Works great and can make food that shames the defac ?I use this thing for ever-re-thing!!! Boiling water, making coffee/tea, warming soup, warming precooked Dahl & basmati rice, you can boil eggs (I don’t eat them just saying you can) and even made rice pudding!!!I live in a mobile setting and use this item daily, sometimes several times as I love warm drinks. I recently bought the cooktop attachment and use it all the time with my Asian cooking bowl for stir fried noodles with veggies (hibachi style) or brown rice dishes. I’ve made homemade porridge & soups as well.For backpackers you already know it’s incredibly lightweight and all the add on’s fit right inside the jetboil cup….bloody brilliant 5 ????? just buy it, all you need is the fuel and done!I love my Jetboil. It has its detractors who have justified reasons for their dislike, but i think its strengths greatly outweigh its weaknesses. I am primarily a "boil water only" kind of backpacker. I am a freezer-bag cook, a Mountain House aficionado. The most complex thing i make while hiking is coffee. So, a stove and pot combination is perfect for someone like me. The Jetboil Zip is perfect for trips that are 4-6 days. The Zip is smaller than its predecessors and is a fuel miser. I can get 13-15 full pot boils on one 110g Fuel Canister. For me, the peace of mind that come comes from not having to worry about running out of fuel while out is worth the the weight of the system. With a can of full 110g canister, the stove unit, the pot (with coozie), the lid, and fuel can stabilizer (which i like and use) - the whole thing comes in just under a pound in my pack. Bear in mind, that as you use fuel, it will become slightly lighter day by day. I typically use the stove to make breakfast/coffee in the morning and to make dinner/tea at night. I don't usually boil water for lunches, preferring instead to eat things like protein bars/candy bars for that meal. I use the pot with the included sip lid for my coffee cup/drinking vessel. If i am planning more cooking than usual, i will bring a larger can of iso-butane. I do not use the included pot support converter (which makes it possible to use pots that don't have the flux ring), but i am pleased that it is included. It would be ideal for sharing the stove with a hiking partner who has a normal cook pot, or for bringing along if you are the kind of hiker that actually uses stuff like frying pans and extra pots. The whole unit packs tightly and neatly into itself and takes up a small amount of space in my pack. It is sturdy. I do not worry about damaging it while it's in my pack, and i don't go out of my way to be extra careful with it around the campsite. It works best for three season camping. I use it in the winter, too - but it can get fussy and lose output in temps below 20F. (But this is a problem with canister stoves in general, not just the Jetboil) I remedy this by sleeping with my fuel canister in my hammock so it stays warm, and putting the fuel in a pocket near my body while hiking or setting up camp about an hour before i plan to use it. I LOVE the fact that i never need a windscreen with the jetboil. The construction is such that you do not need one. In very windy conditions, i will position my body to block the wind while i cook. i have never had the stove not work in the wind.Sure, there are lighter options out there. There is no denying that. In fact, i use a small titanium pot/alcohol stove for fast and light overnighters. But, for trips lasting more than four days, i almost always go with my jetboil. The fuel efficiency and ease of use make it so that it's hard to go wrong.I am a fan of Jetboil in general. I own a GCS (Group Cooking System, the original stove unit with a 1.5 liter pot) and a PCS companion cup. I purchased this Zip for my teenage son who - along with me - is an avid backpacker, and a Boy Scout and Venturer, so that he could have his own stove and cup unit. After reviewing his, I actually prefer his stove.The Zip is a somewhat stripped down and smaller version of the PCS with a slightly smaller cup (0.8 liter instead of 1.0 liter) and the stove does not have a built-in push-button igniter. It stores into a smaller package (the fuel canister, stove and stabilizer all nest into the cup), and weighs a bit less without the auto-ignition of the larger models. After having used both, I prefer the stove that needs a match to light. The auto-igniter on my much older PCS still works but like all mechanical push-button starting systems, it will eventually fail. When that happens I will probably buy a Zip style stove to pack into my 1 liter PCS cup.This is by no