ok........I have used the bigger pot for my jet boil which was supposed to be for making coffee (thermos) to make oatmeal. I managed to not have a boil over on oats this morning.......that's a good thing.

It is very unlikely a jetboil will ever make its way into the woods with me. I'm glad I have another very important use for it. Looking forward to the Kovea Spider.....I like the whole remote fuel tank and cooking low to the ground concept. Whole lots less chance for any sort of accident.....from exploding fuel tank to spilled pan. Maybe, just maybe, this will be my last stove......fingers crossed.

"I am leery of products force you to use only their accessories: pots, etc."

ah, but that ain't so Prouboy - with the pot support on top of the jetboil burner, you can use any pot or pan you want, including the the one in your picture. no different than a pocket rocket or any other upright cannister stove

Look, the whole point of a jetboil is to make as fuel efficient a system as possible - that is the object of having thier own pots with the heat exchanger ring - using a different pot, you lose some of that fuel efficiency

and while you can "cook" with one, they aren't really designed to do more than boil water as fast and fuel efficiently as possible - no point in buying a jetboil if what you want is a stove to cook on

by the way, hang on to that Peak 1 - coleman seems to have stopped making it - they have a similar model, shorter with a fat butt, but no more Peak 1 - better start hitting garge sales to see if I can find another.

Mad_Mat and MasterT -- 

Good perspective on the jet-boil and it's intended purposes. 

Helpful actually, as I am sadly in the market for a new stove.  Three of my four Coleman Exponents are showing their age and are in various states of disrepair (like me).  When I lose confidence that a stove can do the job for a 2-week trip without breaking dow, it's time for something new.  I'll probably go with one of the "whisper-lite" things.

prouboy

Dragonfly aficionado here.  I took the whisperlight for Philmont trip - just add boiling water meals at most - and coffee all the time - an dirt was fine but miss being able to turn it down low and leave on till cleanup.

BillConner wrote on Jul 24^th, 2013 at 12:35am:


BC, A guide used a whisperlite to simmer very well. He had a small grill setup that would hold 2 WL (2 burner coleman suitcase stove style). It raised the pots up some, plus he barely pumped the gas canister when he wanted a simmer. You had to keep an eye on it to see that it didn't go out.
He hated how loud the Dragonfly was. But I don't mind it and think it's loud enough I don't need to watch it to know how it's burning.