Snow PeakLiteMax Titanium Ultralight Backpackers Stove

Had that tiny, super-light, Chinese-made titanium stove, beforethis one and the top of it popped off for some reason. Got itback on but was afraid to use it afterwards. Not sure if it wassafe anymore and ordered the Snow Peak Titanium Stove, whichfrom the photo looked somewhat more substantial.It has a sturdy, wide, expandable base, big enough for a largepot to sit comfortably balanced on. Wasn't sure how much weightit could hold, but it easily held a fairly large, (1400 ml) pot, nearlyfilled to capacity with fish and liquid.Folds up into a nice, small size that's easy to stash in a cup orsmall pot, along with a gas canister. Lastly, the regulator holdsa steady, even, low flame making it easy to simmer on.No complaints. A good, lightweight, reliable, solid piece of gear.

Great product that fits easily in a mess kit. The isobutane canisters get a little tippy when you've got a loaded pot sitting on top of the stove, so it's worth the money to get a stabilizer kit like the MSR universal fuel canister stand.

This is a great little palm sized stove well worth the money. There are others that are cheaper, but when it comes to my backpacking gear some bargains aren't worth it. This stove is incredibly lightweight. Easily attaches to isobutane canisters and packs up in it's own little pouch. This stove had my cup of water to a rolling boil in no time.

This is my 3rd stove. I have Coleman and a mallome for comparison. I wanted this from the jump but there a lot of others that are cheaper and I couldn't justify the cost difference. So I watched on Amazon a really long time , the price dropped for 1 night to 45 bucks so I got one. It really is all that and a bag of chips. I wish I'd bought the litemax vs what a spent on 2 cheaper stoves. This stove seems to be better quality and better design. Other stove burners have 2 choices in flame distribution. Either all in the top in a small area or a bigger circle. This stove has both, flames from the top and out the side holes. So if you just want to heat a cup for coffee or larger pan this stove covers both.The 3 arms that move around to form the triangle shape pot resting surface have stayed snug and not loose and floppy after a few uses as I figured they would. I think the quality is better because each arm has 2 points of connection, 1 at the top and bottom where cheaper versions only connect at the bottom making them flimsy under a pot of food or water. This is another case of you get what you pay for. This is a great stove, yeah it cost more but there's usually a good reason for that.

I purchased the Snow Peak LiteMax because I wanted my lightweight backpacking cook system (pictured) to fit in a single Toaks 750 ml pot, which my old MSR Pocket Rocket didn't allow me to do as it didn't fit in my pot. This left me with a few options. I narrowed it down to the super light BRS 3000 stove (that ultralight backpackers rave about), an MSR Pocket Rocket 2, or this Snow Peak LiteMax. Ended up going with the LiteMax and I'm glad I did.The advertised weight is accurate. Build quality appears to be quite nice. I love how the fuel knob folds up nicely underneath the stove when not in use. The stove isn't as noisy as my Pocket Rocket, which is pretty sweet but it definitely does make noise especially on the highest setting. The pot stand is very accommodating to different sized pots and I imagine it's very stable due to how relatively flat they are. My only issue with the pot stand is the little feet that come out of the main part of the pot stand are a little hard to close. Maybe these will loosen up with more use. Overall, I'm really excited to use this stove during the upcoming season and hopefully for many seasons to come

This is a very light, compact stove. It gets the job done and it's durable. It's not the best in windy conditions but it works. When ounces count this is an option to consider.

I wanted to like this little titanium stove, I really did. Started having problems with flow right out of the box, culminating in the stove consistently waning and dying out after about 2 minutes. Contacted Snow Peak customer service and they were amenable enough, admitting that sometimes their fuel regulators on this particular model experience problems. Advised me to ship it back in and that they would repair or replace. CS contacted me again fairly quickly after they had received the stove back and informed me that it functioned fine for them, but that they would replace the regulator anyway.Fast forward to me receiving the "repaired" stove back and it actually functions worse now than it did with the first regulator.Worthy to note that I have a variety of stoves that I am trying out for my 2021 thru-hike of the AT and this is the worst performing one so far, despite being the lightest. MSR PocketRocket 2 may be heavier, but performs like a beast and has given me exactly ZERO problems.Two thumbs down for me on the Snow Peak LiteMax.

This product works great except that it takes too long to heat things up because of the loss of gas and heat. Needs a shield and other things to be efficient. Because of the lack of efficiency, it uses up a lot of fuel.