Which Jet Boil?

[treequip]

you having a laugh treequip?! jetboil? only losers use them.

 

Kelly Kettle's got soul cause it runs on coal (or small sticks but that didn't rhyme with soul )

 

Seriously, it's Kelly Kettle or nothing.

 

Ha ha, hillbilly camper:laugh1:

[treequip]

I don't see much difference between a reliable lighter and a piezo. Except the latter will get the stove lit no matter the wind strength. FR Jones do seem to be the best price, if you can bundle other stuff to make their free delivery.

 

As for saving the thirty quid. Spend £22 of it on the hanging attachment. If you're on flat ground you won't need it. If you're on a steep slope of dangling in a hammock on a lazy morning, (not saying you'd be having a lazy morning (or that you might me in a hammock)) but you might be dangling, (no matron jokes please) then it could be useful.

 

You sold me on that....

 

I was using someone else's on the weekend and the piezo has jossed it so I was having my doubts anyway

[treequip]

What's wrong with the Stanley flask, fill it and save faffing during the day.

Assuming your using the jetboik at work...

 

I have been a dedicated Stanley man since forever but brewing fresh coffee is one of my little luxuries and doing it on site is ace.

[Bren.]

Got one of these, and it's brilliant. Especially as when I work away I quite often camp on site. The heat from burning powers a little fan which helps the wood burn nice and hot, and I can charge my phone off it.

Genius!

BioLite: BioLite CampStove --- Heinnie Haynes - Knives, Pocket Tools and Accessories

[monkeyallan]

I've known the piezo to go on a few netbooks. And iirc they recalled the early models due to this fault. Also for some reason the piezo doesn't work that well in sub zero temperatures.

[monkeyallan]

Netbooks with a piezo?! I'm patenting that.

[Stephen Blair]

Mine was £80 about 6 years ago, I have lit it ontop of a mountain blowing a gail, I pressume mine is the fancy 1 you are swithering about.

I forget about it for a year at a time, rinse it out andit ignites first time.

I used a Kelly kettle once, what a pita!!

[lowemaintenance]

If you use a storm kettle jacket then your Kelly. Kettle will boil quicker

[TGB]

If you're a volcano stove fan, nothing else will do. They have their place but are basically a fast water boiler. Yes, I know you can get a cookset for the 'Kelly' and some others too. But keeping it/them stoked for cooking is a right pain. Plus the volcano stove is all or nothing.

 

I use a 'Woodgas LE' stove and also have a micro butane burner from Markill. Ok, the Woodgas needs 2x AAs but they last for ages, even with rechargeable batteries. I don't know the 'Markill' model but it's small and weighs approx. 110g. It gets used when I know it's going to be really rather wet or when I'm kayaking and cram-space is at a premium.

 

On the which is the best stove type and model question - this is turning into the sort of thread ones finds on SOTP. Which isn't a bad thing but someone is bound to post construction details, on how to make a spirit burner from a drinks can. Which I've tried but wasn't impressed by the heating capability. Let's face it, if WW3 does come and you survive, then something like a '16-brick stove' will be of more use.

Edited October 8, 2013 by TGB

[Tucky]

Got one of these, and it's brilliant. Especially as when I work away I quite often camp on site. The heat from burning powers a little fan which helps the wood burn nice and hot, and I can charge my phone off it.

Genius!

BioLite: BioLite CampStove --- Heinnie Haynes - Knives, Pocket Tools and Accessories

 

Damit Bren I lost about two hours drooling over the site that stoves on. It's like the decerning gentlemans gadget porn site...

Tucky