Our Lightweight Camping Stoves for the outdoor enthusiast and adventurer are aimed particularly at Hikers, Trekkers, Backpackers and Campers who want to be self-sufficient and able to provide themselves with hot food and drink whilst travelling extremely light.
These ALCOS lightweight gas stoves are a very nice, high quality backpacking stove. At just 194 grams this is the gas stove to have when every gram counts. These stoves are not only very light but fold down quite small and compact into their own carry bag. These are genuine ALCOS Stoves - beware of cheaper copies.
The pan supports form a diameter of 156mm, and the stove stands at a height of just 72mm. The stove provides a high 3000W power output, and provided the third fastest 500ml boiling time in our tests, with 500ml of water boiling in 2 minutes 10 seconds. (visit our eBay shop to see our other lightweight backpacking stoves)
A very high quality little stove made from metal alloy and stainless steel. This great little stove weighs in at just 194g and comes with its own storage pouch (200g with pouch).
Please note, one of the weight-saving features of this ALCOS stove is the lack of piezo ignition, so bear this in mind before purchasing. We do however provide an emergency fire starter with this stove
Though there are various stoves on the market that use various fuels, each with various pros and cons, we feel that gas stoves are amongst the best all round performers because they are fast, efficient and clean burning. The beauty of gas is that it is remarkably efficient, it is instant lighting, very clean burning, offers vastly superior flame control over other types of stove fuels, gas canisters are maintenance free and gas is very safe. These gas stoves use screw-on gas canisters (widely available in the EU and US) that self-seal when removed from the stove. And, unlike liquid fuels such as petrol or methylated spirits with the potential to cause problems and/or damage from spillages or leaks, with gas any unburnt fuel simply evaporates - no mess! Furthermore, unlike popular spirit burners which require an additional pot stand and windshield arrangement, these are features integral to this particular design of this gas stove.Lightweight Backpacking Stoves have come a long way in recent times with the weight and size of these products really coming down, however, as with our tent pegs, there are always compromises to be made depending upon what your priorities are. There will be no perfect all-round stove for everyone because the lightest stoves will not necessarily be the most efficient or in many cases the most practical.Generally speaking the lightest 'gas' stoves are of the type that screws directly to the top of a gas canister. This type is very light and very compact, but they are not the most stable of stoves to cook on as the whole set up stands relatively high. This makes them more prone to being blown over by wind, easier to knock over accidentally and if cooking in the open tent entrance may put the flame closer to your outer tent material. Also because the gas adjustment is made on the stove, above the gas canister but below your pan of hot food or water, it can be hot, fiddly and potentially hazardous to reach and adjust unless you first remove your hot pot or pan.With the above in mind we sourced and tested various types of Lightweight Gas Stoves that employ a remote gas canister. This type of gas stove sits very close to the ground with a low centre of gravity making it far more stable and the gas adjustment is made far easier as it is on the remote gas canister, so well away from the hot stove itself. These Gas Stoves sit only 72mm (2.8") off the ground, compared to at least twice that height for stoves that screw directly on to the top of the gas canister. Due to the fact that there is a braided stainless steel gas line between the stove and the gas canister, there is immediately a weight penalty over some of the smaller stoves that screw directly to the top of gas canisters, but we feel the benefits of these more stable, low profile stoves outweigh the negatives and that this is a compromise worth making.UK SELLER - IN STOCK - FAST DISPATCH
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