Tempting as it might be to light a cigar with it then stick the resulting pic on your Insta with the hashtag ‘#ChopperRead’, please don’t. Snow Peak's GigaPower Folding Torch is designed for one very specific job – getting a fire going, even when your firewood's been sitting in the rain for days on end. The mini-flamethrower folds down to a compact size for transport, then unfolds and screws directly onto an iso-butane fuel canister. Turn the brass control knob to release the gas, ignite, and you've got a powerful flame that'll light even damp wood or get charcoal going in a jiffy. The wooden handle stays cool while you're using it, and the mix of stainless steel, aluminium, and brass construction feels like a tool that'll still be working in twenty years. It comes with its own carrying case, which is the kind of thoughtful detail that Snow Peak fans expect.
Snow Peak's journey began in 1958, when the founder Yukio Yamai, an accomplished mountaineer, created his own line of superior climbing gear. Snow Peak then looked to evolve by shifting its focus from the mountaineering equipment of the past to the camping equipment of the future. Fueled by the booming national interest in auto-camping sweeping across Japan, Snow Peak released a series of radically innovative products which focused on quality, functionality, timeless-durability and considered design.
