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At this point, not many are a stranger to Jetboil as a house name in the world of hiking and camping stoves, cookware, and accessories. They have been in this industry since the early 2000s offering mainly all-in-one units that combine the fuel management system, burner, and cooking vessel into a single combined unit. Since then they have expanded and iterated on these lines to provide the fuel efficient, packable, durable cooking stoves we have today.
Since growing up hiking in the foothills of Appalachia, I haven’t always had a Jetboil in my pack, but there’s been one more times than not. Having hiked thousands of miles over the course of multiple decades, I’ve had the opportunity to use many different types of cooking stoves from many different brands. Despite that, I have always found myself coming back to all-in-one cooking solutions, mainly from Jetboil. Over the years, I have had the pleasure of using a Zip 0.8L V1.0, a MicroMo 0.8L V2.0, a Zip 0.8L V3.0, and now a Flash 1.8L from their 2025-2026 upgrade.
The Jetboil Flash 1.8L is designed as a fast-boiling size upgrade to its 1.0L little brother. The increased size allows for the stove to be used for larger groups of people, with a suggestion of 2-4. The unit boasts a redesigned base with integrated fuel valve and piezoelectric ignitor built into the fuel valve knob. The whole system is compact and generally lightweight coming in at about 2.2L and 531g without fuel.
I had the pleasure of using this unit over the course of two multi-day trips in the northern Rockies of Montana. My impression of the unit was that, while not the absolute lightest or smallest or highest kW output, it performs extremely well as a universal cooking stove for small groups with excellent ergonomics and versatility. Speaking of ergonomics, the one thing that struck me above all else was the new handle design. While this does add some additional weight over the former synthetic strap on the neoprene sleeve, these handles are a god-send and should be added to every single appropriately sized stove-unit produced by Jetboil. As for performance, it was exactly as expected of a Jetboil, It boiled water for meals quickly, taking a couple minutes to reach a rolling boil. A 230g canister, which is appropriately sized for the pot diameter, was used for both trips and was not finished over the course of the 6 days of outings. The integrated piezoelectric ignitor is conveniently built into the fuel control knob and ignites when turned past the high-flow setting. As with all of Jetboil’s units, the stabilizer that attaches to the fuel canister works wonders, being as stable as anyone could ask for even then the pot is filled to the max.
All in, Jetboil’s new Flash 1.8L stove unit provides end-users with a durable, efficient, packable, and versatile solution for cooking for multiple individuals while updating and upgrading from models of the past.
Originally posted on ExpertVoice.com