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Fire-Maple Blade 2 vs Vargo BOT 700

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

Fire-Maple Blade 2 is the lighter option — 3 g lighter than the Vargo BOT 700 (2% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
Spec Fire-Maple Blade 2 Vargo BOT 700
Weight 135 g · 0.135 kg · 0.30 lb 138 g · 0.138 kg · 0.30 lb
Brand Fire-Maple Vargo
Category Cooking Cooking
Fire-Maple Blade 2
135 g

Ultralight remote-canister stove with a copper preheat tube for steady high-output flame in freezing conditions. Outputs 2.8kW for cold-weather camping.

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Vargo BOT 700
138 g

Titanium 700ml Bottle Pot with a screw-on lid that doubles as a leakproof water bottle and a cooking pot.

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Fire-Maple Blade 2 vs Vargo BOT 700: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Fire-Maple Blade 2 wins — at 135 g it is 3 g (2%) lighter than the Vargo BOT 700 (138 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.

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