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Snow Peak LiteMax Stove

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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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Snow Peak LiteMax Stove Customer Reviews

REVIEW SNAPSHOT®

by PowerReviews

Snow Peak LiteMax Stove

4.6

(based on 29 reviews)

93%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Compact (28)
Lightweight (28)
Easy to light (23)
Good power output (22)
Great temperature control (20)

Cons

Unstable (6)

Best Uses

Backpacking (27)
Hiking (20)
Car camping (9)
High altitude (5)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (20), Casual adventurer (5), Casual/ recreational (3)
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Survivalist / minimalist (23), Comfort driven (5)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (8)

Reviewed by 29 customers

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Apr

2009

(21 of 21 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

GREAT CHOICE!

By Grizzly Man

from Salt Lake City, UT

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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.

May

2008

(21 of 24 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Better than the rest!

By Dallas backpacker

from Dallas, TX

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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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!!

Oct

2008

(15 of 40 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Very Difficult to Attach and Remove

By bknight

from Dallas, TX

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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.

Jun

2009

(11 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great stove

By danAT

from VA

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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.

Oct

2008

(11 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Smokin Hot

By Savage Voyageur

from Minneapolis MN

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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.

Feb

2009

(10 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Peak is the Phase

By LilSweny

from Saint Paul, MN

About Me Casual Adventurer

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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.

Apr

2010

(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Simple, Reliable, Light Weight

By rusty075

from phoenix, AZ

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Pros

Compact
Easy to Light
Lightweight
Powerful
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hiking

Comments about Snow Peak LiteMax Stove:

I relied on this stove for 6 continuous months of cooking during my Appalachian Trail thru-hike, and it never let me down. It was very efficient in fuel usage, averaging 20 2-cup water boils for each 8oz fuel canister. In cold weather the Snow Peak brand canisters did seem to perform better, but over the course of the hike I burned just about every brand out there, depending upon what was available, without issue. Even after bouncing along inside a cookpot for 2200 miles it still looks, and cooks, like new.

May

2009

(5 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Works great

By Graham

from Seattle, WA

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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.

Jul

2009

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Awesome stove

By Austin two thousand and late

from Reno NV

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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.

Jun

2009

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

The best

By lrmoda

from Winter Park, FL

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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.