How to Choose a Backpacking Stove

It's among the world's lightest stoves, but still packs serious firepower. The ultralight OliCamp Kinetic Ultra titanium stove features a large burner, pot supports and gas stem, all made of titanium.
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View all OliCamp Backpacking StovesBest Use | Backpacking |
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Fuel Type | Canister |
Fuel | Isobutane-propane |
Number of Burners | 1 Burner |
Average Boil Time (1L) | 3 min. 30 sec. |
Ultralight | Yes |
Dimensions | 2.6 x 2.5 inches |
Weight | 1.7 ounces |
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There’s a brass threading which screws onto a fuel can, this is in turn threaded into the blue regulator piece on the stove body. On day two of a four day solo backcountry hunting trip, the brass threading pulled out of the regulator piece and stuck on the fuel can. I could not unscrew the brass threading from the fuel can, and trying to screw the stove back on, caused a lot of fuel to leak. I was using a 230g Olicamp 4 season fuel mixture, it should not have been a problem. I would have had to cut the trip short if not for my titanium wood stove in my tent. But I still had to plan for longer boil times in the morning and evening, and carry the dead weight and space off the fuel can and stove. I always used the plastic storage case for the stove, but this was the second time I’d ever used it. I expected better. My $15 BRS stove from Amazon lasted three years of hard use.
I've used a stove for 5 years maybe longer I see that it's no longer available but I thought I'd write a review anyway. I primarily use it for my boundary Waters trips every year and I use it pretty much exclusively to make coffee in the morning which it does really well it boils a leader in my aluminum coffee pot in right around 4 minutes and very efficiently I would say for backpacking it might be a little bulkier since the main burner is wider than most compared to other stoves in this weight sub 2 oz but it's always made some good coffee out in the middle of nowhere. Self igniting would only make it better but heavier so is what it is.
I've used the Kinetic Ultra over multi-day trips, while car camping, and even at home. It's a great little stove that burns hot and uses fuel efficiently. It was designed to work with the Olicamp XTS Pot, which is a fantastic combination. My only complaint is that there is no windproofing on the stove, so make sure to shelter it (as you usually should anyways) and maybe bring a windscreen.
The Olicamp Kinetic Ultra stove is light and boils a liter of water quickly. We have used it on various backpacking trips with success.