![]() ![]() Speaking of storage sacks, this kit doesn’t come with one, which I find pretty stingy when it retails for 129 bucks. JetBoil must have anticipated the added pain as they printed actual pack-up instructions on the pot and even positioning diagrams on the stove sack for how and where it must be placed. Not my favorite thing when I just want to break camp quickly and get back on the trail to make some miles or down to the river to dance with some trout. That makes finding a nook for it in my pack a little more challenging.Īll of the components nest handily in the pot, but there is only one way they can really fit so until you get the hang of it, it’s like playing a puzzle game every time you pack it up. ![]() The pot is a little higher capacity and built a little shorter and wider. I miss the ease of the igniter on my Markill, but don’t count the lighter in the Jetboil kit weight because I carry one in my pack already. The complete kit (sans fuel) is 7.4 oz, which is an additional ounce when compared to my current setup. And while it has enough logos and garish lettering on it to give Times Square a run for its money, at least it looks and feels like a legitimate camping cook pot.įirst, let me talk about what I don’t love about the system. 8 liter pot with flux ring (and no nasty pot cozy), a fuel canister stand, a canister stove in a cute little bag so it doesn’t beat up your pot, and a plastic lid that holds a 100gm fuel can upside down with enough room to nest a mini bic lighter (which you’re going to need as the stove has no igniter). The JetBoil Fluxring Doing Its Thingīut that changed earlier this year with the release of the Jetboil Stash Cook Kit. Looked like the big top for a germ circus to me. And it worked. But the performance technology just couldn’t overcome the form factor enough to win me over.įor me, traditional Jetboil systems were just too clunky, too heavy, and too narrow in application to earn a spot in my pack. It’s well known that a bigger pot with more surface area on the bottom boils water faster, but who wants to carry a big pot in their pack to boil water for 1 or 2 hikers? The fluxring was an attempt to “fold up” that surface area and weld it to the bottom of a smaller pot, creating a more efficient heat exchanger. But the real innovation was evident when you turned that vessel over to see the “ fluxring” circling the bottom. The aluminum cup/pot also came with an insulating sleeve. First of all, it was sold as a system-a stove and cup/pot that locked together. The MiniMo cook system was its first offering and represented 3 major innovations in backcountry camping stoves. Founded in 2001, it debuted its first products in 2003 at the Outdoor Retailers Trade Show. I’ve been mildly intrigued by a few offerings, but it was going to take more than a passing fancy to see me change course.Įnter Jetboil. And for the most part, the improvements that have come along over the years have been incremental. In the case of backpacking stoves, it’s mainly the former. But, essentially, they all put a fire under a pot to boil water or cook food. And the flames have gone from an easy bloom to an outright blowtorch trying to shave seconds off of that boiling time. ![]() The fuel sources vary-from isobutane to alcohol to biofuels. I mean, the basic technology of the camp stove has changed little over the decades. Over the years, new backpacking canister stoves and concepts have come and gone. Thermarest Z-Seat used as a windscreen for my stove. ![]() The only change I make, sometimes, is that I’ve started subbing in a Toaks Light Titanium 650ml Pot for the Snow Peak set to shave weight and mass in my pack. Especially when I use my sit pad as windscreen like in the pic below. And other than being relatively slow to boil and somewhat susceptible to wind, that little stove has worked like a champ. For nearly 20 years, I’ve used an old Markill (no longer in business) Peak Igniter Titanium folding canister stove and a Snow Peak Ti-Mini Solo Combo (the version I have is discontinued so this link is to 2.0). And when I find it, I keep it for the long haul. I like simple stuff that just works, without a lot of fuss. Never mind that all of that neoprene and colorful plastic makes it look more at home surf-side filled with some fancy $10 smoothie, or maybe a bubble tea with one of those straws that looks more the proportion of a feeding tube. And that permanent pot cozy just looked like the big top for a germ circus to me. For me, JetBoils were just too clunky, too heavy, and too narrow in application to earn a spot in my pack. Though I have often picked up Jetboil systems and turned them over in my hands at outdoor stores and put them into online shopping carts several times, I could never seem to pull the trigger on one. ![]()
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