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Thread: JetBoil review
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04-17-2006, 06:11 PM #1
JetBoil review
Hey all,
Just wanted to get some input from anyone who has/had a JetBoil Personal Cooking system.
I have one and will be posting some reviews after I use it in Moab in a few weeks.Please buy my book - "Paiute ATV Trail Guide" at www.atvutah.com - I need gas money!!!!
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04-17-2006 06:11 PM # ADS
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04-17-2006, 06:53 PM #2
Funny you should mention this. Some nice discussion going in the Backpacking & Camping section. http://uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2160
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02-27-2008, 10:16 PM #3
MSR Reactor
So its no secret that MSR came out with a copy cat that works better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34EMehx1XHQ
My big question is how did it perform in temperatures below 20 degrees?
In the store dude freezes a canister in a block of ice then fires it right up on a reactor stove. The illusion with this is the coldest the block of ice will ever get is 32 degrees. The ice acted like an insulator.
Any one ever use a reactor in colder temps? At elevation?
http://www.msrgear.com/stoves/reactor.asp
http://filehst.cascadedesigns.com/ms...tor_flash.html
None of the info I've seen yet answers the sub 20 degree question.
KevinA good mountaineer dies in his bed.
I'm always looking for rock or ice route info and a partner.
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03-29-2008, 09:14 AM #4
I don't like the MSR, its too large.
Please buy my book - "Paiute ATV Trail Guide" at www.atvutah.com - I need gas money!!!!
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11-13-2008, 09:52 PM #5
Re: MSR Reactor
Originally Posted by climbinghalfdome
I'm not a fan of the overall design of the jetboil myself. I was glad to see other options.
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07-28-2009, 09:23 PM #6
Originally Posted by RedMan
I have been using the Reactor for a while now. While the initial size seemed a tad cumbersome, the overall performance made me soon forget the size. I usually wait until the other guys get their jet boil setup and the burner fired before I open my reactor. Start to finish I am eating my meals way before the jetboil brings water to a boil. To me time wasted cooking is well, time wasted.
I am also impressed with the reactors ability to sap every last ounce of butane from the canister, with no performance loss from the burner.
I have used the stove everywhere from Salmon Challis Idaho, to snowshoeing up lone peak during the winter and mild weather in the Maze. Overall heating times varied so little I really could not tell a difference.
I fit my canister, burner, large squishy bowel, spork and lighter all within the pot.
I definitely recommend the reactor.
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07-28-2009, 09:54 PM #7
You must have the turbo version.
This reactor video on Youtube took 3:15 to boil.Please buy my book - "Paiute ATV Trail Guide" at www.atvutah.com - I need gas money!!!!
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08-02-2009, 08:12 PM #8
Originally Posted by RedMan
With over 100 days spent each year using various stoves, from my pocket rocket, jet boil, or reactor I feel I can make a accurate assumption on which boils quicker in various environmental factors.
But whatever, your money, your view's. Until you use both in a real situation, I guess your review on them is well, pretty much worthless right?
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08-02-2009, 08:22 PM #9
Originally Posted by kris
Please buy my book - "Paiute ATV Trail Guide" at www.atvutah.com - I need gas money!!!!
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