The Novel Lightweight Champion
Until recently, the Monatauk Gnat (aka the FMS-116t, aka the Olicamp Kinetic Ultra) was the world's lightest canister stove at 48g/1.7oz. Until recently.
The maker of the "Monatauk" Gnat is truly Fire Maple inwards China. Fire Maple's nomenclature for the stove is FMS-116t (The "T" denotes "titanium"). Well, Fire Maple has at nowadays come upwardly out alongside a new, fifty-fifty lighter stove, the FMS-300t, which they convey named the "Hornet." The Hornet weighs inwards at a scant 45g (1.6oz).
Wait, wait, await only a second. Hikin' Jim exercise you lot hateful to tell me it's alone three measly grams lighter? Three grams!? Why that's alone 0.1 ounce! Who Cares?!
Well, as well as you've got a fleck of dot in that place actually, but that's non the whole story. Whereas the Gnat is a rather broad stove fifty-fifty when you lot plication upwardly the pot supports, the Hornet is quite compact.
Fire maple lists it's folded dimensions every bit 37mm X 52mm (1.5" X 2").
What's that you lot say? With a tiny footling burner caput similar that the flaming must hold upwardly extremely focused; why I'll goal my supper! Actually, no. The videos I've seen as well as the reports I've read betoken that the flaming fans out reasonably good (Note: I convey non yet had a jeopardy to larn a Hornet myself for testing). The stove is nonetheless reputed to hold upwardly quite loud when inwards functioning on high flame.
Of course, it remains to hold upwardly seen how pot stability compares to other stoves. The radius of the Hornet's supports is fairly small, as well as a pot volition alone convey 3 points of contact because of the angle of the Hornet's pot supports.
Wow! So, where tin I larn one?
Fire Maple stoves are non currently available for purchase inwards the United States through normal channels, but fifty-fifty though Fire Maple stoves can't hold upwardly bought from United States sources, ane tin ever purchase them immediately from Communist People's Republic of China on eBay. Liberty Mountain does carry around stoves built yesteryear Fire Maple nether the Olicamp name, but I don't yet know if the Hornet volition perish available nether the Olicamp build or not.
Two lightweight champions inwards a row. Well done, Fire Maple.
I give thank you lot you for joining me,
HJ
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| The Monatauk Gnat, 48g (1.7oz). |
The maker of the "Monatauk" Gnat is truly Fire Maple inwards China. Fire Maple's nomenclature for the stove is FMS-116t (The "T" denotes "titanium"). Well, Fire Maple has at nowadays come upwardly out alongside a new, fifty-fifty lighter stove, the FMS-300t, which they convey named the "Hornet." The Hornet weighs inwards at a scant 45g (1.6oz).
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| The Fire Maple Hornet (FMS-300t), 45g (1.6oz) |
Well, as well as you've got a fleck of dot in that place actually, but that's non the whole story. Whereas the Gnat is a rather broad stove fifty-fifty when you lot plication upwardly the pot supports, the Hornet is quite compact.
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| The Hornet (FMS-300t) folds upwardly compactly |
What's that you lot say? With a tiny footling burner caput similar that the flaming must hold upwardly extremely focused; why I'll goal my supper! Actually, no. The videos I've seen as well as the reports I've read betoken that the flaming fans out reasonably good (Note: I convey non yet had a jeopardy to larn a Hornet myself for testing). The stove is nonetheless reputed to hold upwardly quite loud when inwards functioning on high flame.
Of course, it remains to hold upwardly seen how pot stability compares to other stoves. The radius of the Hornet's supports is fairly small, as well as a pot volition alone convey 3 points of contact because of the angle of the Hornet's pot supports.
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| The Hornet's pot supports are angled. |
Fire Maple stoves are non currently available for purchase inwards the United States through normal channels, but fifty-fifty though Fire Maple stoves can't hold upwardly bought from United States sources, ane tin ever purchase them immediately from Communist People's Republic of China on eBay. Liberty Mountain does carry around stoves built yesteryear Fire Maple nether the Olicamp name, but I don't yet know if the Hornet volition perish available nether the Olicamp build or not.
UPDATE five Apr 2013: There convey been around problems reported alongside jet blockages inwards the Fire Maple Hornet. Apparently in that place is a sintered brass filter inwards the base of operations of the jet. If whatsoever gunk gets inwards the filter as well as blocks the catamenia of gas, in that place is no means to restore catamenia brusque of drilling out the filter. A blockage would hold upwardly impossible to clear inwards the field. My advice is to concur off buying a Hornet until Fire Maple gets the occupation corrected. I'll ship service an update every bit to a greater extent than data becomes available.At this juncture, I don't convey whatsoever farther information, but I wanted to at to the lowest degree top it on that in that place was a novel low-cal weight champion inwards the upright canister stove category as well as mention the novel stove's real compact design.
Two lightweight champions inwards a row. Well done, Fire Maple.
I give thank you lot you for joining me,
HJ
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