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Trangia knockoffs.... 20-Jul-2007 At 9:17:08 AM hotgemini

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For crag food I'm in love with my jetboil PCS;
Its apparently quite gas efficient, but thats not why I like it.
It boils water quickly, but thats not why I like it.
Its 'reasonably' lightweight, but thats not why I like it.
Theres an optional coffee plunger for the caffeine addicts, but thats not why I like it.

What I like about the jetboil is this, the burner and the pot lock together and the pot is insulated, so you can easily move it, hold it while stirring, carry it etc even while its lit and heating (but not recommended for obvious safety reasons).

It packs down reasonably small and totally self-contained so it just gets lobbed in my climbing pack with the rest of the gear and you can happily be eating two minute noodles on bluff major.

The g/f has a spare jetboil cup so at camp we can cook two lots of food, then relax with a 1 litre insulated cup full of tea/coffee/milo while sitting round the campfire.

We dragged ours on a 3 month climbing roadtrip and the only complaint was that we broke the long slender ceramic insulator for the auto-ignition, so carry a cigarette lighter just in case.