Young Japanese climber Yukio Yamai wanted to build outdoor products that were of a superior design, in which everything worked as needed by climbers in the outdoors. A dedication to design perfection is seen in the products of Yukio's company, Snow Peak, Inc.
One such product is the Giga-Power Stove, which has a head design for mixing the fuel and air, patented in 1999. The Giga-Power comes in a steel and a titanium version, and has an optional piezo electric sparker.
The stove head fits nicely in one of their titanium pots, as does the small fuel canister, which makes a great package for an ultralight stove package. Snow Peak is now run by Yukio's son, Tohru Yamai. The stove and cookset are make to work perfectly together, with parts nesting to make a compact kit. However, I can live without the folding chopsticks that SnowPeak makes for outdoor use. Each to his own.
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