Bikepacking Stoves

Jetboil’s new TrailCook stoves offer better simmer control, improved ignition, and a more packable design. Learn more about the TrailCook 1.2L and TrailCook 2.0L here…

Looking for a lightweight, stable, and well-built canister stove for your bikepacking kit? The newly updated Vargo Jet-Ti 2 stood out enough to pull Logan back into stove testing after a long hiatus. In this review, he compares it to longtime favorites like the Snow Peak LiteMax and MSR PocketRocket to see how it stacks up in weight, boil speed, stability, and overall performance…

Optimized for windy conditions, the MSR WindBurner Stove is an all-in-one canister stove with a one-liter pot and an ultra-efficient radiant burner that excels where other stoves fail. After several months of testing and bikepacking, find Miles’s MSR WindBurner Stove review here…

In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Vargo has released an updated version of its popular Jet-Ti stove with more titanium, improved stability, and less weight. Learn all about the Vargo Jet-Ti 2 Stove here…

The Pathfinder Ti is an ultralight titanium camp stove that packs down small and weighs less than anything we’ve used before. Plus, it’s one of the most affordable canister stoves on the market. Find Miles’ thoughts after using one this winter here, including how it stacks up against other tiny stoves he’s tried…

The SOTO WindMaster stands proudly as a maximalist canister stove that promises high power and unparalleled performance in the wind. Throughout the winter, Josh put the stove through its paces on coffee rides and glamping overnighters to see if the WindMaster lives up to its name. Read his in-depth review here…

The Jetboil Stash is the brand’s lightest and most compact cooking system to date, with the entire kit weighing just over 200g. We’ve been testing one over the past few months to see how it performs as a lightweight bikepacking stove for one to two people. Find Miles’ review here…

Cass tries his hand at cooking with the Solo Stove Lite, an ultralight cooking system that uses twigs, leaves, and other forms of biomass to generate heat. Read on to find out how it fares in both perfectly dry Spanish conditions, and less than ideal UK drizzle…

New for 2018, MSR’s PocketRocket 2 Mini Stove Kit takes the already compact canister stove we reviewed last year and incorporates an aluminum pot with lid, a bowl, an ultralight pot lifter, and stuff sack, all while leaving room for a 4 oz. fuel canister. Here are our thoughts after a few months and far too many instant oatmeals…

The Optimus Crux stove has been around for a few years, but remains a definite contender for an ultralight and ultra-packable bikepacking stove. As an added bonus the Crux shares similar specs to some stoves we’ve seen released this year… and it folds in half into an incredibly tiny package.

The Clikstand is a lightweight, minimal stove system designed around the classic Trangia alcohol burner. Diminutive enough to pack in a framebag, it’s also perfectly proportioned for a gourmet cooking campout. Read on to discover why we like it so much…

MSR claims to have rolled in the best features from both the much-loved PocketRocket and the ultralight MicroRocket to offer a lighter, more versatile sequel. Here’s our thoughts after using the Pocket Rocket 2 ultra-compact canister stove for a couple months as well as a comparison to the Snow Peak LiteMax Ti.