Littlbug Stove Comparison Evaluation:

Introducing Littlbug camp stoves that burn wood or alcohol. Go light and gather sticks for your stove or carry alcohol for quick, convenient heat. You can switch between using wood and alcohol to meet your needs and still pack less weight than you would for a stove that requires refined fuel. Littlbug challenges the assumption that a backpacking stove has to take space in your pack. Littlbug Stoves unique geometry results in a remarkable size reduction when stowed for transport and the pieces nest in a fashion that permits you to wrap the stove around a sleeping pad.

Designers of gas stoves are hindered in their attempt to reduce the size and weight of what you carry because most of the size and weight of their package is fuel. Littlbug Stoves are designed to reduce or eliminate the need to carry fuel – the choice is yours. Littlbug Stoves burn sticks so depending on where you go you may not need to carry fuel. This provides weight, space, and operating cost savings.

Details: Liquid and butane/propane stoves use refined fuel, fuel containers, windscreens, heat exchangers, and spare parts. Some or all of these elements make up the total package that ends up on your back. Each piece adds to the weight that you have to carry and uses up space in your pack. The largest and heaviest part of this package is fuel. The amount of fuel you decide to carry depends upon your own particulars. For this comparison, 2 fuel containers were used. You can adjust the fuel quantity used in this comparison to match your requirements. For this comparison, it is assumed the Littlbug Stoves will be using wood for fuel.

Liquid fuel stoves range in weight from 372g to 659g (13.1oz to 1lb 7.3oz). For this comparison, the lightest stove was used. Fuel bottles are available in 11, 22, and 33 fluid ounce sizes. The medium size fuel bottle (22 fl oz) was used.

Butane/propane stoves range in weight from 180g to 754g (6.4oz to 1lb 10.6oz). For this comparison, the lightest stove was used. One 450g butane/propane fuel container will not last as long as one 22fl oz fuel bottle (approximately 25min/100g of fuel vs. 30min/100g of fuel). In this evaluation they are considered to be equivalent.

This is how the stove packages compare:

The lightest comparable liquid gas stove package weighs over 2.5lbs more than the Littlbug Senior Stove and takes 6.5 times the space to transport. The lightest comparable butane propane stove package weighs 1.8lbs more than the Littlbug Senior Stove and takes over 8.75 times the space to transport.

If the gas stoves in this comparison would take no space in your pack, the fuel containers alone would still take 8 to 11 times the space of the Littlbug Junior Stove - even after all the fuel is gone! It would be ideal to have a stove that takes no space in your pack and that's what the Littlbug Stoves are designed to do. You can wrap a Littlbug Stove around a sleeping pad and carry it on the outside of your pack.

Summary: This evaluation compares the weight and space requirements of various stove pack ages. The Littlbug Junior Stove is the lightest and takes the least space. There are other important factors to consider when you choose a stove.

Specs:	LITTLBUG SENIOR	LITTLBUG JUNIOR
Weight	19 oz	5.1 oz.
Size	9" Tall x 8" Diameter	6" Tall x 5.5" Diameter
Assembly Time	less than 15 sec.	less than 15 sec.
Boil Time	3 to 5 minutes (wood)	4 to 6 minutes (wood)
	4 to 6 minutes (alcohol)	7 to 9 minutes (alcohol)
Times obtained by an experienced user	[1 Qt. of Water @50 degrees F]	[1 Qt. of Water @50 degrees F]