How to Choose a Backpacking Stove
Snow Peak GigaPower Auto Stove
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Winner of Backpacker magazine's 2015 Editors' Choice Gold Award, this featherweight, super-compact stove is barely noticeable in your pack. Click the Piezo igniter for an instant cooking power.
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Fuel
Isobutane-propane
Average Boil Time (1L)
4 min. 48 sec.
Auto Ignition
Yes
Dimensions
3.6 x 2.0 x 1.8 inches
- The Editors' Choice Gold Award is bestowed upon products that have sustained best-in-class performance for more than 5 years
- Built-in Piezo igniter sends out an electric spark that starts the flame once the gas is turned on; no matches required!
- Collapsible stove top screws onto isobutane canisters
- The stove performs well in cold temperatures and can be reduced to a true simmer for actual cooking, not just boiling water for freeze-dried foods
- Fold-out wires provide support for most sizes of cooking pots; stable stove base allows cooking on varied surfaces
- Snow Peak GigaPower stove comes in a plastic box for easy packing; size specifications are based on storage box
- Weight in specs includes stove only, not your fuel canister
- Fuel not included
| Best Use | Backpacking |
|---|---|
| Fuel Type | Canister |
| Fuel | Isobutane-propane |
| Auto Ignition | Yes |
| Number of Burners | 1 Burner |
| Burn Time (Max Flame) | (8 oz. of fuel) 1 hr. 25 min. |
| Average Boil Time (1L) | 4 min. 48 sec. |
| Ultralight | Yes |
| Dimensions | 3.6 x 2.0 x 1.8 inches |
| Weight | 3.75 ounces |
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