Thread: Kmart/Campmaster "Jetboil"

I got one of these stoves from K Mart for $65 and it works as it should. I compared it to my normal gas stove and primus pot with it's skirt for boiling time for 500 ml of water. The Campmaster took 5 mins compared to 4-15 secs with the primus pot. Still works though, how fast is a Jetboil with 500 m l, the ones I have seen in action appear to be faster?

From memory I think they are supposed to take about 2mins30seconds kind of time, and you can boil 12L from a small gas canister. I've been huming and haring about getting a jetboil for quite a while but still haven't made my mind up. I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure

Originally Posted by Ruger7mm

I got one of these stoves from K Mart for $65 and it works as it should. I compared it to my normal gas stove and primus pot with it's skirt for boiling time for 500 ml of water. The Campmaster took 5 mins compared to 4-15 secs with the primus pot. Still works though, how fast is a Jetboil with 500 m l, the ones I have seen in action appear to be faster?

Originally Posted by Ruger7mm

I got one of these stoves from K Mart for $65 and it works as it should. I compared it to my normal gas stove and primus pot with it's skirt for boiling time for 500 ml of water. The Campmaster took 5 mins compared to 4-15 secs with the primus pot. Still works though, how fast is a Jetboil with 500 m l, the ones I have seen in action appear to be faster?

The gas canister can really affect what the cooking time is, I had one gas canister that was garbage where the other one of the pair brought at the same time was doing the mahi in a 1/3rd of the time.