I bought this stove at a hardware store in town on sale for $24.89 along with a lantern made by the same company (look for that review after this one). I was tired of looking for a stove to throw in my backpack that didn't cost $100+. I went ahead and bought an extra canister of fuel (it uses the standard threaded butane mixture canister) so I could test it before I took it out into the bush. The first thing I noticed in the store was how small it was! When unfolded it's barely larger than my hand - but it can easily hold the one quart pot from my two-person mess kit. It set up in less than 5 secondsThe next test was the time test. It seems so many backpackers are concerned with boiling a gallon of water in 20 seconds or their stove isn't good enough; a reason so many of the more expensive brands sell so well. It took approximately 1 minute, 56 second to boil a full 1 quart of water in my stainless steel pot. This is much more than is required for the typical freeze-dried meal (most require only 2 cups of water). Given that I'm out hiking or snowmachining to enjoy nature, I can't imagine the problem in taking a few extra seconds to boil some water for my hot meal - especially since I usually only have a hot meal at the end of the day when I'm ready to bed down.
The stove comes with a lightweight PVC carrying case that will keep it safe. Obviously you can't put the stove in there while hot or it will melt (the instructions, not to mention common sense, tell you not to). There is some discoloration along the pot supports after the first use, but that's to be expected.
Overall I look forward to putting this thing to use on the trail. It's lightweight, easy to operate, sets up extremely quick and is at a price too easy to pass up! I've given this product a 5/5 stars! Brilliant work!
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Microlite Mini Stove By Liberty Mountain
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