Best Backpacking Stoves Under 12 oz

A backpacking stove earns its slot by weight, fuel reliability, and boil time together — and under twelve ounces is the cut where canister, liquid-fuel, and integrated-canister designs all meet without compromise for thru-hikers and weekend trips. A sub-12oz burner packs small enough to disappear in a cook kit yet still pulls a real pot of water to a rolling boil, which is the distinction that separates a sub-five-ounce burner-only option from a versatile simmer-capable stove. This page compares the camp stoves in the PackedOut catalog that come in under twelve ounces of carry weight, side by side on weight, boil time, fuel, capacity, packed size, and price. Pick by trip and climate: a remote-canister stove is the lightest option above treeline, an integrated-canister design splits the difference between a bare burner and a full stove with regulator, and a liquid-fuel multi-fuel stove handles sustained winter cold where canister fuel underperforms.