Light weight, very compact canister stove with piezo starter. Also available w/out the piezo and in titanium versions (the pot legs only are titanium), saves .75 oz. Manufacturer claims 3.5 minutes to boil 1 L of water. A 7.0 oz fuel canister (3.8 oz of fuel) burns 45 minutes at 10,000 BTUs. Rated temperature is 17 deg F (-10 deg C).
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mrolph - Jun 5, 2002 2:07 pm - Voted 4/5
Untitled Review- Cold weather performance: On the coldest morning (15 deg. F) I boiled about 12 oz of water in under 3 minutes.
- High altitude performance: Used on Muir Pass (11,955 ft) without problems.
- Fuel Consumption: In 16 days cooking 1 to 2 hot meals/day, I used a single 13 oz fuel cannister.
Compared to my MSR Wisperlite, the Giga power was amazing. It lights instantly, only weighs a few ounces and no priming mess!
I purchased my own Giga Power this spring. I also looked at the MSR Pocket Rocket and the Primus Titanium. On paper, all of these stove compare pretty well. I bought the Giga Power because of my previous good experience with the borrowed stove.
There is still a place for liquid fuel stoves. In some parts of the world, fuel cannisters could be hard to find. Also for winter camping and mountaineering where the temperature will be below 15 deg F, liquid fuel is a better choice.
UPDATE: The piezo lighter on my new gigapower has failed after only 6 meals cooked. I knocked a star off of the rating for that. I'll let you know how the customer service is after I get it fixed.