There’s a reason most people fly on jets instead of prop planes here in the 21st century. It all boils down to efficiency. Recognizing that, the folks at Jetboil of New Hampshire have developed a cutting-edge camp stove – the Jetboil Personal Cooking System (PCS) (MSRP: $80) and this year’s new Group Cooking System (GCS). Think of it as a portable microwave, only faster. Using patent-pending FluxRing technology to channel heat from the burner and direct it into the insulated aluminum cooking vessel (32 ounces in the PCS or 51 ounces in the GCS), the compact 12-ounce super-stove is capable of boiling two cups of water in two minutes flat, using less than half the fuel of conventional camp stoves. The PCS crockery doubles as a drinking cup that snaps securely to the lightweight burner housed in a wind-protective shroud, creating a highly efficient self-contained cooking unit. The entire unit stores in a compact package no bigger than a Nalgene bottle, including a coffee press accessory you’ll be tempted to use at home simply because it’s so quick.
Get it — Sold at specialty camping stores or at www.jetboil.com.
