Maxsun Portable Mini Gas Stove MS8000, 7,172 BTU, Camp Stove, Compact Design with Carrying Case

BUILDThis thing is really well-built, especially for the price. The metal is heavier than the other models I tested, including an Iwatani. The metal panel fit and finish is pretty much flawless. Weld joints are all high quality on the unit I received.SIZEIt's smaller than I'd imagined. I knew it was a lower BTU (heat output) model, but it is small. The manufacturer recommends a pot or pan no larger than 11". Of course, at this price, one could might consider getting two.CARRYING CASECarrying case appears to be of good quality. It's made of flexible plastic. It is a bit hard to open and close, but nothing serious. Even the expensive Japanese model I tried didn't have a decent quality carrying case. The oven fits easily into the carrying case, which is ergonomic to carry.PERFORMANCE TESTThis stove lit immediately on the first try, each time I tested it. It put out plenty of heat. I had no way of measuring the heat, but I did notice that on high, the heat travelled higher than on my other butane stove. This might be an effect of the windscreen, however. I cooked and reheated on it, and had no trouble at all. I'll also add that the entire stove, except for the burner area stayed quite cool during operation. Nice.CO detectionI use a carbon monoxide detector that is more sensitive/reliable than typical home unit. While cooking with a 10" pan on top, the meter measured 0 PPM of CO.I'm hot for this stove. I'm seriously considering buying another. It's the best build quality of any stove I've found including that high end Japanese brand. If you look around, you might come across my review of that other one on Amazon too.

This is exactly what I was looking for. Smaller than the regular version, a good case for travel, and perfect for my weekend trips. I do alot of weekend trips and use alot of my jetboil fuel canister to cook my meals but the $$$ adds up quick. With this gas stove the fuel are 4 cans for 6-7 bucks. Jetboils fuel canister are 5-9 bucks for 1 canister depending on size (jetboils fuel are more expensive but do perform better in types of weather and are more efficient) Just for weekends and base camp these are a win! Save money and make sure to get the canister with the blue rings, these canister have a built in safety protection system. It ejects itself when there's too much pressure so it doest blow up in your face hahahha. Stay safe and camp on!

Satisfied, it is about double the price of the more common model but it is worth it in my opinion. The stove is a fair bit smaller and construction quality is a bit better. It's no collection piece, but does not seem crappy like the 20$ stove you can buy everywhere.

Well built, and sturdy. Smaller than most backpacking stoves.

It's a good camping stove and easy to use, I even used it at home .