Since the Hike we have tried a few different stoves and they were quite a bit cheaper, I would use the Jetboil stove again as I own it but to do it again I would just buy a cheaper stove with a small pot set. We did buy a PEAK stove from Wal-Mart for $14 dollars and a Stanley Pot with two cups that cost about $15 dollars this worked great.
Well The Long trail is behind us now , at least for the time being. I do hope to complete it this year 2020 but life has a funny way of changing plans. I will post some of our travels and interests as we go along in life.
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Gear Review - JetBoil Stove
When embarking on the hike of the long trail we had to decide on a stove that we would carry along the way. I knew for sure I didn't want to eat cold meals , there is just something about a hot meal that makes everything alright. although there are people out there that don't want to carry the extra weight associated with a stove and fuel. I am not that person. We ultimately decided on a JETBOIL stove, I suppose for a few reasons. it boasted that it could boil 2 cups of water in two minutes, which is close to accurate. this meant less fuel being used so a fuel canister would last longer and less money spent on purchasing the fuel. It also came as a complete kit, Stove,Pot,fuel support ,cover and a bowl and packed quite nicely. I never did use the bowl as we had bowls and cups with us , but it was there just in case. The stove had an igniter so there was no need for a lighter, I did carry one anyway. It was easy to put together and just as easy to break down after the meal. It wasn't cheap by any means just over $100 Canadian but I have seen them for less on Amazon. the Jetboil being a complete unit meant that you couldn't use a different pot. I did try this on the trail and found that this didn't work at all. That was the only drawback. It worked well all throughout the hike. One problem we had was to find fuel in some of the towns but bought some extra when we found it.
Since the Hike we have tried a few different stoves and they were quite a bit cheaper, I would use the Jetboil stove again as I own it but to do it again I would just buy a cheaper stove with a small pot set. We did buy a PEAK stove from Wal-Mart for $14 dollars and a Stanley Pot with two cups that cost about $15 dollars this worked great.
Since the Hike we have tried a few different stoves and they were quite a bit cheaper, I would use the Jetboil stove again as I own it but to do it again I would just buy a cheaper stove with a small pot set. We did buy a PEAK stove from Wal-Mart for $14 dollars and a Stanley Pot with two cups that cost about $15 dollars this worked great.
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