BRS 3000T Ultra Light Stove Actual Weight: 26g / .92oz Actual Boil Time: 3min 20sec (2 cups) Price: $15 (found for more and less) Link: BRS 3000T Stove Made in China I've had the chance to use many stoves over the years, some large and heavy others light and compact. The last thing I really needed was another stove, but after seeing some chatter online about the BRS 3000T stove and seeing the price I knew I needed to get one. So after looking around I decided to buy one (purchased on eBay for $11 shipped from China), to my surprise it showed up in less than 2 weeks. It comes in a simple cardboard header and plastic covered package and includes a little nylon draw string storage bag (as seen in photo). I of course didn't want to wait for my next outing to test it so I did a little testing at home. My test was simple, boil 2 cups of water on a medium to high setting (not full blast) and see the time. For the test I used the MSR Titan Pot, MSR IsoPro Fuel and tap water which was 72F to start. Boil time was 3 minutes and 20 seconds. The lid was on for the 1st 2.5 minutes then removed to see progress. What surprised me (especially after some information I read from others) was the amount of fuel it used. Someone had posted their stove used .9oz of IsoPro fuel to boil 1 liter of water in a indoor test. What I found was FAR from that. The BRS 3000T only used 4g! Testing in the field yielded some slightly different results. I didn't have a thermometer with me when I was in the field, but I started the test with some colder water (around 60F), I also used the stove on a lower setting. In the field with minimal wind, the stove did use more fuel than the indoor test. It used about 10g of fuel to boil 2 cups of water, I honestly can't say if it was do to the colder water, using the lower setting or environmental factors. One of the design features that really stuck out to me was the small bump on the legs which lock the legs in place better than most other compact stoves. It's not a huge feature by any means, but it prevents the legs from accidentally closing and offers a little more stability. One other thing I noticed is the way it was built allows you to fold the legs and fold the gas adjuster up without them getting in eachothers way which I found to be an annoying issue with the MSR Pocket Rocket, Micro Rocket and OliCamp Ion Micro stoves. I can say, for the price, this stove is awesome and works great.
You really can't go wrong with picking one up - Even keeping it as a backup, loaner or in an emergency kit this stove is solid and does the trick! As always, I hope you enjoyed reading my review and if you have any questions let me know!
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