Jet Boil stoves

[lifescoutforlife]

Anyone use one of these? I purchased one for my son for X-mas and wondered what others think.

[Quailman]

Here's what I think - I think you start your Christmas shopping way too early.

[wagionvigil]

I bought a Kayak rack for my son in July. He does not know I have it.

[FrankJ]

It makes a great coffee pot with the french press attachment. Other than that it is great for boiling a small amount of water. (roughly .5l) It is not the best choice for cooking though. Anything other than water in the little pot tends to boil over. It is a good stove in it niche. --heating water for freeze dried & hot drinks.

[wagionvigil]

What everyone needs to understand is that these trail stoves are made to Boil water to add to Trail meals NOT cook meals.

[alex gregory]

For me, the MSR pocket rocket with a titanium mess kit or kettle is just as good (if not better) and a lot less expensive.

Jet boil is undeniably cool. I'm sure your son will love it.

[wagionvigil]

I use an alcohol stove weighs nothing.

[SMTroop240]

We own a couple of the small ones, and they have their uses. Mostly preparing hot drinks on winter hikes and a quick cup of hot tea in the morning.

We use MSR Windpros for our serious backpacking cooking, with 2 liter titanium pots. The whole setup, pot, stove, fuel, lighter, spork, and pot holder all fit inside a nylon ditty bag.

[ThunderingWind]

I use an alcohol stove weighs nothing.

Do you mean the soda-can type?
If I am going light weight, I use a tri-ox tab stove or just eat cold MRE's and drink my coffee cold.
Sometimes, I will dig a slit trench per LNT rules and make a small fire to heat my water and dry my socks.

[wagionvigil]

no the VArgo Titanium

[lifescoutforlife]

Here's what I think - I think you start your Christmas shopping way too early.

I'm always done by the day after Thanksgiving.

[kwildman]

Sometimes, I will dig a slit trench per LNT rules and make a small fire to heat my water and dry my socks.

TW - check your LNT guidelines. Slit trenches are for waste disposal and are no longer actively promoted. LNT also suggests not digging any fire holes because it sterilizes the "A" soil material. If you want a small fire they suggest building a mound fire using the "B" soils on top of a ground cloth.

WaigonVigil - alcohol stoves are fun and the scouts like building them. I drink too much coffee so the Pocket Rocket is one of my 11 essentials. Alcohol stoves can be a real pain when there is a fair wind and it is below freezing. Hard to get the alcohol to heat enough to vaporize.