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Tim took Jetboil’s not-a-Jetboil throughout to Tasmania for per week’s price of mountain climbing and automobile tenting. He’s right here to let you know if its crack at a standard backpacking range is as nicely thought out as its cooking programs.
In biology, there’s this factor referred to as ‘convergent evolution’. It’s the concept comparable traits can evolve from totally different locations, issues like wings, opposable thumbs, and even our eyes, that are much like these of an octopus or squid, but developed independently.
Because the early 2000s, Jetboil has been identified for its ‘personal cooking systems’. By integrating the pot with the range and including a ‘FluxRing®’ they made setups that boiled water extra rapidly and saved gasoline doing it. In addition they bought fairly good at making regulators, which assist efficiency within the chilly or at altitude, and help you simmer.
So I’ve been fairly curious for some time in regards to the Jetboil MightyMo which, in an instance of convergent evolution (stick with me!), has come again to the standard mountain climbing range design that has developed over time. Severely, there’s an entire Wikipedia web page about it.
Anyway, Jetboil despatched me the newest model of its MightyMo earlier than I drove right down to Tasmania to hike the Overland Observe, and automobile camp round for 3 weeks over summer time. With a fiendish espresso behavior and a rucksack filled with freeze-dried meals and noodles, I used to be prepared to provide it a great walloping.
Lunch espresso at 11am? It’s not losing gasoline its ‘gear testing’
Why am I the appropriate particular person to do that overview?
I’ve been mountain climbing and tenting for 20 years now and have skilled just about each sort of mountain climbing range there may be. Specifically I owned a Jetboil MiniMo, which is an built-in pot system with a bunch of similarities to the MightyMo, for about 8 years till it died and I’ve used competing stoves just like the MSR Pocket Rocket 2, Soto Amicus with Igniter, the standard 360 Levels Furno, and even the BRS-3000T.
I’ve executed a number of comparisons, talked with many a hiker about my range preferences while my meals rehydrate, and thought approach an excessive amount of about learn how to hone my setup into one thing mild and environment friendly, with out compromising usability.
The writer’s passions embody mountain climbing and path style
Fast Specs
Dimensions: 10.4cm x 9.5cm
Weight: 98g
Energy: 10000 BTU/h
Gasoline: Propane & Iso-butane canister
Ignition: Push Button
Regulator: Sure
RRP: $149.99
ANOTHER lunch espresso?
Efficiency
Now when you’ve come right here for a second-by-second comparability to different stoves I’m going to disappoint you, we don’t get fairly that nerdy right here at We Are Explorers. What I’ll do is let you know how the Jetboil MightyMo feels to make use of, and whether or not it lives as much as its claims. Spoiler alert: it does.
Jetboil declare the MightyMo places out 10,000 BTU an hour. That’s British Thermal Models for these taking part in at dwelling, spiffing I say. That’s the identical quantity of warmth as a bunch of automobile tenting stoves, together with the Jetboil Genesis. In mountain climbing stoves, it’s in regards to the center of the vary however, to a level, it’s extra about how you utilize it.
The vast burner head and regulator make good use of each little bit of gasoline
Why’s a regulator necessary?
That is the place the regulator is available in. On many gasoline canister based mostly mountain climbing stoves your choices quantity to ‘on’ or ‘off’. That’s superb if all you’re doing is boiling water, however could make it tough if it is advisable simmer for any purpose, or when you hate the roaring sound of a range going full bore.
The ‘Mo’ sequence have regulators and igniters, making them very totally different to easier stoves just like the Jetboil Stash. The MightyMo regulator wants 4 full turns to succeed in its most, providing you with extra management than most at dwelling setups. Two full turns are wanted to mild it, with the following flip taking the flame from first rate to highly effective. For probably the most half, this was the place I set the range to boil water, whereas I made good use of the simmer operate when cooking some Try Meals that wanted 5 minutes on the boil to prepare dinner correctly. Nothing burnt or caught to the underside, which was dreamy in comparison with some mountain climbing stoves that I’ve used.
