Jetboil Flash Personal Cooking System - 2010 BCS

T and I just dried out some wet wood ass we set up camp for the night. He brought along his jet boil so we could travel light and eat well. We made some noodles went to sleep and hiked early the next morning. This product is very convenient for the mountainous folk.

While it won't cook gourmet camp food, it is great for what it does. It boils water superfast for my morning coffee which sometimes can't come fast enough. Great for freeze dried meals and reconstituting dehydrated foods. Easy to use, packs up everything you need in one hand unit. I use it all the time.

I think there have been enough reviews on here about how awesome this stove is so I'll skip diving into how much I love this thing and just let everyone know that I wouldn't try to cook anything except hot water in it. It boils extremely fast, but really only has one setting and that is Jet Boiling HOT. I talked to a guy at REI who said I could heat up Chili or stew in this thing, but unless you turn it off and on every 30 seconds or so, you're gonna scorch anything but water.

to the Classic Jetboil. The improvement is the boil indicator (neat but unnecessary, as Sean said below). But, to disagree with Sean, there are two "improvements" I don't like. First is the large control valve/knob. Yes, it makes cooking easier. The downside is that you have to unscrew the gas from the stove in order to store it (because the valve has to be folded in). With the classic, you can store the gas and stove connected together. Second is the lighter weight neoprene sleeve. Not sure if all the Flashes are like this, but mine is pretty week compared to the classic. If you hold the handle on the sleeve to pour out water, the sleeve slides all around and water spills. So it requires two hands. On the classic, the sleeve is stronger/tighter and allows single-hand pouring. In conclusion, Jetboil is awesome, advantages to each, I prefer the classic.

Oh yeah: the tripod is great but doesn't come with the classic.

This new JetBoil work just as good as the old one for boiling water in a flash, no pun intended! The new stove comes with a stabilizer base that you had to buy seperately before(cool), a larger valve knob(very useful), redesigned ignitor(better, but still can be unreliable), and a temperature indicator built into the pot insulator(neat, but unnecessary). Overall a better product, and it doesn't cost any more! This is still my go to stove for three season use.

If you want to boil water I do not believe you can find a better stove. They work great for packaged foods, coffee, hot tea and I have cooked pasta in it a few times. With the additional coffee press you can make a great cup of Joe.

It burns too hot to cook eggs or something that needs to simmer on low heat. I bought a Brunton stove to handle those tasks.

This stove has been very reliable and burns hot. I have had the best luck with the Jetboil fuel.

Got this baby for Christmas and LOVE IT. Super light and good looking, not to mention it boils water wicked fast. I held a race with my friends pocket rocket in 5 below zero weather, and the flash boiled two cups with plenty of time to spare over the rocket. Great for a hot beverage in the backcountry and light pasta dishes, this is a great stove for anyone who says their a weight weenie. Also a nifty little spork holder on the side. (at least that's what I use it for.)

Great product that I use daily when I am van dwelling. Only one moan, and that is the control valve on mine tends to turn itself when I'm trying to keep the heat low for simmering! This is still one of the easiest stoves, I have ever used.

The perfect solution for one to two people. Partner this with Mountain House dehydrated meals and you are set. Just add water! Boils water FAST, cools down just as fast. The neoprene does not burn and is cool enough to handle bare-handed all the time. The best is how it all components store in the main canister. I use it hiking/backpack camping all the time, and even use it to cook a quick hot meal skiing off piste. It has never failed me and the gas canisters go a long way. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for dehydrated meals and boiling water.

i dont think there is anything better for just boiling water. very lightweight, compact, and effective. used it on several 7 day+ trips where instant oatmeal, java, and mountain house were my daily meals. for mountain house nothing is easier...just boils, pour water in packet, and wait 10 min. there is no clean up. for oatmeal i would usually use the platic bottom cap as my bowl so i didnt have to clean the aluminum mug. Not the best option if you plan on cooking meals with all of your own ingredients. for freeze dried this is super simple, fast, and reliable! highly recommended.

These are great for Mountain House (and the like) meals. Wicked fast boil and then pour the water in the meal pouch. I've never cooked food directly in it, but I can see how it would be a little hard to stir food being so narrow. I had a problem with my first one when the sparker quit working. The warranty replacement has worked fine although it can be hard to start when the temperature is below freezing. I keep a pack of matches with it just in case...

wait for it... wait for it... and water is boiling. super easy to use and works like a charm. the new tripod makes it a little more stable and the neoprene holder that changes color when boiling is nice so you don't have to stand over the top of it to tell when your water is ready. super light and a kick *ss backpacking stove.

