Fire-Maple Blade 2 vs Optimus Vega Stove
Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.
Ultralight remote-canister stove with a copper preheat tube for steady high-output flame in freezing conditions. Outputs 2.8kW for cold-weather camping.
Remote canister stove with windscreen. Ultra-lightweight 4-season dual mode camping stove.
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Fire-Maple Blade 2 vs Optimus Vega Stove: which should you buy?
If saving weight is your priority, the Fire-Maple Blade 2 wins — at 135 g it is 43 g (24%) lighter than the Optimus Vega Stove (178 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.
See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest cooking page, or browse the full gear weight database.