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Snow Peak LiteMax Stove
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Snow Peak LiteMax Stove

Item # 768603

$59.95

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At less than 2 oz. trail-weight, the high-output Snow Peak LiteMax stove begs the question: can you afford not to bring it along?

  • Folding-arm design reduces the space stove takes up in your pack
  • Stove screws onto Snow Peak GigaPower canisters so you never have to pump or prime (canisters sold separately)
  • Large pot support arms provide a stable cooking surface for a variety of cookware
  • Flame-control valve adjusts flame from steady simmer to rolling boil; control wire is sized for glove-friendly operation
  • Weight includes stove, not the canister

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Item 768603

Snow Peak LiteMax Stove Specs

Specification

Description

Weight (without fuel)1.9 ounces
Dimensions3 x 2.7 x 1.3 inches
FuelGigaPower canisters
Average boil time5 min. 35 sec.
Fuel capacity220 grams
Burn time (max flame)(100 grams of fuel) 46 minutes
Water boiled per 100g fuel8.2 liters
Ease of operationExcellent
Cold weather useFair
Stove stabilityFair
Pot stabilityGood
Ability to simmerExcellent

Snow Peak LiteMax Stove Customer Reviews

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Snow Peak LiteMax Stove
 
4.6

(based on 17 reviews)

94%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Compact (17)
  • Lightweight (17)
  • Great temperature control (14)
  • Powerful (14)
  • Easy to light (13)

Cons

  • Unstable (4)

Best Uses

  • Backpacking (17)
  • Hiking (13)
  • Car camping (4)
  • High altitude (3)
  • Reviewer Profile:
  • Avid adventurer (11), Casual adventurer (6)
  • What Is Your Gear Style:
  • Minimalist (15)

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May

19

2008

(19 of 22 customers found this review helpful)

 
5.0

Better than the rest!

By Dallas backpacker

from Dallas, TX

About Me Casual/ Recreational

Pros

  • Compact
  • Easy to Light
  • Great temperature control
  • Lightweight
  • Powerful

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking
    • Hiking

    Comments about Snow Peak LiteMax Stove:

    I recently got this for my birthday and it is amazing. I also own the MSR Pocket Rocket, and this stove blows it out of the water. It is lighter, packs smaller, and puts out more heat than the PR. I haven't used it enough to determine how well it does in high wind or cold weather, but no canister stoves are great in these conditions. I would recommend this stove to anyone and everyone that is looking for an ultra-light stove. Simply the best!!

    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (19 of 22 customers found this review helpful)

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    Apr

    11

    2009

    (9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    GREAT CHOICE!

    By Grizzly Man

    from Salt Lake City, UT

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Pros

    • Compact
    • Easy to Light
    • Great temperature control
    • Lightweight
    • Powerful

    Cons

    • Unstable

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking
    • Car Camping

    Comments about Snow Peak LiteMax Stove:

    I also have the MSR Whisperlite and the MSR Pocket rocket stove. This stove is my favorite. I mostly use my Whisperlite when car camping because of its weight and size. For the past 3 years my Pocket Rocket has been my stove of choice.

    This stove is liter than the Pocket Rocket, more compact, about 4000 BTU's hotter and simmers better than both the Whisperlite and the P-Rocket.

    The flame is nice and broad especialy when compared to the P-Rocket.

    Awesome choice where size and weight matter (and when is it really bad to have something small and lite?).

    The con would be its stability. But thats true with pretty much any Butane stove since the fuel canister is your base. This stove is more stable, though, than the P-Rocket. By the way I do love the Pocket Rocket. I just love this stove more.

    • Gift:
    • No
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Comfort Driven

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

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    Oct

    17

    2008

    (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Smokin Hot

    By Savage Voyageur

    from Minneapolis MN

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Pros

    • Compact
    • Great temperature control
    • Lightweight

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking
      • Hiking

      Comments about Snow Peak LiteMax Stove:

      This is a great stove. If you are looking for a stove to heat water for meals, this is the stove for you. It fits inside the Trek 700 Ti pot with a fuel canister. It is so much quieter than my dragonfly stove. I now can cook by others again without the noise of the blow torch. I like how small it is 1.9 oz. But don't let the small size fool you. It will boil water fast and also simmer well. This system will cut my stove size and weight a lot. It is also more fuel efficient than my MSR stove, less fuel to bring.

      • Gift:
      • No
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

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      Oct

      3

      2008

      (7 of 27 customers found this review helpful)

       
      2.0

      Very Difficult to Attach and Remove

      By bknight

      from Dallas, TX

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Compact
      • Lightweight
      • Powerful

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking
        • High Altitude

        Comments about Snow Peak LiteMax Stove:

        The system was much lighter and more compact than my Jetboil stove. It is not as fuel efficient but this is not an issue until you have to pack a second canister. The boil time and the pot stability are acceptable. It functions well above 10K feet. It does not function well in wind without a windscreen.

        The deal breaker was installing and removing it from the canister. The last couple of revolutions to seal the connection were very difficult and unscrewing it after use was almost impossible. I am afraid that applying that much force to that tiny little stove is going to break it leaving me in the back country without a stove. The problem was not canister specific and has not improved with time.