means an ultralight stove, so hardcore ultralight backpackers will want to skip this item. But for those who like using the iso-butane fuel stoves may like this model. It is smallish, generally lightweight and eliminates the need for a separate cooking vessel. And if you are backpacking or cooking solo, you don't need a plate or bowl either, just cook and eat right out of the cup!The only reason I gave this four stars instead of five is that I found that the lid will not stay on very well when the unit is all packed up. If you pack the items in as intended by the manufacturer the top of the fuel canister cap will not allow for the lid to be pressed down completely. The fix for this is to simply leave the cap from the fuel canister at home (added bonus, reduces overall weight by 0.1 oz or so).These are easy to set up, easy to use and cook FAST with pretty excellent fuel consumption. One fuel canister was more than enough to cook hot breakfasts and dinners while spending 5 days and 4 nights in the Smoky Mountains during Thanksgiving, along with one or two small weekend trips after that. Especially if most of your backcountry cooking is boiling water to rehydrate and reheat food and drinks.As a Scoutmaster, I recommend a Jetboil unit to any of my Boy Scouts who have started backpacking and enjoy it. Due to price, I don't recommend buying this for your very first backpacking trip. Not because of the unit itself, but if you try something once and don't like it, that's a fair chunk of change to drop for equipment you might only use once. Been backpacking before and decide you enjoy it and want to keep going? Pick one of these up.If you pick up the accessory French press kit (or just boil water and use the instant or teabag style packages), it also makes a great tool for the adult Scouter who wants his hot tea or coffee on those monthly camp outs.For years I stuck with issued hexamine cookers after trying an inferior gas burner and not being overly impressed. This makes cooking so much quicker and this particular model fits nicely into my webbing pouch. I normally keep a tiny little spare gas canister inside it but use a bigger canister for regular use. Just the right amount of water for a brew after cooking a boily. I should've used one of these from the start.For any fellow HM Forces reading; the only drawback is trying to get your gas through Brize!Quick and efficient...... But only when you can find the gas for it. I have just covered 7000 miles touring France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia and couldn't find one anywhere on my route through these coutntries. I would recommend JetBoil but only if you can find a screw-top to push-in gas canister converter, another added expense to an already expensive piece of equipment.Je ne sais pas si il est encore utile de vanter les mérites du jetboil, tant il est reconnu. Mais je vais quand même te donner mon avis.Le poid: rien a dire, ce produit est léger. Le tout rentre facilement dans le compartiment principal, ce qui fait qu'il prend peu de place.Utilisation : Je l'utilise lors de mes soirées en treck, pour réchauffer mes aliments ou purifier de l'eau. Parfois même lors d'une simple randonnée, pour me faire un bon café chaud.Efficacité : il te faudras moins d'une minute pour avoir une eau à ébullition.Pour résumé le tout, c'est un produit que je suis vraiment content d'avoir pris. Il m'accompagne dans mon sac très régulièrement.Bien que les cartouches de gaz jetboil soit recommandé, une simple cartouche de gaz à vis (100g pour rentrer dans le compartiment) fait parfaitement l'affaire.Ses qualités tant reconnu sont amplement mérité selon moi.Si mon avis t'as parut complet n'hésites pas à le noter "utile"Belle journée :).Let down my OC one ex by making him a brew in my Crusader cup, he said have a Jetboil by the next ex. Picked one up, and it really is ideal. Fits into my webbing (even into new virtus) and boils water/cooks rations so quick you're done eating by the time most blokes have gotten their rations warm. Light, doubles as a cup, no mess tins to clean. Downside: Gas can be expensive, and elusive, even in camping stores.The product is not the same you get from the shops. I have been using jetboil which I bought from the shops for years. I was amazed from the price I saw in amazon because I paid almost £100 for the old one I had. I read the description but its not very clear as well about the size first thing as it is a inch shorter than what i expected and another disappointment was there is no built in lighter in the stove as you normally have in jetboils. It works though thats the reason I am giving two stars. ?