one of them.
It works a little better with Optimus 75/25 mix fuel over the Coleman 70/30 mix fuel. I could not find a “made in…” mark so I am guessing it is from China based on similar stoves I’ve seen for sale elsewhere.
I expect the first thing to break will be the piezoelectric igniter. Carry a lighter. Overall a good value for the money. The best uses would be as a backup for a go-bag or an inexpensive stove for your scout that you don’t want to ruin your expensive stove.
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