Snow Peak LiteMax Stove Review

The Snow Peak LiteMax was the lightest stove tested and the easiest to assemble and disassemble but had long boil times.

5 Popular Backpacking Stoves

Overall Score: 79/100

Lightest Stove Tested

The stove was the lightest backpacking stove tested. The titanium stove is very lightweight (56 grams / 2.0 ounces) with the three-prong pot stand, boils 2-cups of water in 163 seconds, simmers well and packs up small.

The Snow Peak LiteMax Stove with its case and instructions.

Compact stove and easiest to assemble

The stove packs up small and was an easy stove to assemble.

The Snow Peak LiteMax stove measured next to a ruler.
The Snow Peak LiteMax stove attached to a fuel canister being measured by a ruler.

Snow Peak LiteMax stove showed poor performance in the wind test

LiteMax Wind Test

Conclusion

The Snow Peak LiteMax was the lightest stove tested and the easiest to assemble and disassemble but had long boil times compared to the other stoves tested. However, the stove performed poorly in the wind likely due to the side burning ports on the stove. The boil times in the wind were about three times longer than the boil times using the Soto Windmaster. The maximum estimated 2 cup boils per 100 gram fuel canister was only 11 boils. If you aren’t concerned about longer boil times or fuel efficiency and want to save a few grams the SnowPeak LiteMax might work for you.