Snow peak gigapower fuel canisters

Hi Casey

At one stage I think Snow Peak were offering two different sorts of canister fuel. One was designed for cold weather while the other was for warm weather. The cans were different colours. I don't know whether they are still doing this.

Also, every now and then these companies redesign their packaging to look 'new'. Just marketing spin. I wouldn't worry.

But do note that you can use ANY brand of canister on your stove, as long as it has that screw thread. Ignore the manufacturer warnings about terrible things happening if you stray from their brand! Waffle.

Cheers

I know that Snow Peak sells both the red and gold canisters, but I don't know what the difference is. I normally buy the red because my local outfitter generally has more in stock. I asked one of the guys in the store what the difference was one time, but he didn't know (it's more of a rock climbing/kayaking/trail running store).

I know our local REI seems to waffle between the 2 colors – and I have yet to notice a real difference. So don't worry :-)

Old canisters = red

New canisters = gold

Same stuff, updated labeling/marketing.

Thank-you for the replies everyone. I just wasn't sure if there was a difference for cold weather or burn time etc. I'll just have to try them now and see how they work. Thanks again.

Casey