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Specification | Description |
| Suggested use | Backpacking |
| Weight (without fuel) | 3.25 ounces |
| Dimensions | 3.6 x 2 x 1.8 inches |
| Fuel | GigaPower canisters |
| Average boil time | 4 min. 16 sec. |
| Fuel capacity | 220 grams |
| Burn time (max flame) | (100 g. canister) 32 min. 16 sec. |
| Water boiled per 100g fuel | 7.6 liters |
| Ease of operation | Excellent |
| Cold weather use | Fair |
| Stove stability | Excellent |
| Pot stability | Fair |
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Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
It's what I use for a light weight, up to a week long backpacking trip stove. And almost all high altitude Summer Sierra trips.
Good Part:
-Weighs nothing
-packs small
-superior range of temp. control
-a well thought out design with a very good execution
-quality material
-burns clean
-needs very little maintainance
-technical qualities are first rate
-reliable
Bad Part:
Not much is actually bad. Its virtue of being small is also one of its vices. The tiny burner head doesn't spread the flame out very far(at low flow), and so there is a tendency to burn food just above the burner head, in a little black circle in the bottom of your Trek 700 mug. So, just stir your food more often?
Also, it is wind sensitive, so you must use something to keep the wind off. But what stove isn't wind sensitive?
Just buy this thing. Your back will thank you.
It would take a huge advance in backpacking stoves to obsolete this thing.
Just do it.
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Cons
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Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
Great little stove, I used it while deployed in the mountains of Afghanistan. It worked every time. I beat the mess out of it and it is still going strong. No complaints.
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Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
This stove folds down small and will fit in about any cookset. Boils water fast, good in cold, doesn't burn through fuel. I've used it in temps down to the 20's with no problems. On a 5 day backpacking trip in the Sierra's 3 of us used this stove and didn't even burn through one canister of fuel. Pair this up with the Mini-Solo cookset and you have one lightweight kitchen set the size of a Nalgene bottle.
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Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
Look! This stove is too small to be for real. The stove and fuel fit into the Snow Peak titanium mug for the most compact and lightest package imaginable. I tend to use freeze dried food to reduce weight, so all I need is something to boil water and make morning coffee. I carry the stove, fuel, and spork inside the mug and that's my entire kit. If you're looking to prepare fresh gourmet meals, I couldn't say. I'm just too old to tote all of that weight, so for my purposes you can't beat it.
Stability requires the exercise of common sense. I don't take booze on my outings, so there is no problem.
Pros
Cons
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Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
I have had this stove for about a year and i love it. I used to have the MSR Whisperlite, but it was bulky, heavy and required to much work to operate (what with priming and all that).
The SnowPeak stove is great. Small, lightweight, easy to use. The only negative i have discovered is that there's no windscreen. Anything more than a light breeze makes it nearly useless. In the past, i had to build a little screen out of whatever i had available. I just bought the windscreen and it appears that it will solve the wind problem perfectly.
I have several SnowPeak items and they are so well designed. I'm a fan.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
The cool factor is great,but if you are looking for stability this won't do it. The gas didn't not last as the time they promised even though I was at lower elevation campground.
If these two factors are not your major concern, it's a great product for you.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
I bought this stove for backpacking and have loved using it. This little sucker will boil 20 ounces of water in a few short minutes! Supported enough weight for me to boil a 1.5 liter pot, and then throw in 16 crawdads we pulled out of the river.
I've also used it car camping with the family to make a cup of coffee without having to start a fire, or wait for charcoal to be ready. My dad was jealous.
Fuel canisters are reasonably priced, and to last a long time. I would comfortably carry one canister for a 3-4 day solo trip.
The only down side is the stove is not nearly as efficient in windy conditions. I haven't bought the available windscreen yet, but it might be a good idea if you are heading to an area with high winds.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
We went from the Canyonlands in Utah to Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park and enjoyed the stove to no end. It was recommended over the Jetboil, and in conjunction with the GSR dualist cook set made for a perfect fit in our pack. The results proved better than we expected. The only downside we could find is the wind would shift the flame and could possibly burn a finger if you're careless in reaching for the control knob.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
I have been using one of these for a number of years. Doesn't get any better for light weight, adjustability and reliability. Mine has been there and back, believe me. The only problem I ever encounter is wind. I just carry the light MSR crunchable wind screen and find a nice nook to place the stove and it works fine. I have had one spillage with it once, but it made a nice little trail poem (Pink Animal Cookies), so it isn't the most stable like the MSR white gas stoves, but just be careful with it, and enjoy. I cook soups and pasta dishes from scratch outon the trail and the nice thing about this stove is how well it adjusts down to simmer where the white gas stoves will not without great careand constant vigilence. There is some waste with the fuel cans, so I still carry white gass when the weight is not an issue, but the Iso-Butane canisters are still lighter than white gas for long solo trips.
