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Snow Peak Folding Backpacker's Torch Review
On a recent javelina hunt, I was bunking with a buddy in his wall tent. He had a wood burning stove set up which was probably overkill for this desert hunt, but he was willing to get up early to start the fire, so I was not going to argue. I heard his alarm, but the next thing I heard sounded like a jet engine firing up! I bolted out of my cot to find him holding the coolest, most efficient torch I have seen, the Snow Peak Folding Torch.
This 10-ounce beast runs on the typical backpacking isobutane stove fuel. If you are like me, you have at least a dozen of these piled up in your garage that are less than half full. After each backpacking trip, the pile just keeps getting bigger. There is no way I am packing half-full cans into the backcountry. This torch is the perfect way to burn through those. The torch also comes with a butane adapter if you have those cans laying around, as well.
Starting a fire with minimal assets is a skill we all need to hone, but on wet, late-season hunts, I don’t want to mess around getting a fire started. In a nasty situation, getting a roaring fire started in minutes can be the difference between life and death or the ability to keep hunting as opposed to quitting.
The folding torch is available through Snow Peak’s website (www.snowpeak.com), multiple retailers, and Amazon.