Thread: Kmart/Campmaster "Jetboil"

Just had mine arrive in the mail. Thought I'd give them a go at the price after seeing this thread. 3/4 of the bloody contents missing from inside the box, bloody in-store thieves!

Full refund being provided and have to order another one...

All the bits turned up for mine.
Can you get a pot stand for them?
Will be the go to for road trips.

Macpack sell a Jetboil brand pot support for $30, I'll take mine with me next time and see it it fits

Jetboil is a waste of money, my BRS-3000T is only about $20 USD, made of titanium and weighs only 25 grams, only can support a small pot, but does me fine.
If you want a larger stove, go for the Kovea Spider.

Originally Posted by Old_School

BRS-3000T is only about $20 USD, made of titanium and weighs only 25 grams, only can support a small pot, but does me fine.

That's what I use for hunting trips (when I actually go hunting!). People have different needs though.

Back to Kmart. The plot thickens. Had the misfortune to go in to the Whangarei store today. They had quite a few of the stoves in stock despite saying sold out online. I bet there was a cheap barcode one among them, grrrr!

Originally Posted by MB

That's what I use for hunting trips (when I actually go hunting!). People have different needs though.

Back to Kmart. The plot thickens. Had the misfortune to go in to the Whangarei store today. They had quite a few of the stoves in stock despite saying sold out online. I bet there was a cheap barcode one among them, grrrr!

Really comes down to if you are wanting to cook for one person or not, size of pot, etc.
It does what its designed to do quite well, but dont expect more, 25 grams you dont even know its in your bag, can serve as a good spare stove.
I keep it in my pack with a small 120g canister regardless for emergency use.
My mate has a jetboil knockoff, but it didnt perform as good as my BRS and that was indoors.
In theory the jetboil should be more efficient and fast as they are designed as a heatsink to capture as much heat as possible and transfer to the pot, dont know how the knockoff designs compare.
Another thing to consider is the environment you use the stove in and how many days you are wanting to run it for to make better use of gas, etc.
I will probably get a kovea spider at some point, but have an optimus nova i use when im wanting better performance in winter and/or high altitude.
Its great, but comes at the expense of weight and space.

If I'm backpack hunting/camping, I want everything as light as possible. BRS ticks that box. It boils water and allows me to prepare shop-bought dehydrated meals. I'd love to say that I spend heaps of time in the bush and cook up venison backstraps every night, but that is far from my reality at the moment.

I got one of these stoves from K Mart for $65 and it works as it should. I compared it to my normal gas stove and primus pot with it's skirt for boiling time for 500 ml of water. The Campmaster took 5 mins compared to 4-15 secs with the primus pot. Still works though, how fast is a Jetboil with 500 m l, the ones I have seen in action appear to be faster?

From memory I think they are supposed to take about 2mins30seconds kind of time, and you can boil 12L from a small gas canister. I've been huming and haring about getting a jetboil for quite a while but still haven't made my mind up. I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure

Originally Posted by Ruger7mm

I got one of these stoves from K Mart for $65 and it works as it should. I compared it to my normal gas stove and primus pot with it's skirt for boiling time for 500 ml of water. The Campmaster took 5 mins compared to 4-15 secs with the primus pot. Still works though, how fast is a Jetboil with 500 m l, the ones I have seen in action appear to be faster?

Originally Posted by Old_School

Jetboil is a waste of money, my BRS-3000T is only about $20 USD, made of titanium and weighs only 25 grams, only can support a small pot, but does me fine.
If you want a larger stove, go for the Kovea Spider.

A jetboil and a BRS-3000T, 2 different animals. Jetboil is very fast and works well in windy conditions. The BRS is very good though. Matches well with 550ml or 750ml toaks pot.

Originally Posted by Rn-85

Does the jetboil/bushbuck one not fit?

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Does anyone have a Bushbuck (900ml) that we can get internal dimensions from?

Originally Posted by Jukes

Does anyone have a Bushbuck (900ml) that we can get internal dimensions from?

Itll be the pan locking design too to see if the frying pan fits too


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Originally Posted by Rn-85

Itll be the pan locking design too to see if the frying pan fits too

If the pan with the locking design fits the Kmart stove, I could be tempted!

I think the bushbuck one has a clip on pan support for using normal pans. Will check tonight

I've ordered one of these, once it arrives I'll let you know how well it fits/works
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3281...4d0c1802nkA7Wh