Thanks for the review. Only using this to boil water for hot drinks as have a big camping stove for food. Didn't want to shell out for an expensive Jetfoil so just ordered one of these to give it a go.
Hi !!! Thanks for this review. It's very helpfull !!! It's a pity don't be able to put one larger cannister inside. How many times can be used one 100g cannister from Decarhlon? I have to be hiking for 3 days (that means 9 meals, 3 per day) and I'd like to know if with that size (100g cannister) will be enough. I only need to boild water because it's for freeze dried food. Thank you so much.
Thanks. I haven't counted how many boils I can get from a can as I've switched back and forth from small to large cans as I often go on multi-day camps and didn't want to run out. I think 100g should get about 10-12 meals in ideal conditions, less on windy days.
I gave one of their camping lanterns a try. At $30usd I figured what the heck. Can't say I'm impressed but at $30usd I can't complain too loudly either. The valve gives me the greatest concern. It's nearly impossible to turn the wire handle to open the valve without bending the wire bail. Moreover, I have to reef on it so hard to get it to fully close and snuff the flame that I can't imagine this gadget is going to last long. And I 100% DO NOT trust the valve closure enough to leave the lantern on the fuel cannister. So if their lantern valve is any indicator of the valve I'd get on their stove system I'd have to say it's a huge "Nope" for me. The moral of the story is one gets what one pays for and so I don't think people should expect anything even remotely close to a Jetboil or MSR equivalent in a Chinese off-brand product that has cut enough corners to come in 50% the cost of those products. Those savings have to come from somewhere...and that somewhere is almost always in materials, tolerances, and quality control. At those cut rates you get what you get. Maybe you get a good one, maybe you don't. Maybe it'll work awhile, maybe it won't. Maybe you like it, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll trust it on a long trek....maybe you won't. But in my book, the quality controls and warranty responses that go into the name brand products are completely worth the added cost. I have zero concerns around the reliability and trustworthiness of my Windburner and Flash systems....but I'd have have a super hard time having the same level of confidence in products like the X1 which are cheaply made knock offs constructed from that rare earth mineral known as chinesium and where the quality controls consist of "does it sorta look right? Cool...ship it."
Hey, thnx a lot, great review! I have the FireMaple X1 but I don't have the stove-top adapter. Could you share a link for it? I haven't been able to find it on Amazon (Spain). I know not all the models fit right. Thnx again!
This one is sold by Firemaple on the UK Amazon site and is compatible with the X1 but I'm not sure if they ship to Spain and Amazon may redirect you back to the Spanish version of their site: amzn.to/3Ph3i0w it's also on the Firemaple website: firemaplegear.com/collections/all/products/pot-stand-for-x-series
Water, pasta, soup, anything like that. I found it a bit small for some of the larger boil-in-the-bag foods but just about doable. If you want to fry anything or use a separate pot/pan, you'll need the cooking attachment - amzn.to/3xB2sX9
I just checked with a 230g cannister from Decathlon and it doesn't quite fit into it even without the bowl. It sits about 15mm proud of the top and the lid doesn't press down.
kind of cool but for free you can build a fire or make an alcohol stove with a tuna can for $2 dollars I don't know why someone would spend $50+ on something to boil water i solo camp but this is extreme to me id be well worth it if you could actually cook with it