I figure the small 110g canisters last me about 3 to 3-1/2 days depending on how much coffee and what kind of meals I am prepairing. I think I have got four days from one when I was more careful...but I gave that up.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
Great little stove!!It can be a pain in the wind,brings down boil times big time.Not much of a simmer.Very light.If i lost it i'd buy it again.
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REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviewsPros
Cons
Best Uses
Reviewed by 15 customers
Sort by
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
It's what I use for a light weight, up to a week long backpacking trip stove. And almost all high altitude Summer Sierra trips.
Good Part:
-Weighs nothing
-packs small
-superior range of temp. control
-a well thought out design with a very good execution
-quality material
-burns clean
-needs very little maintainance
-technical qualities are first rate
-reliable
Bad Part:
Not much is actually bad. Its virtue of being small is also one of its vices. The tiny burner head doesn't spread the flame out very far(at low flow), and so there is a tendency to burn food just above the burner head, in a little black circle in the bottom of your Trek 700 mug. So, just stir your food more often?
Also, it is wind sensitive, so you must use something to keep the wind off. But what stove isn't wind sensitive?
Just buy this thing. Your back will thank you.
It would take a huge advance in backpacking stoves to obsolete this thing.
Just do it.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
Great little stove, I used it while deployed in the mountains of Afghanistan. It worked every time. I beat the mess out of it and it is still going strong. No complaints.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
This stove folds down small and will fit in about any cookset. Boils water fast, good in cold, doesn't burn through fuel. I've used it in temps down to the 20's with no problems. On a 5 day backpacking trip in the Sierra's 3 of us used this stove and didn't even burn through one canister of fuel. Pair this up with the Mini-Solo cookset and you have one lightweight kitchen set the size of a Nalgene bottle.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
Look! This stove is too small to be for real. The stove and fuel fit into the Snow Peak titanium mug for the most compact and lightest package imaginable. I tend to use freeze dried food to reduce weight, so all I need is something to boil water and make morning coffee. I carry the stove, fuel, and spork inside the mug and that's my entire kit. If you're looking to prepare fresh gourmet meals, I couldn't say. I'm just too old to tote all of that weight, so for my purposes you can't beat it.
Stability requires the exercise of common sense. I don't take booze on my outings, so there is no problem.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
I have had this stove for about a year and i love it. I used to have the MSR Whisperlite, but it was bulky, heavy and required to much work to operate (what with priming and all that).
The SnowPeak stove is great. Small, lightweight, easy to use. The only negative i have discovered is that there's no windscreen. Anything more than a light breeze makes it nearly useless. In the past, i had to build a little screen out of whatever i had available. I just bought the windscreen and it appears that it will solve the wind problem perfectly.
I have several SnowPeak items and they are so well designed. I'm a fan.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
The cool factor is great,but if you are looking for stability this won't do it. The gas didn't not last as the time they promised even though I was at lower elevation campground.
If these two factors are not your major concern, it's a great product for you.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
I bought this stove for backpacking and have loved using it. This little sucker will boil 20 ounces of water in a few short minutes! Supported enough weight for me to boil a 1.5 liter pot, and then throw in 16 crawdads we pulled out of the river.
I've also used it car camping with the family to make a cup of coffee without having to start a fire, or wait for charcoal to be ready. My dad was jealous.
Fuel canisters are reasonably priced, and to last a long time. I would comfortably carry one canister for a 3-4 day solo trip.
The only down side is the stove is not nearly as efficient in windy conditions. I haven't bought the available windscreen yet, but it might be a good idea if you are heading to an area with high winds.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
We went from the Canyonlands in Utah to Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park and enjoyed the stove to no end. It was recommended over the Jetboil, and in conjunction with the GSR dualist cook set made for a perfect fit in our pack. The results proved better than we expected. The only downside we could find is the wind would shift the flame and could possibly burn a finger if you're careless in reaching for the control knob.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
I have been using one of these for a number of years. Doesn't get any better for light weight, adjustability and reliability. Mine has been there and back, believe me. The only problem I ever encounter is wind. I just carry the light MSR crunchable wind screen and find a nice nook to place the stove and it works fine. I have had one spillage with it once, but it made a nice little trail poem (Pink Animal Cookies), so it isn't the most stable like the MSR white gas stoves, but just be careful with it, and enjoy. I cook soups and pasta dishes from scratch outon the trail and the nice thing about this stove is how well it adjusts down to simmer where the white gas stoves will not without great careand constant vigilence. There is some waste with the fuel cans, so I still carry white gass when the weight is not an issue, but the Iso-Butane canisters are still lighter than white gas for long solo trips.
I figure the small 110g canisters last me about 3 to 3-1/2 days depending on how much coffee and what kind of meals I am prepairing. I think I have got four days from one when I was more careful...but I gave that up.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Snow Peak Giga Power Stove - Manual:
Great little stove!!It can be a pain in the wind,brings down boil times big time.Not much of a simmer.Very light.If i lost it i'd buy it again.
