Spending time in the wilderness and remote locations takes a lot of effort and planning. There's many things to consider like: Navigation, accommodation, transport, first aid, personal safety, emergency procedures, environmental factors and food. Most of these elements have other sub-elements of course and careful planning must be invested, depending on the length of trip and remote nature.
One also needs to consider what type of trip is being undertaken; Is it vehicle-mounted, bike, hike, canoe or kayak, ski, snowmobile, horseback, boat, motorbike...There's so many ways to get out and about and all come with their own challenges and equipment requirements.
Most of my equipment is specific and targeted towards a particular use. Having said that though, I always look for items that can serve more than one purpose which saves weight, room and cost. The item pictured is one such item as I use it when I travel to remote locations and for picnics and day trips when shooting.
This is a Jetboil system. Essentially a gas stove. This lightweight, compact bit of kit is one of my most-used items and I'd be lost without it.
I keep this small unit in my truck and when deployed and combined with water and coffee has the ability to turn any frown upside down, as coffee tends to do. But I use it for more than coffee!
Above you can see it in its transportable format on the left. It all packs neatly within itself and can throw into a back pack easily. The second and third images show it unpacked prior to assembly which takes about fifteen seconds.
It consists of gas cylinder, stabilising feet, gas burner/regulator, cooking cup, and eating bowl.
Here above, you can see it assembled. The burner/regulator simply screws onto the gas cylinder and is ready to go into action. You can make out the regulator handle, and jutting out from the left side is the piezo igniter...Simply turn the regulator a few turns and click the igniter and it's burning.
Below you can see a closer view of the gas regulator/burner unit. The burner itself delivers a very intense and hot flame which makes for very rapid boiling designed to save gas. The middle image shows the regulator control and piezo igniter a little clearer. The right hand image below shows the bottom of the cooking cup...The vents, (FluxRing) around the bottom distribute the flame and heat which is why it is so quick to boil water.
Once the cooking cup is fastened on, (it twists on securely), it's ready to be filled with water, soup, sauce, stew or whatever it is I want cooked.
It holds about 500ml of fluid, ample for three cups of coffee or a hearty soup for 1-2 people. You can see it below boiling 350ml of water which took just over a minute. Pretty fast huh? I know speed isn't always needed but with this unit its super-fast boiling time means it conserves gas and in extreme cold conditions will get some hot fluid or food inside a body in only minutes: Soup, coffee, hot chocolate, stew etc.
I have a Jetboil skillet, also with the FluxRing on the bottom to evenly spread heat, so I can make eggs or fry up meat, vegetables and make pancakes as well. It's a complete stove-solution really.
Yesterday Faith and I took it on a picnic to boil water for coffee as it was quite a cold day and as always it performed flawlessly. It is safe as it has fold-away handles for easy handling when hot, and contains the flame so there's no chance for it to get out of control and start a wildfire. It is very light and packs away into a compact little unit.
There's a few other accessories available for it however I have all I really need. The cook pot would be good to have but in truth I don't really need it as I'm getting by with what I have quite comfortably.
I've used this thing a lot since getting it a couple years ago. It goes almost everywhere I go and never lets me down. I have taken it to shooting events, day-trips, to the farm culling and of course hunting, hiking, kayaking and picnics; It's a perfect size for Faith and I, or me alone. but for families there are slightly bigger units if required.
For the couple hundred bucks this unit cost me, including the skillet, I reckon it's awesome value considering how much I use it and how multi-purpose it is.
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It is like tenth in Venezuela an all in one, it is a really useful team in all its facets, it looks very good quality. useful and practiced, I loved God for the opportunity to have that type of equipment lol. Goodnight.
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Now I see you've got yourself a blinking eye new profile pic... Nice. How's the lock down in Australia? Are there any protests? I just saw a post recently of @ervin-lemark that there are currently protests in many countries all over the world against the lock down. Is there anything happening over there as well? The media doesn't say anything about that.
There's no protests here, not physical demonstrations anyway. The federal Government are loosening restrictions as are the States although some are still in place. It's all pretty civilised here so far.
Small tool but very large benefits when traveling to remote areas. It is easy to carry and makes water boil very quickly. It seems like I really need a tool like that, because I often travel to mountainous areas. But it's a pity the price is very expensive. This post is very interesting to read. Good luck always for you.
Thanks for your comment. Yes, I have found my Jetboil to be of great use and am glad I made the investment. What areas do you travel to and why. Work or recreation?
You're welcome. I used to visit mountain areas in Indonesia, especially Aceh, the province where I live. Have you ever heard of Aceh. Aceh is located at the tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Aceh was once hit by a ferocious tsunami in 2004.
