[pct-l] jet boil

[Bastian Schlagowsky]

Think that's exactly the Point. I used an alcohol stove in 07 but was  
hiking with a couple in wet Washington (Sundog & Giggles) and when we  
were sitting in our tents in the pooring rain and the temperature was  
below freezing point I wished to have a Jetboil everytime I heard that  
blubb from them starting it inside their tent to make some hot  
chocolate. I got one at home but wouldn't use it when hiking alone...
FreeRefill from cold and rainy Berlin

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Am 06.12.2009 um 04:01 schrieb Bill Burge <bill at burge.com>:

>
> I own a Jetboil and have played with an alcohol stove a little.  It
> was not the best choice in an alcohol stove, so I won't go into THOSE
> results.
>
> One of the important things that David mentions, and I don't want it
> to get lost, is that the Jetboil fit his style of cooking; but ALSO,
> it was being used for TWO people.
>
> I don't know if I would recommend the weight of the Jetboil over the
> alcohol cook kits out there for a SOLO hiker, but it makes for an
> interesting comparison if you are cooking for two.  It boils the right
> amount of water, IN ONE PASS, for two dinners.
>
> Is there any alcohol stove that can boil a quart of water in one fuel
> fill?  No really, I'm curious; my girlfriend and I are working towards
> a PCT hike in 2011 and there's two of us.  (Unless she's a figment of
> my imagination.  Have to talk to my therapist about that one...  ;-)
> We're also planning our meals the same way David did theirs...
>
> BillB
>
>
> On Dec 5, 2009, at 1:24 PM, David Ellzey wrote:
>
>> We used a JetBoil PCS last year on our section hikes (600miles) and
>> really enjoyed it for how we prepare meals. First, we only use it
>> for dinners, all other food was consumed cold. Second, we use
>> freezer bag cooking (FBC) meaning that all our meals are prepared in
>> advance and dehydrated so all we need to do is boil water (4 cups
>> for the 2 meals) pour in into the bags, put those in cozies and let
>> it rehydrate. So, about 3 minutes to boil the water and 8 minutes to
>> rehydrate the food and we were eating. Clean up was a matter of
>> rolling up the bags and pressing the ziplocks.
>>
>> Using this method we got almost 2 weeks use out of the small 100g
>> fuel canisters. The stove is about 15oz but it is a piece of shared
>> gear between us so overall it is a really light solution for a
>> couple. Also, I don't know about using it to actually cook instead
>> of rehydrate, it seems like it would go through a lot of fuel but I
>> don't have experience with that. There is a 230g canister available
>> but it of course weighs more.
>>
>> The only part on the stove that we have to be careful with was the
>> starter but I think the new flash model redesigned that part. If
>> fact, aside from color that seems to be the only significant
>> difference on the new model.
>>
>> Hope that helps,
>> BigToe
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> bounces at backcountry.net
>> ] On Behalf Of canoeman at qnet.com
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>> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>> Subject: [pct-l] jet boil
>>
>>
>> anyone have any experience with the jetboil stove, in particular,
>> the new flash
>> model.
>>
>> canoeman
>>
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