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Primus introduced the Firestick canister stove for 2022. While we haven’t had a chance to do a full review yet, we did our best to get our hands on samples and collect all kinds of valuable information for this hot new gadget for 2022.
Read on for our detailed 2022 pre review of the Primus Firestick – it comes with a cylindrical design, and that blocks both winds and serves as a handle for large pots.
A different approach to lightweight canister stoves for 2022
Primus went with a cylindrical design for 2022. This design enables the Primus Firestick stove to block wind easily when expanded, and also handle large pots. When you close the Firestick, it clicks together in the center, hiding the nozzle and avoiding snags and bulk when storing it. The valve is regulated, so you can achieve high fuel efficiency and control your consumption of fuel.
The Primus Firestick comes in two options: Steel and Titanium
You can buy the Firestick in two material options: Either steel or titanium. The steel options weights 3.7 ounces and costs around $90. If you want to be ultra weight saving, go with the titanium option: It costs $120 and only weighs 3.1 ounces!
Preview: It packs away easily, fits your hands like a package of mints and has enough power
From what we’ve seen and heard, the Primus Firestick is very portable. Thanks to the clicking design, you can store it away as easy as a package of mints or gum, and it fits your hands too. And it’s still powerful enough to handle cooking and making hot water for tea when backpacking. As it comes with a regulation valve, precise adjusting of the flame is possible, and you can simmer your broil if you need to.
It comes by default with a beautiful wool pouch and a piezo trigger.
Who is the Primus Firestick made for?
The Firestick is clearly aimed towards the ultra-portable market of hardcore hikers and mountaineers. If you need to save the weight and storage room, the Firestick is for you. It’s powerful enough to handle cooking and water heating, but if you need a full-on camping kitchen, you need a bigger stove.
Facts
Its 4 inches long and weighs around 3-4 ounces. It’s the slimmest canister stove we have seen so far. It looks like a flashlight when retracted, and has air intake holes for fuel-efficiency. And it supports wide pots and gives good wind protection. It can heat with 8530 BTUs, which is quite a lot; an average home stove has only around 7000 BTU per burner!
Detailed Specifications of the Primus Firestick
- Streamlined cylinder-shape that slides into the pockets
- Windscreen with an integrated burner with 8530 BTUs
- Fast and easy setup
- Safe for outdoor use
- Wind protection supposed to work great
- Holds wide pots
- The flame is recessed in the shelter to give even more wind protection when cooking in stormy conditions
- Holds small pots too
- Narrow, strong flame
- Regulation valve for precise control of power
- Wool storage pouch doubles as a potholder – NICE!
- Piezo igniter included too
- Weight: 3.7 oy (steel) or 3.1 oy (titanium)
- Dimensions: 1.4 inches x 4.1 inches
- BTUs: 8350 (Average home stove burner only has 7000 BTUs!)
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