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Fire Maple Blade 2 titanium stove (similar to Alpkit Koro stove)

$67.50 USD 'Blade 2' stove

e.g. With pot and canister
The Fire Maple Blade 2 titanium stove is available for $67.50 USD delivered on Aliexpress.

  • Lightweight remote gas canister stove
  • Pre-heat tube for inverted canister operation
  • Compact collapsible design
  • Open: 8.9 x 7.5cm diameter
  • Stowed: 7.5 x 14.5cm diameter
  • 135g

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Fire Maple FMS-117H "Blade 2" is a titanium remote gas stove with a pre-heat tube for inverted canister operation.

It combines elements of the Fire Maple FMS-117T (lightweight titanium) and FMS-118 (preheat tube) stoves.

A remote stove links the gas canister to the burner with a hose for these advantages:

  • Safety: A windscreen wraps around the burner without risk of reflected heat causing a canister explosion
  • Stability: Lower center of gravity as the burner (and pot) does not sit tall upon the canister
  • Convenience: Flame adjustment knob is located at the canister, not beneath the burner (and pot)

At temperatures near freezing, canister gas becomes liquefied, degrading stove performance and efficiency.

At temperatures below -10C, an ordinary canister stove may not work at all.

Inverting the canister allows liquid fuel to be fed into the stove, however requires a pre-heat tube to work.

A pre-heat tube is a loop of piping near the flame that warms the liquid fuel - causing it to vaporize before reaching the burner head.


FMS-117H pros:

  • Powerful 2800W stove with good a range of adjustment
  • Lightweight compared with stoves of similar capability
  • Wide arm stands for pot stability (and larger pots - good for groups or melting snow)
  • Wide leg supports for stove stability
  • 1L water boils in ~5:40
  • Mesh bag


FMS-117H cons:

  • Gap over burner head makes minimum pot diameter 8cm
  • 6cm hose perhaps a bit short
  • Must be careful when inverting canister to avoid flare ups / stove flipping
  • Burner base only slightly higher than the feet - difficult placement on uneven surfaces
  • More potential failure points than canister mounted stoves (tube, valves, o-rings)
  • Flame adjustment knob is quite sensitive / could be smoother
  • Pre-heat tube / inverted canister operation not necessary for temps above freezing
  • Heavier and bulkier than ultralight canister mounted stoves
  • Mesh bag catches on collapsed stove arms
  • FMS-117T stove may have a sputtering problem (possible problem with valves and o-rings), unsure if this has been fixed in the FMS-117H
  • FMS-118 sputters when inverted (possible problem with diameter of pre-heat tube), unsure if this has been fixed in the FMS-117H
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Further Resources

Fire Maple Blade 2
Fire Maple FMS-117T2 (118T) (German Ultraleicht-Trekking forum - Google Translate)
Fire Maple 117T and 118 merge
Hybrid FMS-117T/FMS-118 picture

Youtube
FIRE-MAPLE: Blade 2 & Snow Ti 4 Cookset

Alpkit Koro
Alpkit Koro canister stove reviewed

Youtube
Alpkit Koro And Mytipot
ALPKIT Koro Stove
Product Insights: Koro camping stove

FMS-117T
Fire Maple FMS-117T
Fire-Maple FMS-117T Titanium Stove 98g

FMS-118
Fire Maple FMS-118
Fire Maple FMS-118 Sputters in the Cold vs MSR Windpro II
Fire Maple FMS-118 Inverted Canister Sputter
Fixing the Fire Maple FMS-118 Inverted Canister Sputter

Youtube
Fire Maple's Volcano FMS-118 Remote Gas Stove Stove Stutter

Misc
Inverted Canister Stoves
Canister Stoves, Compared – A Compendium of Canister Stoves
Gas Stoves in Cold Weather – Regulator Valves and Inverted Canisters
FMS117T vs FMS-118 follow up
Anyone used Fire-Maple FMS-117T or FMS-118 remote can stove?