That last flip takes the flame to full energy which is fairly turbo. It wrapped across the edges of my TOAKS Titanium 750mL pot, the pot helps glowed purple, and a definite roaring sound could possibly be heard. It wasn’t as loud as an MSR Pocket Rocket 2, but it surely’s sufficient of a pet peeve that I used to be pleased to maintain it at about 80% energy. The time to boil wasn’t noticeably affected both.
Full energy was a bit a lot to be sincere, simmer down alright?
The regulator additionally permits you to get optimum efficiency at altitude or in chilly circumstances. Jetboil say that it’ll be constant right down to -6°C, which tracks with the Jetboil MiniMo (which nonetheless boiled me some water at 4000m above sea stage. Regulators additionally assist with gasoline effectivity and one 230g canister (the center dimension) lasted us for 5 days and nights on the Overland monitor with out being stingy with the gasoline (lunch noodles, second coffees? It’s a sure from me).
Wind Safety
Or lack thereof. That is probably the most stunning factor in regards to the MightyMo, there’s no wind safety except you resolve to purchase a Jetboil pot with FluxRing® on the underside. Most hikers shopping for the MightyMo as a substitute of a private cooking system (together with me) most likely gained’t do that, so the range is uncovered to crosswinds, which undoubtedly hurts effectivity.
My answer up to now, if I can’t get my physique between the wind and range, is to simply flip it as much as full energy. This overcomes the problem fairly nicely however does waste gasoline, the associated fee and weight of which could stack up on actually lengthy expeditions.
Sturdiness
My first Jetboil MiniMo packed it in inside the guarantee interval – gasoline simply stopped popping out. I bought a alternative and it lasted over 8 years earlier than dying the identical approach. One critique I’ve had for some time of Jetboil is that they don’t provide you with a lot room for servicing. It’s all rivets and plastic, not bolts and screws. Stoves aren’t tremendous sophisticated, so it’s a pity that repairs are arduous, if not unimaginable. I’m not satisfied that my first range (and even the second) couldn’t have averted landfill.
I haven’t examined this range for lengthy sufficient to know if it’ll final however up to now it’s been good. The piezo ignition is often the very first thing to go and evaluations on-line agree, however I really like the comfort of getting it there. I all the time pack a small lighter in my pot or first help equipment anyway so it doesn’t really feel like an enormous concern.
All that being stated, the ignition is unquestionably extra solidly constructed than on the MiniMo and the pot helps are good and stable, I don’t have massive issues about this range lasting for a few years to come back.
I’m anticipating a few years of this from the MightyMo
Design
I wanked on a bit about evolution initially of this overview and right here’s the place I believe it’s related once more. Jetboil made its identify by nice design and a bunch of built-in cooking programs that understood the ache factors of mountain climbing stoves.
However there have been nonetheless individuals on the market utilizing extra conventional, smaller and lighter weight stoves, and, as an enormous identify in mountain climbing stoves, Jetboil couldn’t resist focusing its strategy at bettering the standard range design. Was it doable? Or was the design already honed to perfection, like a shark or a horseshoe crab?
First up, I LOVE the way it folds up. The MightyMo will get fairly small, with no useless house and no fuss to unfold it. The pot helps are vast sufficient to deal with bigger pots, but in addition enable me to see {that a} smaller pot is centred. The ignition is simple to seize and use one handed and the 4 flip regulator is sensible. Full marks on this division.
Folds up tremendous compact with none fuss
It’s a little bigger than some opponents, resulting in a weight of 98g and bigger packed dimension. Nevertheless it nonetheless simply suits in my pot which I attempt to pack to keep away from useless house anyway. A part of the dimensions is as a result of massive burner head, which produces a broader flame that helps with simmering and utilising gasoline with a constant flame.
As for the extras, the little bag to guard will probably be ditched by weight weenies, however I’ve stored it in to cushion the range from rattling round within the pot and to make use of as a pot gripper. It’s thick and hard sufficient to permit me to deal with pretty scorching steel, which is definitely intentional.
The bag is nice and doubles as an oven mitt
As for the sq. pot assist, which you may want for stability when you’re utilizing a 100g canister, why is it so massive? And why does it have 4 legs now as a substitute of three? It simply appears heavy and hulking (it doesn’t slot in my pot) and in want of a redesign.
