View Full Version : Question about Jetboil/thru-hike
I was curios if anyone has used this stove for their thru hike. I have one myself and have used it for a few overnight hikes. It works well in my opinion, but what about for a long hike? Any comments?:confused:
stickat04
02-24-2006, 23:31
I used One for thru hike, loved it. Can cook in right next to yuor bag if its cold no probelm. I went through 5 small fuel canisters for the entire trip just cooking dinners.
Jack Tarlin
02-25-2006, 16:47
I've had great success with mine and plan to take it out again this year.
You'll pay a small weight penalty by not using a lighter stove, but you'll also be eating ten minutes before anyone else; it is an incredibly fast and efficient stove. It also requires much less fuel than other cannister stoves which will save you money on fuel.
I'd totally fall on love with the jetboil if they made the capacity just a LITTLE bigger, say another 8 oz larger.
Jack Tarlin
02-25-2006, 18:34
You can now get a larger pot; mine just arrived two days ago and it's great.
See their website for details. (www.jetboil.com)
Just Jeff
02-25-2006, 19:12
Jack, I was wondering if the extra weight would be worth it...are you bringing the GCS pot for solo hikes?
Jack Tarlin
02-25-2006, 19:26
What I'm thinking about is bringing the new accessory pot on this trip. It's significantly larger, as well as wider. The advantages to me are twofold: I generally eat little during the day but cook a very large meal for dinner. Because of the ammount of water I need to boil (for double Liptons, etc.) I found out a long time ago that I don't have the patience to use an alcohol stove to boil that much water, and I'll be damned if I boil water and cook dinner twice (this would also require using a lot of fuel). I also have had a problem once or twice cleaning my old Jet Boil as it's difficult to scrub out if you have large hands; my hands just barely fit in the original pot and on the few occasions I burned something it was a real pain in the ass getting my hand in there to scrape the pot out.
So anyway, i'm delighted they came out with the accessory pot; it'll be easier to clean and will make it much easier to prepare oversize meals.
saimyoji
02-25-2006, 20:48
Jeez, where's neo's comments on this? Rare that he would not chime in....Oh, he must be tied up in his pinata...I mean hammock.... somewhere. :cool:
My Mini Sith alcohol stove from mini bull designs cooked my dinners just as fast as my friends jet boil. I can cook a dinner (lipton sides style) on a little more than a 1/2 oz of denatured fuel. I will be using this on my Thru...
JojoSmiley
02-25-2006, 22:05
Hey Jack,
Where did you get your new cook pot as I saw on the site they are not available until next month?
hopefulhiker
02-26-2006, 09:35
I dropped the Jetboil last year at Trail days when Sgt Rock gave me one of his ion stoves.. I thought about stoves a lot for my thru hike last year.. The Jet Boil is fun and fast but it was just too heavy for me.. plus the cylinders were not available in many places.. But It will fit with the larger cylinders. I saved almost a pound by switching to alcohol.. The main difference is cooking time.. I figured you can save around 600 minutes a month with a Jet Boil vs. alcohol.. But I don't mind waiting, you can set up or strike your tent while the alcohol is doing it's thing..
I was concerned with going light weight. The set up I had weighed about 8 oz..with fuel.. It only took a half ounce per meal. And you can see how much alcohol you have left too. With the Jetboil you have to carry an extra cylinder.. Watch the ounces and the pounds will take care of themselves......
Jack Tarlin
02-26-2006, 11:32
Jojo--
The CEO of Jetboil lives near Hanover. I ran into him recently downtown and he got one shipped to me; I'm sure they'll be freely available very soon.
The CEO, by the way, is a very nice young man named Dwight Aspinwall. Great guy, great company, great product.
the jet works great,i carry mine every were i go,i love it:cool: neo
With the Jetboil you have to carry an extra cylinder.. Watch the ounces and the pounds will take care of themselves......
I don't think that anyone carries an extra cylinder..
When you get a new one, you toss the old one, even if it has a little left in it.
Panzer
fivefour
02-28-2006, 12:22
i used my jetboil for the first time this past weekend on a 3 day hike. all in all i loved it. with the cold temps it takes a little longer than normal but it worked fine. clean up was easy and i love the way it stows inside itself. simmering can be a problem with the tiny surface area of the cup but the 1.5 liter pot should easily solve that problem.