On a recent 3 day trip above 3000m our Jetboil stove failed to automatically ignite. The problem was that the plastic pipe that contains the automatic ignition spark cracked. This meant the ignite was below the level of the escaping gas.
The other party with us had a pocket rocket but their lighter flint failed too! Sod's Law?
Has anybody else suffered problems with Jetboil as I wouldnt like to go on a multi-day expedition using one of these things. Reliabilty above 3000m and in temperature of -10 and below must be in question?
Evidently cold gas is a problem. Less efficient when below zero, practically impossible at -15! Moral....... on a multi day expedition at altitude in cold conditions you should have a multi-fuel burner.
In addition I have recently ordered a firelighter from
http://www.light-my-fire.com. Now dont need matches or broken cig lighters! The fire lighter I got from the following link:
http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/firesteel/index.htmWouldnt touch the Jetboil gas. Might be a bit more efficient, but would cost a lot and you wouldnt be able to buy in South America or the Himalayas, probably not in the Alps either.
