The GSI Pinnacle Four Season is a good stove for year-round use and it’s not heavy for a remote canister stove, says Chris Townsend.
The GSI Pinnacle Four Season is a remote canister stove with a long fuel line that attaches to a canister. It has a pre-heat tube so it can be turned into a liquid feed stove that works well in sub-zero temperatures with the canister turned upside down – hence the four-season name.
Chris Townsend recommends
The Pinnacle is a good stove for year-round use. There are lighter options for three-season use only, but it’s not heavy for a remote canister stove.- pre-heat tube
- low profile
- stable
- compact
- fiddly to set up
- no windscreen
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| Price: $109.95 | £99.99 (available from WildBounds) Weight: 163g Fuels: butane/propane Dimensions: packed 50mm x 80mm Burner Diameter: 30mm Power: 9820 BTU Boil time: titanium pot 9 min 8 sec, HX pot 5min 55 sec Fuel used: titanium pot 11g, HX pot 5g gsioutdoors.com |
It has a powerful burner that boils water fast. Surprisingly it’s quieter than the other two canister stoves tested here, though it still roars. When packed, it’s very compact with the legs and pot supports folding neatly round the burner. Setting up and taking down is a little fiddly – both legs and supports have to be opened in a specific sequence with three actions needed for each set. Once learned it can be done quite quickly but it’s not the simplest system.
Once set up the Pinnacle works well. The low profile means its stable and the serrated supports hold pots firmly. The burner simmers well, with the usual slight lag in the flame adjustment when you turn the valve as the latter is situated on the canister not the burner. The long wire control is easy to use with an upright canister, though more awkward when its inverted. There’s no Piezo igniter, so a lighter or fire steel is required. Unlike many remote stoves the Pinnacle, doesn’t come with a windshield and one is needed as the burner has no protection. Suitable foil ones are easily available and inexpensive, but I would like to see one supplied.
The Pinnacle is a good stove for year-round use. There are lighter options for three-season use only, but it’s not heavy for a remote canister stove.
How Chris tested
In the field, the stoves were used during the autumn and winter 2025-2026 on wild camps in the Scottish Highlands in temperatures ranging from 10c to below freezing. In controlled conditions, I boiled 500ml in the three canister stoves and 400ml in the meths/alcohol stove, in still air with a temperature of 2°C and with water at 7°C. With the two remote canister stoves, I compared a titanium MSR Titan Kettle and an aluminium Fire Maple Petrel G2 pot which has a heat exchanger (HX). The other two stoves tested at this time came with their own pots. Quoted boiling times indicate the power of the stove. I also measured how much fuel was used, perhaps more significant than boiling time, especially on multi-day walks. The results show that HX pots are more fuel efficient and reduce boil times.
THis review was first published in the May 2026 issue of The Great Outdoors. Compare it with others in our guide to the best stoves.
