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JetBoil Fuel 29-Jan-2011 At 5:03:30 PM Andrew_M

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OK, a question for you guys who use jetboil or similar systems, are they actually worth the extra weight? I did some back of the evelope calculations a while back and came up with them being heavier than a similar non heat exchanger system for anything under 4-5 days (single person no melt).

Bascially there doesn't seem to be any reliable data on how much more efficient are these systems are compared to non HE systems. I spent a long time online trying to find this but came up with nothing - only a vague "50% increase in efficiency" statement that could just be myth. There were lots of people wanking on about boil time, but who gives a rats arse about whether you have your soup in 2.2 or 2.8 minutes? Any of you ever tried a head to head comparison with non HE systems for fuel use?