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Elektra FE Cook System - Black Edition

I have used this on hikes for lunch and it is easy to use. When traveling, the top lid doesn’t have anything to click or hold it into place so it is susceptible to moving around and not staying in place. Also it is malleable so careful just putting it into your pack.

Good little kit

Now that I have used this for my summer camping I can make a review. I Love this stove, very lite but a powerful flame that boils water fast. I have only used it to boil water but it does adjust to low flame without going out. Not one problem with it the whole summer. It's very easy to use, so a beginner to novice will enjoy it. It will pack up and all fit in the provided pot.

Perfect size, weight, and portability!

I have relied on a traditional, bomber MSR mountaineering stove forever...whether it's a legit winter mountaineering trip, or a simply overnight bike packing trip. I've finally reached a point where I realized I should just get a much smaller canister stove for shorter trips. Have always loved Katadyn's products so decided to give it a try. Super light, all packs together - canister, stand, two pots, along with the stove itself! Seems really well built and thought out. Looking forward to using this during the warmer months of the year.

Lightweight, compact cook system. Would like an attached piezoelectric for starting.

Great Stove

I have the HE version of this stove and fell in love with it. Decided to buy another for another daypack of mine. This comes with a windscreen (extremely useful), a stand, their lightweight stove (noncollapsible/nonfoldable). Very compact, packable stove. Boils water quick (would be quicker with Heat Exchange). Does what it’s designed for. No igniter, NEEDS a lighter or a sparker to light it. Great for indoor use as well (like a hotel). Wish they had an actual lid not the pan, a flat 1 (help minimize footprint).

Great Portable Stove Set For Everyday Camping

First time purchasing and using a portable stove for backpacking. Love the portability of this stove set, great for my use and situation, and able to pack in the set a small propane tank. The bag for the set is a nice add on. The big pot and small pan work well for cooking and boiling water. Burner works well and easy to use. The wind guard works fine, wouldn't say it makes the biggest difference but nice to have. Overall, a great portable stove set for anyone to use, at a great price.

Great stove (brush and flat rock not included)

This has been my go to camp stove for about a year now and I love it. It lights easily, heats up quick, and seems relatively light (I don't have much experience carrying other stoves). Two downsides: 1. it has a few moving parts and one pot has a metal grill on the bottom, both of these things very much enhance the quality of the product however they are very hard to clean (without excessive amounts of water). I camp in desert-esque places and so I have started bringing an old toothbrush to clean at those hard to rinse places, I'm sure a quick dunk in a river would work fine. 2. This is not the most stable set-up, yes there are different size propane canisters and little stands for the bottom however with just the set and a canister that fits into the pot to store, without a pretty flat surface, it's a bit wobbly and has a tendency to end up in the dirt (accelerating problem number 1). This is nitpicky, and it really is a great stove.

Great lightweight stove. Quick to boil water at ~3 minutes. Purchased for the Wonderland trail around Mt. Rainier. Much smaller and lighter than my 2.5L Reactor.

Great simple do it all kit

This stove kit has served me very well and I have no major complaints. There are a few things that could be improved. The fuel valve controller could use a redesign as it is finicky to work with and the stove cannot be screwed in with it closed, and it will also not close at 0%. It also conflicts with the windscreen sometimes and rotating it is not always easy. These are very minor things, but some similarly priced stoves do not have these issues. The arms that hold the pots are a little more flimsy than some others I have seen, but it makes up for it in btu and the pot system is excellent. Using both to boil water yields results comparable to jetboil (less than 2 minutes for boiling 2 cups of water) and they offer great versatility for on the go cooking as compared to some competitors. This packs down really well with the canister, stove, and sparker all fit compactly into the two pots and the mesh carrying case makes transporting the full kit very convenient. The sparker being separate is something I personally prefer as opposed to an integrated one as it is more versatile, more reliable and adds virtually no extra weight. Having used it in the snow and in wet conditions, the sparker being it's own unit adds more usability in a variety of conditions. The pots are excellent so far. Used them for around a year and a half and they still have their coating on the inside and still just as non-stick as it came. They are fairly light, and reasonably durable. The bigger pot did warp slightly when packed very tightly into my bag, but that is unlikely to happen when transporting it with a gas canister (which I was not) and I would chalk it up to me own error. Nevertheless it was very easy to bend back into a perfect circle so that the lid/pan fits.

Tested but not long term

Used a few times and no issues. Boils water in seconds. No long-term use to give a real review.