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Elektra FE Cook System - Black Edition

Lightweight, compact cook system. Would like an attached piezoelectric for starting.

Great Stove

I have the HE version of this stove and fell in love with it. Decided to buy another for another daypack of mine. This comes with a windscreen (extremely useful), a stand, their lightweight stove (noncollapsible/nonfoldable). Very compact, packable stove. Boils water quick (would be quicker with Heat Exchange). Does what it’s designed for. No igniter, NEEDS a lighter or a sparker to light it. Great for indoor use as well (like a hotel). Wish they had an actual lid not the pan, a flat 1 (help minimize footprint).

Great Portable Stove Set For Everyday Camping

First time purchasing and using a portable stove for backpacking. Love the portability of this stove set, great for my use and situation, and able to pack in the set a small propane tank. The bag for the set is a nice add on. The big pot and small pan work well for cooking and boiling water. Burner works well and easy to use. The wind guard works fine, wouldn't say it makes the biggest difference but nice to have. Overall, a great portable stove set for anyone to use, at a great price.

Great stove (brush and flat rock not included)

This has been my go to camp stove for about a year now and I love it. It lights easily, heats up quick, and seems relatively light (I don't have much experience carrying other stoves). Two downsides: 1. it has a few moving parts and one pot has a metal grill on the bottom, both of these things very much enhance the quality of the product however they are very hard to clean (without excessive amounts of water). I camp in desert-esque places and so I have started bringing an old toothbrush to clean at those hard to rinse places, I'm sure a quick dunk in a river would work fine. 2. This is not the most stable set-up, yes there are different size propane canisters and little stands for the bottom however with just the set and a canister that fits into the pot to store, without a pretty flat surface, it's a bit wobbly and has a tendency to end up in the dirt (accelerating problem number 1). This is nitpicky, and it really is a great stove.

Great lightweight stove. Quick to boil water at ~3 minutes. Purchased for the Wonderland trail around Mt. Rainier. Much smaller and lighter than my 2.5L Reactor.

Great simple do it all kit

This stove kit has served me very well and I have no major complaints. There are a few things that could be improved. The fuel valve controller could use a redesign as it is finicky to work with and the stove cannot be screwed in with it closed, and it will also not close at 0%. It also conflicts with the windscreen sometimes and rotating it is not always easy. These are very minor things, but some similarly priced stoves do not have these issues. The arms that hold the pots are a little more flimsy than some others I have seen, but it makes up for it in btu and the pot system is excellent. Using both to boil water yields results comparable to jetboil (less than 2 minutes for boiling 2 cups of water) and they offer great versatility for on the go cooking as compared to some competitors. This packs down really well with the canister, stove, and sparker all fit compactly into the two pots and the mesh carrying case makes transporting the full kit very convenient. The sparker being separate is something I personally prefer as opposed to an integrated one as it is more versatile, more reliable and adds virtually no extra weight. Having used it in the snow and in wet conditions, the sparker being it's own unit adds more usability in a variety of conditions. The pots are excellent so far. Used them for around a year and a half and they still have their coating on the inside and still just as non-stick as it came. They are fairly light, and reasonably durable. The bigger pot did warp slightly when packed very tightly into my bag, but that is unlikely to happen when transporting it with a gas canister (which I was not) and I would chalk it up to me own error. Nevertheless it was very easy to bend back into a perfect circle so that the lid/pan fits.

Tested but not long term

Used a few times and no issues. Boils water in seconds. No long-term use to give a real review.

Good Product

Compact, light, and boiled the water within a minute or so. Very pleased and no complaints.

So Far So Good

If you're looking for a stove/cook setup to get your foot in the door for some through hiking or weekend trips, this is a great option. haven't had the chance to test it in some high wind yet but its extremely efficient so far. With the heat distributor on the pot included in the set you're able to boil 24 ounces of water in less than 2 minutes with minimal fuel consumption. The pot retains heat extremely well, you can also fit your fuel canister into the pot so when packed down id say the minimal footprint in your pack is a huge plus. i give the 4 star rating because i have some question about the coating on the inside of the pot and its durability, and the legs on the stove flop around all willy nilly and aren't able to be secured. both complaints are very minimal. overall this seems to be a fantastic product well worth the money and id say a better deal almost anywhere else I've seen.

Incredibly good set up. First time buying a camo stove. Couldn't be happier. Super easy to set up, use and tear down. The only drawback is that the burner head itself rusts pretty easily and makes the pot stands hard to fold and unfold.