CAMP WATER BOILER SHOOTOUT. MSR Reactor vs Jet-boil vs Fire-Maple FMS-X2 (Companion) 

Boiling water is pretty important! I just made coffee!

Me too!

Did you notice the water didn't fall out, even though we live upside down.

Even worse, you watched a guy boil water as his house burned down.

@@maxcole1961 I always hold my laptop upside down when I watch ASPW to compensate and add perspective.

It's more to do with fuel efficiency... not so much for these guys... but for me on my bicycle??? No comparison!!!

I bet MSR burned the most (especially for pre heating)

I drive a petrol v8 patrol. I am only interested in launch to finish line results. Fuel consumption is irrelevant. LOL!

A midsized canister is supposed to boil at least 22 litres, so it's quite efficient.

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How can there be? What is the use of boiling water in a closed container?

The speed doesn't necessarily matter but the faster it boils, the less gas or fuel you need to carry.

Same here. My buddy's original Jet Boil will boil 20 oz. of water in 2 minutes. My $10 Chinese stove with the built-in lighter, coupled with the $15 Stanley Adventure kit, boils 20 oz. in 3 minutes. I'm happy.

@@rockymountboy I bet the jetboil used like 40% of the gas though.

@@procrastinator1842 I would concede that the JetBoil used less, but I wouldn't go that far.

@@rockymountboy Fair call, I guess for a day or two it makes little difference, but for me I just got 6 days for 2 people out of a 100g canister including 6 simmer meals.

Just got mine for $50 on amazon right now. Orange one.

Oh, yes. The cooking one wastes a huge amount of gas when just boiling water. Takes over 5 minutes in a kettle. If I cook pasta, I boil the water in the boiler, then poor it into the pot. Saves time and gas too.

4xoverland Thanks for the response.

@@4xoverland Outside of speed..how about quality?

@@4xoverland People on Amazon say they have tried 3-5 different brands of 220-230g fuel and NON fit and let the lid close.Coleman isnt even close (too wide) FInd one that fits and lets it seal and close up normally?

Andrew bought his over 10 years ago

Would have been fairer if the water was put onto the two as soon as they were lit.

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By the way, how old is you're IPhone? 1 Camera?

It only matters in a scientific comparison. This is a just a guide. A bit of fun. Nothing more. 'Your iPhone?' Don't know. Why? I don't use the phone's camera much.

@@4xoverland Thanks, I wasn't hating on your iPhone, you just have a lot of really good tech in your vehicle. It seems kind of paradoxical to me. Incidentally, the new iPhone has an amazing camera.

The bubbles go from top to bottom down there

That noise was three burners all going flat out.

I think it would widen the gap. the MSR would be even faster.

4xoverland I do not think the gap would get wider as the MSR need time to warm up, I still think the MSR would win, just be a little closer.

Things can vary a bit depending on where you are though. They're at sea level and it may be a bit windy which may obviously makes things less effective or at least cool things down a bit. At sea level water boils at 100 °C (212 °F) but at high altitudes it actually boils at a lower temperature due to lower atmospheric pressure. For every 150 m (~500 ft) the boiling point is lowered by approximately 0.5 °C. Here's a couple of examples from Wikipedia: 2,000 ft (610 m) 208.4°F (98°C) 6,000 ft (1829 m) 201.1°F (94°C) 15,000 ft (4572 m) 184.1°F (84.5°C) So if you happen to live at relatively high altitude it's actually quite a difference so it should obviously be quite a bit faster. It's also something to keep in mind if you're boiling water to purify it. If we imagine a scenario where you have some bacteria that's killed at 95 °C then obviously it won't be enough to simply get water to boil at high altitudes since it'll start boiling before you've reached the required temperature. It's one of those things that people don't really think about although it affects so many people every single day. We just always think of water boiling at 100 °C (212 °F) but for a lot of people that simply isn't the case in their kitchen. :P

Something's seriously strange if it's 90 secs no matter where you're using it. That simply doesn't sound right considering the fact that water boils at different temperatures at different altitudes. Is the desert still roughly at sea level? If so that explains it. If it takes the same amount of time to get water to 90°C and to get it to 100°C something weird is going on with your gear. Hehe Obviously it should be quicker to get water to 90°C than to get it to 100°C. It'd be interesting if you folks could try it out at altitude, it should be quicker than at sea level after all. If it's still always 90 secs something weird is going on, almost like they added a "hard limit" on the cooker. :P

In previous test using the SAME gas canister results were about the same other than that the Jetboil was far more efficient lasting more than 30 minutes longer. If there is a choice between running out of gas or waiting a few more seconds...i know which one i would choose.

Yeah my $30 folding jetboil is much faster. Depends on how high you put the gas flow

Whilst I'm a fan of science & what has been said is definitely verifiable with regards the boiling point of water at altitude, it's seriously overthinking a simple operation. Personally I'd say the ambient temperature & starting temperature of the water has more of an effect than altitude, & is far more likely to delay the boil. That said, 90ish seconds sounds about right for a jetboil, however I've never measured it as it's definitely quicker than my other stoves & uses less gas to get there, which is all I really need to know.

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@@4xoverland Ahh Thanks. I will look them up. Didnt you have design inputs into this?

@@seantowlson7051 yes.