Description:

The Express Stove from Primus is a light weight, compact backpacking stove that can be used on any Propane/Isobutane/Butane Blend fuel canister.  It folds down to fit in the palm of your hand, but can boil 1 L of water in a flash!  The flame is adjustible and it comes with or without the self ignitor. 

When to Bring It:

• Camping or backpacking trips where you plan to cook 
• When using Propane/Isobutane/Butane Blend fuel
• When using different sized pots and pans – it doesn’t attach to the cookware, so you can use any size pot/pan
• When saving on space and weight for backpacking
• When you can’t have camp fires (burn bans, no fire wood, trying to Leave No Trace, etc)

When to Leave It:

• When you’re planning to have a fire already and don’t need a stove
• When you’re planning on a fire for heat – this will not heat you up, only your food
• When you’re not limited on space/weight and would prefer a larger stove or grill
• When the camp sites have charcoal grill sites and you’re planning to use them
• When you’re not limited on space and you’re cooking more than one thing at a time – there are 2-burner stoves (you can always get 2 of these though!)

A couple tips:

• As with most stoves, the self-ignitor is not reliable.  It’s really nice to have when it works (probably about 85% of the time for us), but we recommend you always bring a lighter or matches as back-up
• You should NOT expect to fly with this (or any) stove…ever!  It should be obvious that you can’t fly with the pressurized fuel mixture, but now airplanes are also banning all camping stoves.  There is debate about bringing it brand new (with no fuel residue) but we wouldn’t risk it.  We recommend you ship your fuel and stove through ground shipping to wherever you’re going.  If not staying in a hotel when you first arrive, a local outdoor shop may allow you to send your stove to them for you to pick up when you get there.    (Call ahead before you send though!)
• The flame adjustment knob sticks out far enough that you can comfortably adjust it while something’s cooking (to bring it down to a simmer) but not if it’s boiling over – if it’s boiling over, you’ll need to remove the pot first, then adjust
• Comes with a small, handy stuff sack – we recommend you store it in the stuff sack and then in your cookware set
• Do not store your fuel near your food – these canisters leak slightly – I’d keep it on the outside of your pack
• The fuel for this stove is sold at just about any outdoor’s store – but it does NOT take liquid gas or alcohol – so be sure you’re getting the right type of fuel
• The EtaExpress cookset (1.0 L) comes with this stove, so if you’re getting that cookset, do NOT get this stove as well…unless you need 2 of them
• Stove works best when shielded from wind – the EtaExpress includes it’s own wind shield, but if you’re using it with another pots and pans set, just find a way to block any wind – we use rocks, books, stuff sacks, etc – just be sure to keep them far enough away that they won’t catch on fire!

Buy the Express Stove at OutdoorRookie.com

Express Stove