Jetboil

Jetboil, Inc.

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Industry	Backpacking stoves
Founded	2001
Founder	Dwight Aspinwall, Perry Dowst
Headquarters	Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Production output	Backpacking stoves
Operating income	US 25.6 million (2013)[1][2]
Net income	US 19.3 million (2013)[1][2]
Owner	Johnson Outdoors, Inc.
Website	www.jetboil.com

Stove with small fuel canister.

Corrugated metal ring at the base of the billycan.

JetBoil manufactures and markets lightweight gas-fueled portable stoves used primarily for backpacking.^[3]

The company was formed in 2001 by Dwight Aspinwall and Perry Dowst^[4] in a former woolen mill in Guild, New Hampshire,^[4] debuting its products at the 2003 Outdoor Retailers trade show.^[5] In 2006 the company moved its headquarters to Manchester, New Hampshire^[4][6] and in 2012 was purchased by Racine, Wisconsin-based Johnson Outdoors.^[5][7]

Stove design

Stoves feature a neoprene-insulated pot (billycan), corrugated metal heat exchanger (burner) and burner adjustment valve — with ignition via either an outside source or integral push-button electric igniter, depending on the model.^[8]

The ring of corrugated metal forming the burner also shields it from wind and directs heat to the base of the pot.^[9] The ring and burner, along with a coiled heat exchanger at the bottom of the stove all work to contain heat, enabling an average boiling time of two minutes and fifteen seconds.^[10]

The company markets its fuel, a mixture of propane and isobutane,^[11] in canisters that thread to the bottom of the burner. Several stove models feature a stabilizing tripod (for the base of the fuel canister) as well as a plastic cup, which covers the heat exchanger during storage.^[12]

Models

Jetboil has marketed a range of stoves that vary in construction materials and features, with more expensive models offering lighter weight and decreased cooking times:

• Personal Cooking System (2004)^[13] weight (425 grams), boil time: 4 minutes.^[13]
• Group Cooking System (2006),^[14][15] 1.6 litre pot, boil time: 5:00.^[14][16]
• Helios, group cooking system (2008-2014), replaced by Joule.^[17]
• Flash (2009),^[18] offered in different colours, boil time: 2.25 minutes.^[19]
• Zip (2011),^[20] 0.8 litre aluminum cup,^[20][21] adjustable burner, no ignitor, weight 9.5 ounces, boil time 2.5 minutes.^[20]
• Sol TI (2011) titanium cup, weight 5.3 ounces^[21][22] includes pressure regulator^[23] boil time: 1.75 minutes,^[24] lightest model.^[22]
• Sol Advanced (2011),^[25] aluminum cup, push-button igniter, weight 10.5 ounces,^[26] integral pressure regulator, boil time 2:00.^[25][26]
• Sumo Al (2012)^[27] aluminum cup,^[28] three bowls with lids,^[29] orange in color, reversible sleeve,^[29] self-storing.^[29]
• Sumo TI Group Cooking (2012)^[27] performs to 20 °F (−7 °C), boil time 4.25 minutes^[28] group cooking,^[28] titanium cup.^[30]
• Joule (2013),^[31] 2.5 litre pot, uses liquid-feed butane,^[32] stove base and pot, no accessories.^[32] weight 27.6 ounces.^[32]
• MiniMo (2014), 1 litre pot,^[33] flame control valve,^[34] weight 14.6 ounces.^[33]

Accessories include a lightweight coffee press, replacement lids, mesh strainers,^[15] support and stabilizer kit,^[15] pots and pans,^[35] utensils and plastic plates,^[35] and a tool for puncturing holes in used fuel canisters prior to recycling.^[36]

See also

• Johnson Outdoors
• Billycan
• Portable stove

References