"This is a stove similar to the Peak One expert. The Extreme however burns a little hotter (14,000 btu instead of 12,000) it therefore boils water a little faster. One thing that I have found helpful is a small insulating pad to place the fuel cartridge on in cold weather. Also as Tom suggested with the Expert a windscreen is also helpful at conserving fuel.
The Extreme uses a 10.6 oz fuel cartridge- butane and propane mix. One cartridge last for about 60mins. However I have yet to get one to last that long, usually I get about 55-58 mins out of them. The flame control is a breeze to use, and easy even in gloved hands. One major thing is its weight, only 11 oz. Compared to the Expert stove I could carry an extra 3 oz of much needed gorp."
"Very good stove. Hot, quiet and fast. Being able to open and crush empty cylinders made packing out the trash much easier than with steel cylinders(see "green key")."
"I've just started hiking and the guy who introduced me to it carried A Coleman Exponent stove. I had borrowed another stove to use. His stove outperformed the stove I had borrowed so much that we quit using mine after the third meal. I bought the peak one for myself and absolutely love. No priming - no problems. Just connect the bottle, turn on the gas and light the burner. My stove even operated well in 15 degree weather. I haven't needed a wind screen for it but can see where it would be needed and plan on purchasing one in the near future."
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