        • Gift:
        • No
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

        (7 of 27 customers found this review helpful)

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        Feb

        12

        2009

        (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Peak is the Phase

        By LilSweny

        from Saint Paul, MN

        About Me Casual Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Compact
        • Easy To Clean
        • Easy to Light
        • Great temperature control
        • Lightweight
        • Powerful

        Cons

        • Unstable

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking
        • Hiking

        Comments about Snow Peak LiteMax Stove:

        This is the smallest and hottest little stove I have. I also have a optimus nova, but the lite max is just so easy to put in your pocket and take with you. I bring it out ice fishing and boil up a pot of coffee and it works good on colds windy lakes, but I try my best to shelter it from the wind. The canisters are very easy to attach, I don't feel like I'm going to break it when I have to take the canister off. It's just so easy to operate, I highly recommend this to anyone not just a friend.

        • Gift:
        • No
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

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        Jun

        1

        2009

        (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Great stove

        By danAT

        from VA

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Compact
        • Easy to Light
        • Great temperature control
        • Lightweight
        • Powerful

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Backpacking
          • Hiking

          Comments about Snow Peak LiteMax Stove:

          I used this stove on a recent trip and loved it. It was easy to light even in 45mph winds with spark from flint. It stayed lit even in high wind gusts but I would recommend a wind shield to help direct heat for faster cooking. I felt it was very stable for it's size with a 2qt pot on top even while using it inside a tent.

          I found no problem screwing it on and off the fuel canisters.

          • Gift:
          • No
          • What Is Your Gear Style:
          • Minimalist

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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          May

          8

          2009

          (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

           
          5.0

          Works great

          By Graham

          from Seattle, WA

          About Me Avid Adventurer

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Compact
          • Easy to Light
          • Great temperature control
          • Lightweight
          • Powerful

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Backpacking
            • Car Camping
            • Hiking

            Comments about Snow Peak LiteMax Stove:

            I purchased this stove along with some other snow peak products for a camping road trip in my Porsche, where cargo space is limited. I like the power and versatility of larger liquid stoves like the MSR Dragonfly, but went with the Snow Peak based on it's amazingly small size and simple construction.
            So far, the stove has performed flawlessly. It is easy to install and remove from the fuel canisters, lights easily, and seems to have plenty of power for cooking quickly. My only gripe is that I wish there was a heat reflector available for this stove, as is available for the Snow Peak Gigapower. I think it will be easy to rig up a simple heat shield though.

            • Gift:
            • No
            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Minimalist

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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            Jul

            19

            2009

            (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

             
            4.0

            Awesome stove

            By Austin two thousand and late

            from Reno NV

            About Me Casual Adventurer

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Compact
            • Easy To Clean
            • Easy to Light
            • Great temperature control
            • Lightweight
            • Stable

            Cons

            • Could use ignitor

            Best Uses

            • Backpacking
            • Cooking hot dogs
            • Hiking

            Comments about Snow Peak LiteMax Stove:

            Stove performed AMAZINGLY. A buddy of mine had a Brunton stove and his was able to boil water very slightly faster, but the stability of this stove was unmatched. Using this stove daily for 2 weeks on a hiking trip in southern Canada made life just a little bit easier. I have not used any other stoves but this one gets an A- in my book. The only thing that would have given me a bit more convenience would have been a self igniter. Flicking the flint of a lighter worked just fine with no problems ever lighting the stove, but it was just one more thing to remember come dinner time. No complaints and super compact and light!! held small tea kettle and larger pot full of 2 Liters of water perfectly.

            • Gift:
            • No
            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Minimalist

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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            Jun

            13

            2009

            (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            The best

            By lrmoda

            from Winter Park, FL

            About Me Avid Adventurer

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Compact
            • Easy To Clean
            • Easy to Light
            • Great temperature control
            • Lightweight
            • Powerful
            • Stable

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Backpacking
              • Hiking

              Comments about Snow Peak LiteMax Stove:

              Replaced a alcohol stove. This stove is soooo light, efficient well made. It takes less than 6 minutes to boil 1.7 ltr pot compared to 20 minutes with alcohol. Because this stove is so efficient it uses less fuel. Make sure to get the right pot to go with stove.

              • Gift:
              • No
              • What Is Your Gear Style:
              • Minimalist

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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              Jun

              2

              2009

              (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

               
              5.0

              Both Lite and Max

              By David L.

              from Los Angeles, CA

              About Me Casual Adventurer

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Compact
              • Easy to Light
              • Great temperature control
              • Lightweight
              • Powerful

              Cons

              • Unstable

              Best Uses

              • Backpacking
              • Car Camping

              Comments about Snow Peak LiteMax Stove:

              I've used both the MSR Pocket Rocket and the LiteMax and, while both are great little products, I think I prefer the LiteMax.

              Though the increase in BTUs are a plus, it comes down to the size for me. I can easily pack my LiteMax into my two person cook set with a 220g fuel canister while the Pocket Rocket is just too long and bulky for it.

              The downside is that it's not too stable but that's the case for most canister stoves.

              Highly recommended.

              • Gift:
              • No
              • What Is Your Gear Style:
              • Minimalist

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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