Snow Peak GigaPower BF Stove

Recently added the Snow Peak Giga Power butane stove to the mix of stoves I use for kayak camping. This stove is very sturdy for its size and highly adaptable. It works with any pot large or small and the flame adjustment is sensitive enough to accomodate anything from rapid boil to slow simmer. As with all open burner (versus closed systems like JetBoil and MSR Reactor), you will need something to block wind on windy days.

I typically cook for just me, or groups of 4-5 people, and we have GREAT food. Grilled salmon steaks, pasta, the works! This stove adjusts from candle-like flame to boiling terror in seconds! With stow peak fuel lights very quickly, much faster than the delay associated with an MSR Windpro stove I tried. In high winds I use this stove with a windscreen around the burner, but in mild conditions it’s fantastic as a gourmet backcountry stove or a jet to boil water fast. The pezio ignition system makes it a no brainer when choosing between the MSR Windpro and the Snow Peak Giga Power remote canister stove.

We used the new Snow Peak stove just recently on a 4 day trip into the BWCA, it was just a little heavier and larger than the older canister stove I had been using, however this BF stove is very stable on the ground and easy to level, something that can not be said for the burner mounted on top of the canister. One of the biggest advantages of the BF is the pot supports, they swing out from storage and form a large X to create a very stable pot platform, if you have ever dumped your dinner on one of the less stable platforms you will really appreciate this one. The gas valve works very nicely, having a good range, easy to go from candle power to blow torch. One more goodie, it has a built-in wind-screen.... getting it back in the storage case can be trying.. Tom

Excellent, lightweight, low-volume stove with great stability when opened. Its auto ignition feature makes it a snap to light. Adjustable flame feature makes it more versatile. It takes up little space in my motorcycle kit. Now that I have used this stove in place of my old bottle gas stove, I would not want to give it up.