Yes, I have heard of it and am aware of the Tsunami of 2004. It was well-documented at the time. A tragic event.
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All of these little camping gadgets are so cool and most of them are pretty handy. But unfortunately mostly not very cheap, this probably depends on the brand. Yeah I know sometimes you need to spent a little more money.
When we did our big OZ trip we had one of these 2 stove burners and I was dreaming of boiling my water that fast. Sometimes it took me 10 minutes to brew a coffee! 😂
If I would do a trip like this again today, I would definitely buy one of these, saves you so much time and stress. Hope you had a nice picnic yesterday.
Ten minutes doesn't sound like a long time, but when is waiting for that tasty coffee-goodness it can seem like an eternity!
I would certainly recommend one of these. The gas canisters are readily available and last for a long time and the entire thing is so light and easy to carry. The cup has a very wide mouth to accommodate a spoon at a reasonable angle which makes it easy to eat from also.
I nice little unit and, whilst somewhat expensive, it is very capable. It makes living rough a little nicer for sure.
And probably needs less gas as one of the bigger stoves since these ones lose so much gas. If there is only a little bit of wind it makes the whole thing even more difficult. So yes, it´s definitely a good investment and I guess its worth to buy the better brand.
It's a good point you make about the wind. With the Jetboil the flame is very focused, a jet of flame as such which I guess is where the name comes from. It focuses the flame exactly where it needs to be so there is no lost energy as far as heating ability goes. The FlexRing dissipates the heat to the entire base of the cup and so heating is very efficient. Obviously you can tell I'm very pleased with mine.
Yeah that´s were I lost most of my time, gas and mind! :)
Cooking a real meal with a 2 burner stove when it is windy is definitely a challenge.
Yes, and there is not much that can break so it should last a few years.
Definitely worth the couple of hundred bucks I think. Reckon if JJ knew about those a hundred million years ago when we were trying to do more camping he probably would have gotten one.
A hundred million years ago huh? Lol. It seems to me that it's been that long since I'be been also, but it's more lime a couple months. I hope you're all going well.
The last time we went the kids were pretty little (maybe 2, 4 and 6). We haven't been since and we've got two teenagers now x_x
Sounds like time for some camping to deploy.
Cars aren't big enough to fit dogs and camping gear in, my problem shoulder isn't up to anything longer than an hour which is how long we'd need to drive for to get anywhere decent so can't take two cars, we'd have to organise someone to feed the cats and chickens (I suppose if they were willing to walk the dogs they could look after the dogs too), I'm not sure if the vege patches still need watering (obviously the aquaponics doesn't), middle child will whine because she doesn't like camping (when she was little she enjoyed being out for the day and playing with her friends but each time we went camping when it came time to sleep in the tent she'd bawl her eyes out desperate to go home).
Much too hard XD
Hmm, yeah it sounds like you're fairly well entrenched there. Maybe some camping in the back yard though?
The kids sometimes have sleepovers on the trampoline. Toasting marshmallows on the stove doesn't quite have the same feel but the end result is still tasty XD
I had to look a few times what that picture contained, and to be honest, then I had to read what it was because I couldn't figure it out :)
Seems like a very handy thing, and if I'd go camping I'd probably need one for coffee (no coffee is not a good start of the day lol)
I'm a bear in the morning without coffee...Well, normally anyway. Yep, it's a good bit of kit and one of my best camping purchases.
lol, I get that (the coffee thing) I really really need it, lol. So just wondering, are you going camping every weekend? As you mention you use it a lot :)
I don't go every weekend, not camping, but we hike a lot and I shoot guns so am always out in the wilderness somewhere so the Jetboil get's a lot of use.
I have a burner similar to that. It doesn't have the pot that attaches to the top, I just put a container on it. It certainly turns cold things into hot things pretty quick. Slower than it sounds like yours does, but decently fast nonetheless.
They come in so handy right? I've cooked over a hexamine stove many times but using this thing has made things so much easier, cleaner and faster. I came across it when mate was showing his off several years ago and have certainly gotten my moneys-worth from it.
This one is a pretty cool looking set up too..!!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019GPHR64?tag=duckduckgo-brave-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1
Yep, the same brand so a quality item, and pretty flexible when more cooking is required. This is something a family may use I guess. I'm a huge fan of these things, this brand in particular.
I hope you're well.
(By the way, did you see that replay I made to you in respect of that post-feedback you asked for 5 or so days ago? No big deal if you haven't, was just curious.)
i believe I saw your reply. ?
is this what you are referring to...?
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