Rank #4 in Best Camping Stoves 2026: 10 Ranked, and the 3,000 W Claim Nothing Backs Up
Fire-Maple FMS-X2 Personal Cooking System
- Rating
- 4.6
- Ratings
- 1,192
- Rank
- #4
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The Fire-Maple FMS-X2 is a personal cooking system: a gas burner, a pot and a pot support that fold into one another, listed at £69.95 with 4.6 out of 5 from 1,192 ratings. It sits at number four in this guide. Its listing is the counter-example to the rest of it — where the Milestone 18949 simply claims 3000 W and stops there, the Fire-Maple pairs its 2200 W with a boil time: 0.5 L of water in 100 seconds, which it says is up to 30% faster than a traditional backpacking stove. A wattage on its own is a claim; a boil time is something a buyer can hold it to.
Two things in the same listing do not fit together. The second bullet reads "The package includes fuel canister stand, stove, 230g gas canister(not included)" — a sentence that hands you a canister and takes it away again — while the specs list Number of Items as 1. And the first bullet describes "high quality stainless steel and aluminum", where the Material field says only Aluminium. Every figure on this page comes from the Amazon listing, not from a test of our own.
How those 1,192 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.6 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £69.95 |
|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6 out of 5 from 1,192 reviews |
| Maximum energy output | 2200 Watts |
| Claimed boil time | 0.5 L in 100 seconds |
| Item weight | 600 g |
| Folded / unfolded size | 133 x 205 mm folded, 254 x 265 mm unfolded |
| Material (as listed) | Aluminium |
| Best Sellers Rank | 42 in Camp Stoves |
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best Camping Stoves 2026: 10 Ranked, and the 3,000 W Claim Nothing Backs Up.
Questions people ask
How much power does the Fire-Maple FMS-X2 have?
The listing gives a Maximum Energy Output of 2200 Watts, and says the cooking system boils 0.5 L of water in 100 seconds.
Is a gas canister included?
The second bullet says "The package includes ... 230g gas canister(not included)" in one sentence, and the specs give Number of Items as 1. Treat the canister as not supplied.
What is the pot capacity?
1 L. The listing says the fuel canister stand, stove and extra pot holder all pack into the 1L pot, with a locking folding handle to keep them from rattling.
What is the Fire-Maple FMS-X2 made of?
The first bullet says "stainless steel and aluminum"; the Material field says Aluminium. The listing does not agree with itself on this point.
How do buyers rate it?
4.6 out of 5 from 1,192 ratings. In the rating breakdown shown, 82 are 5-star, 11 are 4-star, 3 are 3-star, 1 is 2-star and 3 are 1-star.
How big is it when packed away?
Folded 133 x 205 mm, unfolded 254 x 265 mm, with an item weight of 600 g.
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