Product Description

Arg! My beautifully simmering sauce! Curse you, tiny surface area stove! I should have brought the Brunton Raptor Stove! The Brunton Raptor folds down small but unfolds three arms into a good-sized platform that you'll be able to balance your big pots on without the help of a troupe of circus performers. Made of sturdy (read: almost indestructible) stainless steel with a piezo-electric starter, the Raptor is easy, reliable and powerful. Precise control lets you simmer like a pro or go to inferno mode and boil water fast. At a dainty 5 oz, there's no good reason not to take the Raptor along. *Self ignition for altitudes below 8000ft, bring a lighter for higher altitude trips.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #809 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Brunton
• Model: RAPTOR
• Released on: 2005-03-01
• Dimensions: 2.70" h x 3.20" w x 4.30" l, 3.30 pounds

Features

• Comes with a Piezo electric ignition
• Precision simmering control
• Tough nylon case included
• One year warranty
• Large, sturdy pot supports for safe, easy use

Customer Reviews

RAPTOR ROCKS
Although rarely factored in, fuel always adds bulk or weight to a backpacker's stove, nevertheless, this little stove has a lot going for it. The built-in piezo-electric start is a really great feature and works on the first try on mine. The burner can be regulated from barely a flame to a roaring jet blast with easy adjustment. It folds up like a 'Transformer' into a tiny unit that fits into a fabric carry case and
weighs next to nothing. Well engineered and constucted, it will definitely serve its purpose well when needed. High marks for this little dynamo!

Small, Light and Rugged
The Brunton Raptor Foldable Canister Stove with Piezo Ignition is an ingenious design incorporating folding pot supports and a piezo lighter. The entire stove, minus a fuel canister fits into an included small padded nylon case about 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" and weighing only a few ounces. It is easy to light with the incorporated piezo lighter. The Brunton Raptor competes head-to-head with the MSR Superfly, but wins for pack size and price. The Raptor is $20.00 less than the Superfly with a piezo lighter. I have used a variety of Hank Roberts, Coleman and MSR canister stoves over the years, but for size, weight, price and convenience, I'm recommending the Brunton Raptor.

Happy Camper
I have owned my Brunton Raptor for two seasons. I have taken it backpacking in to the Colorado Rockies and prepared meals for up to seven. The Raptor performed the same at sealevel as it did at 12,000 feet. The ease of setting up the Raptor and getting right to cooking is a real plus. With the compressed gas canister there is no fussing with the gas generator or pumping of fuel bottles. The piezoelectric ignition has worked very reliably even though one must take care to keep it dry and out of strong winds during the ignition process. With the range in sizes of gas canisters, I have not had any problems with running out of fuel while on a trek. The photograph shows a tripod base which is sold seperately, and I recommend that you get it to provide added stability when cooking. I can not imagine trekking in the backcountry without my Raptor.