Snow Peak GigaPower 110 Gold Fuel Canister - 110 g
The smaller Snow Peak GigaPower 110 Gold fuel canister is ideal for overnights and lighter trips, containing a mix of isobutane/propane for use with stoves and lanterns.
- 85/15 blend of isobutane and propane
- Lowest working temperature with the GigaPower stove: 15° Fahrenheit (-9° C)
- The 110 g size will nest into nearly all of Snow Peak's backpacking cookware (not included)
- Fits other brand canister stoves and lanterns that have a Lindal valve
Imported.
| Best Use | Backpacking |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 3.25 x 2.5 inches |
| Weight | 7.4 ounces |
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Not better than MSR for cold weather
Nice canisters. Contains isobutane, not butane, better for cool weather. Lower price than MSR. Nick L is incorrect about the percent of propane, or perhaps Snowpeak changed their mix. Snowpeak's website says their canisters have 85% isobutane / 15% propane, versus MSR's 80% isobutane / 20% propane. These are pretty much equivalent. The MSR may do a bit better when it's cold. I can't find specs for Optimus canisters, but they do say they have a mix of butane, propane, and isobutane, so they may be a little worse for cold weather Above 40 degrees or so they are all the same.
Needs one more little thing.
I assume the GigaPower fuel is more or less the same as any other fuel canister. The canister would be improved by listing both the gross weight of the full canister and the fuel in addition to the net weight of the fuel. MSR does this on its canisters which makes it easy to use a kitchen scale to determine how much fuel remains in a partially used canister.
It's all about temperature
After twenty years with white gas stoves, I changed over to a canister three years ago and couldn’t be happier. All of the cons come down to not understanding pressurized gas or being as familiar as you think you are with your cooking habits. I basically boil water for meals I’ve dehydrated. After a canister of testing, I found with a windscreen I can boil 500ml in three minutes at the cost of ¼ ounce of fuel in any weather. This gives a hot morning mean & coffee, a ramen lunch, and hot evening meal and cider, for two guys for three days with room to spare on the 110g tank. How? Preheat the canister to body temp (pocket or long johns for the bold), keep the burn big and brief. Partial canisters are easy with an inexpensive electronic scale, since you measure the fuel left and do the math. I throw in a 25% safety factor and seldom take two into the backcountry. [...] The small canister fits inside my cook pot with the stove. Couldn’t be easier (or lighter). I only buy the 110g tanks because the bigger one are harder to pack, don’t fit in pockets for warming, and always come home 2/3 full.CAVEAT: if you are doing long burns (simmering stews, making crepes, or gourmet stuff), then best to swap between two tanks (burning on one while warming the other). But if a large group or melting snow, white gas is still the king for high volume long cook times.Happy trails. dw
Best cold-temp mixture available
In terms of cartridge fuel effectiveness in cold weather, the more propane and the less butane it has, the better. All fuel cartridges are NOT the same. Boiling points (and thus effective lowest temperature) for various fuel components are as follows: Butane = 31; Isobutane = 11; Propane = -43. So, what happens with a mixture canister at low temperatures is the propane (or isobutane if it's above 11 degrees) boils off and feeds through the regulator to be burned first, leaving just the butane in liquid or low-pressure gas form. If it's cold enough, you are left with nothing but useless liquid butane. In other words, you want a canister with a higher mixture of propane and less butane for cold weather. Here are the various mixture percentages Brand: Butane/Isobutane/Propane: Primus: 70/10/20 MSR: 0/80/20 SnowPeak: 0/65/35 Jetboil: ?/?/? So, Snowpeak canisters are inherently better for cold conditions when you expect to see temperatures below freezing. Combine these with best practices (keeping the canister inside your jacket or sleeping bag until ready to use and putting it on a mat to protect it from the cold snow) and you will be able to use your light/compact/convenient canister stove in very cold conditions and avoid the mess/hassle of white gas stoves.
Lightweight, but doesn't last long
[...] told me that the larger 220ml seems to last way more than twice as long as this small 110ml canister. I was puzzled by this, but after using the fuel I can understand it. The reason seems to be that there has to be a certain amount of fuel left in the canister even when "empty" in order to provide the necessary pressure to get the gas out. So it makes sense that the larger canister wouldn't be so wasteful in this department.However, I still chose to buy two of the smaller canisters. This way, I have one spare that is always full. If I used the larger canister I'd probably just end up carrying two of the darn things because I'm concerned with having backups in case I run out unexpectedly.I use this fuel with the MSR Pocket Rocket and it works great. Keep the canister warm (in pocket or sleeping bag) to get that last bit of useful cooking out of it!!
Got the job done!
It worked great with our Jetboil Flash! It was easy to hook up. We didn’t even get through a full one on our weekend trip and we used it for making coffee in the morning twice, breakfast twice, and tea at night twice.
Good for going light...
I recently purchased as a light weight alternative to white gas stove. Used with a GigaPower ti stove, we boiled about 5 liters of water in 20 degree weather. The packability diminishes knowing I'll have to carry multiple cans for a multi-day trip. It is also a bummer knowing that I generate trash as a byproduct (i.e. empty canisters)
Power Fuel for Stove
Lightweight fuel for a hike long or short.
came half empty
one of the two canisters I bought was half filled. finished in less than half an hour where the other one still got some weight to it.
Convenience!
Form factor is where it's at with this canister. It fits inside Snow Peak's Trek700 mug with a GigaPower stove. The convenience of that fact should be enough, especially if you already have a GigaPower. In case you don't know, this is not a puncture-type canister; it's threaded and the stove can be attached and removed as you like. The whole GigaPower cooking setup is really the best summer cooking solution available. Be aware that this canister loses a lot of pressure fast as temps drop, so it's not a great winter option.