Jetboil

Flash Fast Boil Stove

Name: Jetboil Flash Fast Boil Stove
Brand: Jetboil

Manufacturer list price (MSRP)

$144.99

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Overview

Blistering boil times come standard on the Flash 1.0L Fast Boil System. Jetboil FluxRing cooking pot with insulating cozy makes boiling water and keeping it hot a breeze. Start heating instantly with the turn-and-click igniter and verify the water is ready with the thermochromatic heat indicator.

Specs

Brand: Jetboil
Weight: 371 g · 13.1 oz
Type: Canister stove system (Fast Boil)
Ignition: Rotary turn-and-click igniter
Material: Aluminum
Boil Time: 120 sec per 0.5 L (avg over life of JetPower can)
Cook Cup Volume: 1 Liter Tall
Fuel Type: JetPower isobutane/propane
Item Weight: 13.12 ounces
Packed Dimensions: 4.25 x 7.5 in / 10.8 x 19.05 cm
Product Dimensions: 4.3"L x 4.3"W x 7.3"H

Weight vs. category

This product13.1 oz

Category average11.3 oz

16% heavier than the category average.

How it measures up

Against every one of the backpacking stoves in the RidgeNote register with a published figure. Manufacturer-listed; sources and dates are on this page.

Weight: 13.1 oz (371 g); Lighter than 39% of 23 weighed · #14 lightest; +27% vs the median 10.3 oz
Price: $144.99; Cheaper than 30% of 23 priced · #16 cheapest; +4% vs the median $139.95 · $11.08/oz (median $13.59/oz)

The lightest of the backpacking stoves on record is Zpacks Titanium Wing Stove for Esbit at 0.5 oz — 357 g less and $130.04 less.

The cheapest is Zpacks Titanium Wing Stove for Esbit at $14.95 — $130.04 less and 357 g lighter.

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RidgeNote verdict

The Flash does one thing and does it fast: half a liter of boiling water in about two minutes, with the burner, stabilizer, and lid all nesting inside its insulated one-liter FluxRing pot. The turn-and-click igniter and color-change heat indicator take out the guesswork, and the efficiency is real - roughly ten liters boiled per hundred-gram can. Know what it is: Jetboil files this under Fast Boil, not their Precision Cook line, and there is no pressure regulator - it exists to make water hot, not to simmer dinner. For backpackers living on freeze-dried meals and coffee, this is the default answer for a reason.

Similar — lighter or cheaper

Zpacks

Titanium Wing Stove for Esbit

0.5 oz · MSRP $14.95 · lighter · cheaper

TOAKS

Titanium Long Handle Spoon with Polished Bowl

0.7 oz · MSRP $10.95 · lighter · cheaper

Sea to Summit

Camp Cup

1.3 oz · MSRP $5.95 · lighter · cheaper

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