$8 canister stove, any feedback?

I've used one several times for 3 day trips…including 20deg weather and had zero issues…no complaints for $8 or $10.

I use snowpeak gigapower canisters and i make sure I put them in the bag with me at night.

The flame pattern is just OK and is pretty much a center torch…but…it boils water. Make sure you have a lighter in case the piezo craps out.

I've just bought a Olicamp Xcelerator (FMS-117T)…we'll see if it's "worth" the extra $30, shortly.

-Mark in St. Louis

I use the Snowpeak canisters as well. My choice isn't necessarily based on performance, but convenience. They fit nicely inside one of my kits that uses a Stanely Cup. And, they have never given me any problems.

While they are not high performance, they certainly get the job done and are easily enough replaced. Never had any problems with overall performance, but I have not tried using below the 20-25 degree range.

I have one and have used it down to the 20's and haven't had any issues. I used the smaller jetboil canister since it nestles nicely inside my 10cm Imusa pot. My trick to keep the stove working was to have the canister inside my jacket pocket for a few minutes before using firing it up.

I have no complaints, seems to work well. Great value, I think. As to canisters, I get what fits the pot/cup I'm using for the trip.

Snowpeak Gigapower also. MSR occasionally when they were out.

Just make sure it says iso-butane if you want to operate in 20 to 40 F range

I tried Burton (not Brunton) from Freddies once because it was cheap – no problem – but it was n-butane so slow at around 40 F. It didn't say what was inside, just said "high performance fuel blend".

For upright canister stove, any canister is fine

One Gigapower had a stuck valve so it leaked when I unscrewed stove, so I just left the stove screwed on.

Have used one myself, has worked without any issues.

Reading this thread I think I am going to grab one of these as well. It won't hurt to have an extra lying around and I am trying to get a few friends into backpacking who lack the gear – at 10 bucks shipped, it won't hurt if it doesn't come back to me.

As my experience, it seems 20F is the cutoff for sure. Even then I make sure it makes it in my bag at night. I primarily use Primus canisters, they seem to fit the best for my Crux. I'll give the SnowPeak ones a go though.

I also picked up some for loaners… the 2 I received needed a bit of work with needle nose pliers and a small amount of filing on another so the pot support would work right… other than that they seem fine; but when compared to the Optimus Crux (my personal fav)or Snowpeak or a Kovea they leave a lot to be desired… but there loaners right…