Originally Posted By: JeanetteIsabelle
Originally Posted By: Hikin_Jim
I have the original Jetboil. It's neither as compact nor as light as an alcohol stove, but it's a good stove.

The Jetboil has a lot of in-built wind resistance whereas an alcohol stove is very vulnerable to wind unless you've got a good windscreen. On convenience, speed, and wind resistance, a Jetboil wins hands down.

On price, reliability, compactness, weight, and availability of fuel, the alcohol stove is the clear winner.

For the same size as a Jetboil cooking system, how many liters of water can one boil using an alcohol stove?

Jeanette Isabelle
With the JB, everything fits into the 1.0 L cookpot. In order to have an alcohol stove have the same dimensions, you'd have to also have a 1.0 L cookpot, which means that there would be no real difference between the amounts that you could boil.

HJ
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