From a warm cup of coffee to start off your day to a hot meal at the end of a day of lots of miles earned, a backpacking stove is one piece of gear that can completely change your backpacking experience.

With so many stoves on the market, often with a high price tag, it’s hard to determine which backpacking stove is the best.

When purchasing a stove I considered the following:

Price
Weight
Functionality
Wind-resistance

In this blog, you’ll read a review of my favorite budget friendly backpacking stove: the BRS 300.

The BRS 300 is a tiny, ultralight, and cheap alternative to most other backpacking stoves on the market.

I’ve backpacked with a BRS 300 stove set for 3 years now, and have taken it on all sorts of backpacking trips through the mountains and deserts.

For reference, I’ve also test driven the JetBoil, MSR Pocket Rocket, and MSR WhisperLite.

Technical Specs:

Price: $17
Weight: 25 g
Size: 2 in
Boil Time: 3 minute/L
Adjustable Flame
Fuel: Isobutane/propane canister

The bottom line: The BRS 300 is is a lightweight, compact, and durable stove that won’t break your budget. It’s comparable to the MSR Pocket Rocket, but costs a fraction of the price. The BRS 300 has great simmer control, packs down small, and boils water fast. While the stove isn’t a full cooking system (like the JetBoil), it offers great functionality for cooking and not just boiling water.

Since the BRS 300 is just a stove and not a cook set you’ll need to purchase a pot and bring along a lighter and fuel.

For my pot, I currently have the GSI Pinnacle Soloist cook set. This set features a 1.1 L pot with a strainer/sip-it top, a 14 fl. oz. mug/bowl with an insulated sleeve, and a folding spork. The set only weighs 10.9 oz, and is about the size of a grapefruit. The set, my stove, and a 220g fuel canister also all fit into the pot for storage in my pack.