With spring round the corner, thoughts turn to outdoor living. Time for a new stove, looking at Jetboil or Heiro from Go Outdoors. My question is, is the jetboil really worth nearly twice as much as the Heiro?
Jetboil or Heiro
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Depends on how impatient you are 
MSR Windburner. 
I’ve tried loads of different cookers in the past but the Windburner, in my opinion, is definitely the best.
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Not the cheapest on the market but quality costs.
Extremely efficient on gas too.
I’ve tried loads of different cookers in the past but the Windburner, in my opinion, is definitely the best.
WindBurner 1.0L Personal Stove System
MSR WindBurner 1.0L Personal Stove System available at Ultralight Outdoor Gear with FREE UK+EU Delivery, reviews, full tech specs & advice.
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Not the cheapest on the market but quality costs.
Extremely efficient on gas too.
I have the Alpkit ‘copy’ that cost less than half the price of the similar Jetboil. Does exactly what it’s supposed to, boils water very quickly and is very frugal on the gas. I only ever use it to make tea & coffee so can’t comment on how good it is to cook on.
I moved from a Jetboil to a wind burner, one big advantage is it’s wind proof and more efficient. Only downside to date is they don’t appear to make a pot rest for it, the Jetboil one isn’t a perfect fitMSR Windburner.
I’ve tried loads of different cookers in the past but the Windburner, in my opinion, is definitely the best.
WindBurner 1.0L Personal Stove System
MSR WindBurner 1.0L Personal Stove System available at Ultralight Outdoor Gear with FREE UK+EU Delivery, reviews, full tech specs & advice.
Not the cheapest on the market but quality costs.
Extremely efficient on gas too.
MSR Wind Burner for me too ,,,, very efficient thing it is too 
To the OP ,, I suppose it kinda depends how much you use the equipment , 5 week camping trip for me last year along with a fair few shorter trips , one needs kit that is as dependable as possible
To the OP ,, I suppose it kinda depends how much you use the equipment , 5 week camping trip for me last year along with a fair few shorter trips , one needs kit that is as dependable as possible
I have an OEX version, now Heiro. It is about 5 years old and still works brilliantly. A really well made bit of kit.
Due to yet another fucking power cut I have dug out my MSR whisperlite
I had forgotten how good they are and how much fun
I had forgotten how good they are and how much fun
MSR Windburner, definitely.
I prefer the freestanding separate gas canister / burner unit, rather than the ‘vertical stacking’ system, as shown in Udder’s post #3.
I prefer the freestanding separate gas canister / burner unit, rather than the ‘vertical stacking’ system, as shown in Udder’s post #3.
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I bought one of these for £38 last week, works well.
Another vote for the windburner. I have the same system as Udders, my primary use of it is to boil water which it does very quickly and very efficiently. Its relegated a much loved primus omnifuel to more elaborate cooking duties which are few and far between (power cuts and car camping).
I suspect Richards is the DUO??? More capacity and stability.
As a random observation I've found the lid from my bushcraft store stainless billy mug fits the smaller windburner in place of the plastic lid.
It is.
I also have a conventional Jetboil, bought when sellers had a flash sale. It’s good but I prefer free standing burners, separate from the gas canister.
I have a jet boil and it’s brilliant at doing what it says on the tin, boiling stuff rapidly.
What it is not quite so good at is simmering, the flame is pretty much full on, and controlling a low flame is less easy.
I’ve no idea how the other brands cope.
What it is not quite so good at is simmering, the flame is pretty much full on, and controlling a low flame is less easy.
I’ve no idea how the other brands cope.
Some have very good regulators and reliable ‘Turn the wick up / down’ gubbins…. But some lack the piezo igniters. They are all a compromise of some sort or another, I guess.
The original ‘Pocket rocket’ from MSR, I think, are still very good. They started the ‘Less is more’ trend, whilst heat exchangers (or whatever they are called) to boil water faster, upped the game. It is of course debatable whether taking two minutes to boil a litre of water is ‘better’ than say, taking three minutes on every measure. But’s that something else entirely.
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Having decided to buy one of these contraptions my research and a couple on here suggest the MSR windburner edges the tests
It does not have a piezo igniter but they can fail anyway. The burner system of the MSR is what seems to set it appart.
Boil times are broadly similar but the MSR has a more controllable heat
so having managed to source a MSR wind burner cheaper than a jet boil that is what I have gone for
Some of the accessories are eye waveringly expensive though like £80 for a frying pan !! but the coffee plunger looks decent for a tenner
The cost is a big consideration, as might be weight or bulk. Someone truly backpacking and carrying their entire kit, might well favour something different to a bod on a motorcycle, a bicycle or indeed, a car. I have a Campinggaz, twin burner portable hob thing, which I run off a garden BBQ gas bottle. Could or would I cart that lot on a motorcycle? Not, unless I was certifiable. But, in the car, they are fine.
A cheap (or at least, cheaper) possible consideration is ‘Firemaple’ who offer some knock-off copies. Maybe less efficient in the burner department but, again, does that render the item unusable? Is it still better than foraging for dry twigs? Who knows?
A cheap (or at least, cheaper) possible consideration is ‘Firemaple’ who offer some knock-off copies. Maybe less efficient in the burner department but, again, does that render the item unusable? Is it still better than foraging for dry twigs? Who knows?
I have one of those Kelly Kettle things for that !Is it still better than foraging for dry twigs? Who knows?
It does but I spend a fair bit of time in the hills so weight and gas efficiency are important, i don’t want to carry more than I need to. So lots of money on light weight kit, including the wind burner because it works and uses less gas. My rucksack with camping gear, food, fuel, etc for two or three days is under 10kg. More and my old bones grumble even more!
Away on the bike I take it or the jetboil depending where I’m going.
In the Hilux it’s a dual burner.
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