Love love love the Jetboil! The best backpacking purchase I've ever made, especially with the java kit. I can cook gourmet meals in this thing. Only two things keep me from giving it 6 stars: 1) can't simmer very easily in this... I just switch back in forth between off and low... but it is made for boiling water so I expected this; 2) backcountry.com doesn't allow 6 stars. Buy one!

Best water boiler I've used. Boils 2 cups in about 2-3 minutes. If all you need to prepare is dehydrated food, you can't go wrong with this. Perfect for the novice, convenient enough for everyone.

Neat little package (fuel canister stores inside the stove), super quick, no cleanup.

Make sure you get the 100g jetboil isobutane canisters, as the more common 4oz MSR canisters do not fit inside the jetboil system for storage... not a big problem though.

The indicator is convenient, but unneeded. If you can't tell that your water is boiling, you've got some basic skills to sharpen before you venture out of your house.

This thing boils water very quickly. With the flash you have a bit more control over the heat than many reviews would lead one to believe. I was able to simmer noodles and cook dehydrated beans on a recent trip and I had no burning or sticking. The Piezo ignition works great and the unit is very compact and fairly light.

I purchased separately the french press and that was just the icing on the cake for me. Hot coffee & Yerba Mate in the morning was a great way to start our days in the back country.

I would recommend this product to any backpacker looking to streamline their rig, or folks like me who bought it to upgrade from power bars and trail mix.

love it and use it when ever i go camping. buy this jetboil if you need something to cook with. i did read that you cant actually take this overseas though.but`, i love this so much that i am thinking of getting the big pot later so i can cook mass quantity. the one thing that i might add are these tips, READ ON.Tips1)read directs, before use. made a big mistake and did not do this.(flams are dangerous with out cannister on)2)practice using before you actaully go camping.3)know that food can burn to the bottom, so could be best to just boil water and add to the food later.

My JB has accompanied me on multiple overnight hikes and one long deployment over the last year. Durable, reliable, efficient. This is not the stove you want for cooking beanie weenies next to your camper, but it is perfect for lightweight hikers/climbers for rapidly and efficiently boiling water for food, coffee, sleeping bag hot water bottles. To maintain efficiency for early morning brew-ups, keep your fuel canisters warm in your sleeping bag while you sleep. I was stung by the hot steam a few times while pulling the lid off after boiling, but I eventually figured out why they put a small hole in the rubber lid - for threading a dummy cord from the lid to the handle on the cup! 1 gripe: the needle valve is not very functional. Your intensity options are basically off, full throttle, and afterburner... Perfect for quick boiling, bad for much else...

skeptical about the bulk and weight at first but it was ideal for 8 day backpack trip. for two people using it for oatmeal&coffee in the morning & 2dehydrated meals at night 3 days of nonstop rain at 5000 to6000ft elev it used only 1and a part small cans of fuel . my last comparable trip we used 4 fuel canisters with my whisperlite. Also cold, wind, and rain don`t seem to affect the jetboil as much.

I just got back from camping and I used it every day while on the trip! I love it. It's small, handy and very useful.

I come from the "just boil water as fast and efficient as possible" school of backcountry cooking, and this Jetboil is perfect. Well, almost perfect...I agree with the other review that having to unscrew the canister to fold in the control valve is a PITA design. Not a big enough negative to prevent five stars, though.

This thing heats up really fast. I also enjoyed the indicator on the side that showed how hot the water was. The lid was a nice feature. The lid functions as a normal coffee cup lid that you can drink from, handy for making your coffee in. Also pouring from the cup was worry free since it is a spout too. I'd recommend using this if you are in the market for a stove.

Great for average use when there is a "Big City" supply for the special size of fuel bottle which is required to fit inside- thus being space friendly,and may not be available at all in other country's? the base is plastic-but great design for the weekend gismo. You can use other fuel bottles but they would take additional room because they will not fit in the Jetboil cannister

Back to the drawing board on this one it takes a "fuel Cell" that should neatly fit inside thus making it space effective,the problems are: a) The unit is bulky b)you cant find the fuel cells that fit inside anywhere c) it uses a PLASTIC base. This unit would be o.k. If your life didnt depend on it... I.e. Roughing it in your 40 foot coach or for use on the beach in the Hamptons?