The reports all seem to have a few things in common: long burn times combined with heavy loads of water or food. So yes, the BRS is an ultralight canister stove with the nearest competitor, the OLICAMP Ion Micro Titanium Stove, being nearly double the weight!

You are generally paying keen attention anyway when cooking in a tiny backpacking kitchen setup, so having to closely monitor the flame size has never been a big frustration for me with the BRS-3000T or any other ultralight stove I’ve owned. I used a 900ml titanium mug from Vargo Outdoors and confidently brought 500ml of water to a steady boil with no issues, but I wouldn’t push this stove much further than coffee or dehydrated meals. When Grayl sent over their new UltraPress Ti Water Filter for me to check out, they included a few odds and ends that I wasn’t expecting.About the only thing I could fault it for is there is really no windscreen vanes on the burner head. Josh Leavitt of Ruta Locura first came up with the idea of using the BRS-3000T with a Sol cup when, 3 years ago? This stove is best suitable for lightweight backpacking when weight and size are more important than some features. I hired a little car, a Fiat Panda, which I travelled around to all the ancient sights in, and slept in for the duration of the holiday.

The letters come from the English translation for ‘Brothers’, itself coming from the group’s motto- ‘ Brotherhood and Teamwork‘.

If you must use something, I prefer to use my surroundings first, and as a last resort I’ll use a piece of very thick carbon fiber felt. If the wind is managed or not an issue, you will have no problem achieving a fast boil with this stove. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform.