This is lightweight, comes with a protective plastic box keeping it dry and safe from crunching under something else in my pack. It's much much smaller that I thought it would be which is every backpackers dream.I've always relied on small twig and brush fires on the trail until I found this guy. We can stop and eat before looking for firewood. No need to do extra work to get to have a nice meal. No more granola dinners because I'm too tired to cook! I looked at several different hiking stoves but I'm glad this is the one I went with. It's low cost and size made it perfect.