Born where the mountains meet the sea.
Coastal Range is named for the California range where the mountains run straight down to the sea: the terrain that shaped how we build gear.
Lighter by Design. Built to Last.
Before founding Coastal Range Equipment, John Peretti spent five years leading research and development at one of the outdoor industry's leading backpacking stove companies, where he engineered award-winning integrated backpacking stove systems. Based in Manchester, New Hampshire, one of the outdoor industry's premier hubs for backpacking stove innovation, he helped bring new products from concept to production while refining them through extensive laboratory and real-world field testing. Those years built deep expertise in designing gear that is lighter, more durable, and more enjoyable to use in the backcountry.
Just as importantly, he spent those years listening to backpackers, hunters, paddlers, pilots, guides, Scout leaders, and the independent outdoor retailers who help people choose gear they'll rely on for years. Those conversations reinforced a simple belief: the best outdoor gear is thoughtfully engineered around the people who use it, not overloaded with features they don't need. Lightweight performance should never come at the expense of durability, versatility, or reliability.
John founded Coastal Range Equipment to build products that solve real problems through thoughtful engineering and to create lasting partnerships with independent outdoor retailers. The best outdoor brands succeed when their retailers succeed too. From the beginning, dealers have been treated as true partners, with programs designed to help them grow, responsive support, and products they are proud to recommend. Customers receive that same commitment through honest engineering, dependable performance, durable products built to last, and a 3-year warranty backed directly by our team.
The Backpacker is the first product built around that philosophy. Every detail was refined through countless prototypes and miles of real-world testing with John's family, friends, and their dog, Elvis. The result is one of the lightest fully integrated backpacking stove systems available, without compromising the cooking capacity, versatility, or durability that make time outdoors more enjoyable.
Named for the rugged mountains that meet the sea, Coastal Range Equipment builds thoughtfully engineered, lightweight outdoor gear that earns its place on foot, by canoe, under the wing of a bush plane, or around camp with family and friends.
We hope you love it as much as we do.
Adventure Better,
John Peretti
Founder & CEO
Gear that earns its place.
Engineered by hand, not by committee
Before the first production run, John machined and tested burner heads and heat exchangers himself, iterating on real metal until the boil numbers were right.
Punching the pot supports in-house.
Every component is engineered for weight, then the whole system nests inside the 1.2 L pot with your fuel.
New blue sleeve: now with dual handles
One of the lightest systems that still feeds the group
A full 1.2 L pot at 9.2 oz: one of the lightest integrated stoves, with a bigger pot that feeds two or three. Hard-anodized aluminum, one-click Piezo ignition, a 230 g canister nests inside, and it boils 0.5 L in about 2.5 minutes.
How we build
Engineer for weight, durability, and real cooking. Then remove anything that doesn't earn its place.
Every gram is a decision
The complete system weighs 9.2 oz because each part is chosen for weight first, then proven on the trail.
Made for real meals
A true 1.2 L pot and an adjustable flame let you cook actual food at camp, not just boil water.
Use your own cookware
The included pot supports work with any pan and any standard EN417 fuel, so you're never tied to a proprietary system.
