Keep in mind I was balancing that with not turning it up above 30% or patches of the flame would begin to sputter out, I assume from the higher pressure. Apparently this Jetboil skillet is "good" for heat distribution based on reviews and videos I have seen but we will see. I'm happy to report it works with both my new Optimus Vega and my old Kovea Spider (unlike my Kovea adapter which won't work with my Vega). It very much matters what fuel blend you are using, the temperature of the fuel more so than the air temperature, what elevation you are at, and whether or not you have a regulator valve or are running in inverted mode.

For every backpacker, there are hundreds of car campers, hunters, picnickers, and back yard barbecuers.Update: The Jetboil Pot Support has obviously proved popular enough that since I wrote this, Jetboil have released it as an, albeit very expensive, stand alone accessory. Now that my child is older, I foresee more and more carcamping and would like to modify the Jetboil.

It was breakfast time and I was too lazy to get out of the tent and cook soggy pancakes in the rain, but I should have. I think that ones with more pre-heat are more stable (small adjustments to fuel valve make little difference), whereas the Kovea Spider with a small amount of pre-heat is more finicky. You screw in 100% propane on one side of the adapter and your backpacking stove on the other, and, voila! If I'm reading the charts correctly, the vapor pressure of 100% propane at 32°F is about the same as a 30/70% propane/n-butane mix at 75°F (see e. The sumo makes me popular when I break out the french press in the morning and can make coffee for multiple people.But, for on the go with limited water, I found it best just to use for boiling water for instant meals made outside of the stove container. The G-Works adapter is easier to use IMO as the knurled finish makes it easier to hand-tighten than the Kovea's polished hex shape. A G-Works adapter screws on to the top of an everyday ordinary Coleman type 100% propane canister, the kind that are used for car camping, picnics, BBQ's, etc.

I used a Kovea Spider stove with my G-Works adapter, and it worked great, but some stoves with a really wide base might not work. And yes, I know they usually blend in some isobutane and propane into the typical backpacking gas canister, but still, nothing beats 100% propane for cold weather.The domed and more rust prone bases are made of quite thick material and will take much longer to corrode through than the thinner lest rust prone side and top. This bomb type set up is what I meant when I earlier said that one needs to channel heat from the burner back to the fuel. Pre-heat seems to be a little longer/trickier and getting the white gas into the empty canister is a small process to itself. Propane's boiling point is -44F, while isobutane is -11F (I realize canisters have some propane in them to make it more favorable). At best with my regular stove, I have dinner cooking in 10 minutes and a hot meal ready in 25 to 30 minutes.