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Trail Designs Kojin Stove vs UCO Spork

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

Trail Designs Kojin Stove is the lighter option — 1 g lighter than the UCO Spork (6% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Trail Designs Kojin Stove UCO Spork
Weight 16 g · 0.016 kg · 0.04 lb 17 g · 0.017 kg · 0.04 lb
Brand Trail Designs UCO
Category Cooking Cooking
Trail Designs Kojin Stove
16 g

Ultralight aluminum alcohol stove with sealed silicone-lined lid, fastest-boiling alcohol stove with 5-minute boil time for 2 cups, fits inside Evernew pots

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UCO Spork
17 g

Classic titanium spork. The ultralight cutlery staple.

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Trail Designs Kojin Stove vs UCO Spork: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Trail Designs Kojin Stove wins — at 16 g it is 1 g (6%) lighter than the UCO Spork (17 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.

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