Fire-Maple FMS-300T Portable Camping Stove Ultra Light Titanium Gas Stove

Used the backpack stove on our last camping adventure. Worked perfectly with the purchased butane cylinder and pot. Boiled in the water amazingly quick and contributed to great meals in the wild. Highly recommend for size, easy use, and almost no weight!

This is a quality piece. I’ve got several versions of this design and hours and days of practical use has convinced me the Fire Maple stove is the best quality. Quick easy connection with minimal fuel loss. Durand compact construction. If minimal load and functional performance are required. This will do the job

I have not tested it in the field yet, but my first impressions based on a quick boil in my kitchen are very positive. This stove is very light, lighter than the GSI Bugaboo cup that I boiled in (55 grams.) In terms of build quality, I would give it an A-. The control valve feels fantastic and offers a lot of precision. All the way from a tiny simmering flicker of a flame, to a loud jet. That said the support arms are a little inconsistent. They are completely stable while open, but two of them swing open loosely and the other is fairly tight. It’s not a big deal but worth noting. My only concern for this stove is for inexperienced or somewhat careless backpackers. The support arms are very short so stability is a bit of an issue. I know myself to already be pretty cautious with all stoves so I’m not too worried. But if you purchase, just know that you will have to take care when balancing your cook pot.

This stove works great for boiling water very quickly. It took about 4-5 minutes to bring about 2 quarts of water to a rapid boil. My only complaint is that it is described as having "well distributed large spread firepower" and I completely disagree with that. The flame is very powerful, but concentrated in a small area, so just make sure you have pots/pans that are shaped right or can take the heat and conduct it well. It scorched my pan in a 2x2" spot when I was trying to saute some onions. But this stove is so lightweight and compact that from now on I'll use it when I need a quick boil, and use the 116-T for sautéing and wider flame distribution. It is a great stove to have in a go bag, lightweight camping gear, or anything you want to save space and not weigh down with heavy portable cooking gear. Came with a rip stop style protective bag that you can tuck away nearly anywhere! Highly recommend.

Purchased a model 116T a few years ago. Have put it through the wringer. Thumbs up to the stove. Good prices. Approve of the quality of the product. The burner on the 116 has a good distribution of flame. Wider burning area then the 300T. I prefer a smaller model like the 300T for backpacking. While browsing their website I see they have some nice innovation going on. Curious about Mars Radiant Burner System. I recently made another purchase of a Fire Maple stove. I had an issue with the way the transaction turned out. However, upon being contacted by the company; I was left feeling good about their level of customer service. And have to give them credit where it is due. Customer service will drive me back to a brand or drive me away. Kudos! Fire Maple I’m a returning customer.

Does not fit Fire Maple Petrel. Not sure why they’d make the stove if not comparable with their own product….

Have used this little guy on multiple trips,, it is small and I love that… Make sure it is on a flat surface and it’s a little champ 🤙🏾🤙🏾

Everybody compares this to the BRS-3000T so I'll start there. At first glance they look extremely similar and the BRS is a few grams lighter coming in just under an ounce. The Fire Maple is actually the original and if you pay attention to the pictures you'll notices some brass and steel parts in there. That accounts for the weight difference and also the quality difference between the two stoves. The BRS model is known to have a tricky valve that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. I can attest because I have 2 and both exhibit this issue. It's very frustrating when you can't control the flame or even get your stove to shut off. There have been times I just had to unscrew it from the gas because I couldn't get it stop. This has never happened to me with the Fire Maple. It has a higher quality valve that works in a predictable and repeatable manner. I also think it's designed to manage heat better in the stove stem which keeps the valve and its seals cooler. I think that may be part of the problem with the BRS. The other key difference is the burner top and pot holders. The BRS has a louvred like flame spreader on the burner that the Fire Maple doesn't have. While in theory this would seem a good idea, in practice is actually concentrates a good bit of that flame onto the titanium pot holders which in turn overheat and can sag or even bend completely with the stove on full blast. I've seen mine sag when I have extended boil times dues to altitude or weather. The Fire Maple lacks the louver and also uses thicker stainless pot holders instead of thin Ti ones. They get plenty hot, but nowhere near the deformation point like on the BRS. You might mistake that design flaw for extra heat that would mean faster boil times, but in fact, the boils times are indiscernible as is the gas usage. I still take the BRS out occasionally, but when I'm on an extended hike and need to know my stove is bullet proof, I take the Fire Maple. Now for actual usage. You have to keep in mind with the tiny size of these that they are minimalist backpacking stoves really intended for boiling water in mug size pots (400-750mL size range) to rehydrate meals. They aren't really ideal or intended for heavy camp cooking like making bacon and eggs for breakfast or a steak and potato dinner. The burner is about the size of a quarter and generates a concentrated hot spot about 2 1/2" around. That's fine for boiling water or making coffee, but will quickly scorch something like oatmeal or powdered eggs. The pot holders are also only around 3" in diameter so if you are using any thing much larger than 4", stability is going to be an issue. I have done a 1.6L Mors pot worth of soup, but you have to be very careful and it's much safer to stabilize the pot with a few rocks or even just suspend it over the stove from a hasty tripod. The other thing is these stoves are highly affected by the wind. I highly recommend also getting a titanium foil windscreen. This will greatly reduce boil time and gas usage. In fact, with the wind screen you can turn the flame way down without compromising boil time and we all like to stretch that gas as far as possible. Within its intended usage profile this is the best ultralight backpacking stove out there. I think it hits the practical limit of how light a gas stove can be and still be durable and reliable. If you're more a luxury or car camper then there are definitely much better and more practical stove options out there than this one. If you are looking to go far and fast with a compact ultralight kit, then this might be the ideal stove for you.

Really neat , lightweight and produces a good heat source. Great for lightweight camping . The pot holding brackets are , of course small so care with larger or full pans will be constantly needed but if you need a tiny light wight stove this is good value.

This is brilliant. So small and light Such a brilliant bit of engineering. Can't say how good it is! Combined with a small gas canister....very light weight and pack size very small

Very good and lightweight, perfect for boiling water but not so good for cooking meals due to the single high intensity flame. Perfect for lightweight backpacking

Light weight and works perfect. Good heat output and fast boil. Sturdy construction. Fit in a metal canteen cup with small gas canister and lid. Great for light packing walks and brew.

Folds down nice and small for transporting about nice and solid well made bit of kit would recommend