Total although, I believe Jetboil’s try at convergent evolution has been a hit right here. The MightyMo is mild, compact, highly effective, environment friendly and straightforward to make use of. So what else does it need to do?
Sustainability
The Jetboil MightyMo arrived in plain cardboard field with slightly plastic window, however had admirably little plastic inside as soon as I bought it open. Tick tick, no must plastic wrap every part. Jetboil itself is part of ‘Johnson Outdoors’ and there’s a bit beneath ‘Positive Impact’ on its web site about how they assist out. To this point I can see a factor about path cleanups (the Clear Earth Problem) and a few non-specific stuff about supporting analysis organisations and depart no hint.
It mainly boiled right down to inspiring individuals to get outside, creating high quality gear, and innovating, that are all nice issues to be doing, however not likely the concrete sustainability initiatives we count on to see from premium out of doors manufacturers in 2025.
I used to be shocked that Jetboil seemed to be doing so little within the sustainability house
Worth
That’s the opposite factor, it’s not that low cost. The RRP is $150, although you’ll undoubtedly get it for lower than that, particularly because the USD RRP is $60. Can we cease with the Australia tax already? It’s much more than the Soto Amicus with Igniter which is round $90, but it surely’s lower than MSR’s PocketRocket Deluxe (the one with the igniter) that is available in at a cool $195 RRP.
I’d like to see an effort to carry the value down slightly, however I don’t suppose it’s outrageous given the standard and design the MightyMo has on supply. Whereas it’s not successful weight and energy output comparisons, it does every part nicely and with out compromise, which is arguably extra necessary.
Alongside the well-known BRS-3000T which prices $26.50 and weighs 26g, however is understood to be inefficient and may have reliability points. It additionally doesn’t have a regulator or igniter
Last Ideas
I really like my Jetboil MightyMo. Even controlling for the bias of ‘it makes me coffee and snacks’ I can’t assist however discover the entire technique of utilizing it slightly pleasing. From its quiet operation at a excessive output, to its effectivity, stowability, and the flexibility to simmer issues actually calmly when wanted, the MightyMo has me contemplating extra adventurous path snacks past easy freeze dried meals, with out compromising my compact and light-weight setup.
FAQs Jetboil MightyMo Mountain climbing Range
What stoves does the Jetboil MightyMo compete with?
The SOTO Amicus with igniter, SOTO Microregulator, MSR PocketRocket Deluxe, and 360 Levels Furno range with igniter are all comparable, in addition to the Jetboil Flash and Jetboil MiniMo cooking programs. Not many mountain climbing stoves mix a regulator and igniter in such a light-weight bundle although, MSR’s PocketRocket Deluxe is the closest comparability.
Do I’ve to make use of Jetboil’s jet gasoline with the Jetboil MightyMo?
No, the MightyMo is suitable with normal butane canisters which have a Lindal B188 valve. This very normal valve sort is usually referred to as EN 417, however this isn’t fairly right. It’s a 7/16″ threaded valve and also you’ll have the ability to use gasoline accessible from any model stocked by mountain climbing and out of doors shops.
Manufacturers who make the gasoline canisers embody Jetboil, Mountain Security Analysis, Optimus, Gasmate, Companion, and Primus. It’s often some mix of butane, isobutane and propane.
How a lot water can I boil?
In optimum circumstances Jetboil reckon a 100g canister of their gasoline will probably be sufficient to boil 12 litres of water. In observe one 230g canister lasted my spouse and I 5 days and nights, we cracked into a brand new canister for the ultimate day of our hike.
Can I take this range on a flight?
Some airways get fairly bizarre about mountain climbing stoves, even when there isn’t any gasoline bottle current. I’d all the time take it in my checked baggage and when you’re flying keep it up solely, carry documentation, clear it of any gasoline residue earlier than you arrive, and be ready to lose it.
Why ought to I purchase a Jetboil MightyMo over an built-in cooking system?
You may need to save weight, utilise pots and pans that you have already got, or spend much less cash upfront. Its greatest profit is how little house it takes up.
