Fire Maple Ultralight Cook Kit: Green Peak Stove and Petrel Pot Reviewed

Introduction

A cook kit earns its place by doing a few simple jobs well: boil water quickly, pack down small, and survive being knocked around at the bottom of a pack. The combination of a Fire Maple Green Peak stove and a Fire Maple Petrel pot does exactly that, and it does it for $44 for the two core pieces. Add a titanium cup and a long-handled titanium spoon and the complete kit reaches $74.

Everything nests. The stove and the accessories fit inside the pot, the pot fits inside its own storage bag, and the whole package weighs 13 oz. That combination of low weight and low cost is what makes this kit worth a closer look.

What Makes This Kit Work

The design logic is straightforward: one pot for cooking, one cup for coffee, a stove that packs inside the pot, and a spoon long enough for a pouch meal. Nothing here is duplicated and nothing is decorative.

Weight is the strongest argument. The Petrel pot with its lid weighs 5.8 oz, the titanium cup 1.9 oz, and the Green Peak stove 3.1 oz with its storage bag. Packed together with a lighter, a spoon, and a few paper towels, the kit lands at 13 oz.

Cost is the second argument. The stove is $20 and the pot is $24, which puts the working core of the kit at $44. The cup adds $20 and the spoon adds $10. Each piece is sold separately, so you can build the kit in stages or leave out whatever you already own.

Fire Maple Green Peak Stove

The Green Peak is a canister stove rated at 9,550 BTUs and designed for isobutane. It has three foldable pot supports with serrations that grip the base of a pot, a flame adjuster, a built-in igniter at the burner head, and a partial windscreen formed into the same head.

In use it is steady and predictable. The igniter has lit on every attempt, the flame adjuster offers real simmer control instead of a narrow on-off band, and the stove seals onto a canister without leaking gas. The built-in wind protection copes with a light breeze, though a proper windscreen is still the right answer in exposed, windy conditions.

The pot supports sit about 2.5 in apart, so the stove is not tied to one pot. Any reasonably sized pot, cup, or pan will sit securely on it.

The one clear limitation is outright speed. The Green Peak is not the fastest stove on the market, and quicker models can boil the same amount of water about 30 seconds sooner. For most trips that gap is minor, but it is worth knowing before you buy.

Fire Maple Petrel Pot

The Petrel holds 20.2 oz, or 600 mL, and is made from aluminum. It has measurement markings on the inside, a lid with a grab tab and vent and drain holes, and a locking handle system with a silicone section on the grip.

The handle is the detail that matters most day to day. Locked inward, it holds the lid and contents in place while the pot is packed. Locked outward, it stays rigid while you pour, and the silicone grip means you can pick the pot up straight after boiling without reaching for a cloth.

At the base is a finned heat spreader, which is an uncommon feature on a pot at this price. The flame hits the base, spreads outward across the fins, and heats a wider area of the pot. It works, though the gain is modest rather than dramatic.

At 5.8 oz with the lid, the pot stays light despite the aluminum body and the heat spreader. The included storage bag is generously sized and takes the pot with the stove, cup, and accessories already inside.

Fire Maple Hornet Stove

Fire Maple also offers the Hornet, a slightly larger stove with a higher BTU rating and no built-in igniter. The extra output is a genuine advantage if you want maximum heating power, and it pairs well with a pot that uses a heat spreader.

For most buyers, though, the Green Peak is the better pick. The built-in igniter removes the need to carry and find a lighter, and the Green Peak’s pot supports are wide enough for the same range of cookware. The Hornet makes sense mainly if the higher output is something you will actually use.

Real-World Boil Times and the Heat Spreader

Two cups of water, about 16 oz, boiled in 1 minute 59 seconds with the Green Peak and the Petrel pot. That test was run indoors in controlled conditions, so treat it as a best case. Air temperature, fuel temperature, and wind will all change the number outdoors.

To find out whether the heat spreader earns its place, the same test was run with a pot that had no heat spreader. The result was 2 minutes 18 seconds, so the finned base saved roughly 20 seconds.

Twenty seconds is measurable on a stopwatch and small in camp. For a single meal it will not change your day. For melting snow or boiling repeatedly for several people, those seconds accumulate into real fuel and time savings.

Accessories That Round Out the Kit

The titanium cup holds 15.2 oz, or 450 mL, right to the brim, has folding butterfly handles, and weighs 1.9 oz. Together with the pot it gives the kit 35.4 oz of total capacity, which is enough to cook in one vessel and drink from the other. It costs $20.

The titanium spoon is 8.5 in long with a polished bowl and a hole at the top for a lanyard. It costs $10. The length is more useful than it sounds: it reaches the bottom of a pouch meal without coating your fingers.

A small lighter and a few paper towels finish the kit. The lighter is a backup for the built-in igniter, and the paper towels double as packing that keeps everything from rattling inside the pot on the move.

Buying Advice: Build the Kit Yourself

Fire Maple sells a bundle that pairs a pot with the Hornet stove, and it is not the best way to buy this setup. Buying the Green Peak and the Petrel pot separately comes to $44, and the bundle costs more while swapping in the stove that lacks an igniter.

If you want the full kit, add the cup and the spoon and you are at $74 before a lighter, which most people already own. Because every component is sold on its own, you can start with the stove and the pot, then add the cup, the spoon, or a windscreen later if your trips call for them.

Two things are worth checking before you commit. First, the stove runs on isobutane only, so your existing fuel canisters need to match. Second, the boil times above come from controlled indoor testing. If you often cook in exposed, windy places, budget for a windscreen and expect slower results.

Conclusion

This is a light, inexpensive, and well thought out cook kit. The Green Peak stove and the Petrel pot are the core of it at $44, and the complete setup with a titanium cup and spoon comes to $74 and 13 oz. The stove lights reliably, simmers properly, and locks onto the pot in a way that removes any worry about tipping. The pot is light for aluminum, holds a useful 600 mL, and its heat spreader shaves about 20 seconds off a two-cup boil. The trade-offs are modest: the stove is quick but not the quickest, the built-in windscreen is for light breezes only, and the fuel must be isobutane. Skip the bundle, buy the pieces you actually need, and you have a kit that performs well above its price.